The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray: THE IDIOT BOX (1991) - All 6 Episodes of the MTV Sketch Comedy Show

Product Description: In 1991, MTV green-lit a new sketch program from co-creators/writers/directors/stars Tom Stern & Alex Winter that promised "some of the most astounding, bizarre and alarming comedy" ever broadcast. From God's Mighty Anvil and The Huggins Family to Lockjaw and Eddie the Flying Gimp from Outer Space - with a cast that included Lee Arenberg (PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN), Flea, Ricki Lake (HAIRSPRAY), William Schallert (The Patty Duke Show), Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Academy Award® nominee John Hawkes and GWAR - experience the "weirdly hilarious" (Dangerous Minds) and now legendary icepick to the skull of humor that enraged parent groups, made network executives very nervous and led directly to Stern & Winter's feature film debut FREAKED. This collection gathers all 6 episodes and the rarely seen Best-Of for the first time ever, sourced from the original MTV masters with short films, outtakes and more curated by Tom Stern and Alex Winter.

Find out more about this DVD/Blu-ray release after the jump.

Click the links below to jump directly
to the selected section:

Movie Details

Purchasing Links

Video

Audio

Subtitles

Special Features & Extras

Trailer and Clips

Pictures

MOVIE DETAILS

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Director: Tom Stern

Starring: Tom Stern, Alex Winter, Ricki Lake

Genre: Comedy, Series

Runtime: 98 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: English

Studio: Severin Films

Home Video Release Date: June 30, 2026

PURCHASING LINKS:

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Blu-ray - Amazon

VIDEO

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Blu-ray

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Region: Region A/1

AUDIO

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Dubbed:

Blu-ray: None

Audio Formats:

Blu-ray: DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0

SUBTITLES

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Blu-ray: English SDH

SPECIAL FEATURES & EXTRAS

JUMP BACK TO TOP

Out Of The Phone Booth And Into The Box - Interview With Director/Co-Star Alex Winter
Lockjaw Speaks! - Interview With Director/Co-Star Tom Stern
A Gang Of Idiots - A Conversation With Alex Winter And Actor Lee Arenberg
Exiting Texas - A Conversation With Tom Stern And Academy Award® Nominated Actor John Hawkes
Funny Money - Interview With Producer Krista Montagna
Young, Dumb & Full Of Jokes - Interview With Co-Writer Tim Burns
Art Marine - A Career Overview With Artist David Daniels
Newly Discovered Outtakes
SQUEAL OF DEATH - Pre-Cursor To The Pre-Cursor Of FREAKED
TV Spot