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{{Infobox television
▲ |image = ThatsMyBush.png
▲ |caption = The ''That's My Bush!'' intertitle, featuring actors portraying [[George W. Bush]] and wife [[Laura Bush]].
▲ |genre = [[Sitcom]]<br />[[Satire]]
| creator = [[Trey Parker]]<br />[[Matt Stone]]
▲ |runtime = 22 minutes (approx.)
▲ |starring = [[Timothy Bottoms]]<br />Carrie Quinn Dolin<br />[[Kurt Fuller]]<br />[[Kristen Miller]]<br />[[Marcia Wallace]]<br />[[John D'Aquino]]
▲ |theme_music_composer = Trey Parker
▲ |composer = Kim Bullard
▲ |country = United States
| network = Comedy Central
▲ |language = English
| num_seasons = 1▼
▲ |first_aired = {{start date|2001|4|4}}
▲ |last_aired = {{End date|2001|5|23}}
▲|num_seasons = 1
▲ |num_episodes = 8
▲ |list_episodes =
}}
'''''That's My Bush!''''' is an American television [[sitcom]] that aired on [[Comedy Central]] from April 4 to May 23, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2001/020701_Thats_My_Bush.jhtml |author=Press release |title=New Series: That's My Bush |date=February 7, 2001 |publisher=Comedy Central |access-date=2010-03-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605125752/http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2001/020701_Thats_My_Bush.jhtml |archive-date=June 5, 2011 }}</ref> The show was created by [[Trey Parker]] and [[Matt Stone]], a comedy-duo best known for creating ''[[South Park]]''.
Despite the political overtones, the show itself was more a broad lampoon of American sitcoms, including jokes, a laugh track, and stock characters such as klutzy secretary Princess ([[Kristen Miller]]), know-it-all maid Maggie ([[Marcia Wallace]]), and supposedly helpful next door neighbor Larry ([[John D'Aquino]]).
The series was conceived in the wake of the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]], between [[George W. Bush]] and [[Al Gore]]. Parker and Stone were sure that Gore would win the election, and tentatively titled the show ''Everybody Loves Al''. However, due to the [[United States presidential election in Florida, 2000|controversy regarding the election's outcome]], the series was pushed back. Instead, the show was then plotted around Bush at the workplace.<ref name="Parker2">{{Cite video | people=[[Trey Parker|Parker, Trey]]| date=October 2006 |title=That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: "A Poorly Executed Plan" |
The show received positive reviews from critics, with ''[[The New York Times]]'' commenting, "''That's My Bush!'' is a satire of hero worship itself; it is the anti-''[[The West Wing|West Wing]]'' and the first true post-[[Bill Clinton|Clinton]] comedy. [...] This politically astute criticism is embedded in so much hysterical humor that the series never seems weighty."<ref>{{cite news |last=James |first=Carolyn |title=''That's My Bush'': A Raucous Leap Into a New Era |newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|date=April 1, 2001 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/arts/television-radio-that-s-my-bush-a-raucous-leap-into-a-new-era.html?pagewanted=2&src=pm |access-date=June 12, 2011}}</ref>
==Plot==
The series centers on the fictitious personal life of President [[George W. Bush]], played by [[Timothy Bottoms]]. Carrie Quinn Dolin played [[Laura Bush]], and [[Kurt Fuller]] played [[Karl Rove]].
Episodes dealt (with deliberate heavy
The show was more of a spoof of the banality of television [[sitcoms]] in general, rather than a cutting political satire. As ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' put it:<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.avclub.com/articles/thats-my-bush-the-definitive-collection,8088/| title=That's My Bush - The Definitive Collection| author=Nathan Rabin |newspaper=[[The A.V. Club]]| date=November 8, 2006|access-date=2010-03-14}}</ref>
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==Cast==
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==Production==
===Development===
Parker and Stone stated before the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]] that they would create a satire about whoever won. According to their DVD commentary, they were "95% certain that [[Al Gore|Gore]] would win" and
===Writing===
The entire idea behind the series was to parody sitcoms. The premise developed into one of the U.S. President in office. Parker recalled the idea came about three months before the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 presidential election]]. The duo were "95 percent sure" that [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate [[Al Gore]] would win, and tentatively titled the show ''Everybody Loves Al''.<ref name="Parker2" /> It was, essentially, the same show: a lovable main character, the sassy maid, the wacky neighbor.<ref name="Stone2">{{Cite video | people=[[Matt Stone|Stone, Matt]]| date=October 2006 |title=That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: "A Poorly Executed Plan" |
The duo signed a deal with [[Comedy Central]] to produce a live
Comedy Central, however, prohibited Parker and Stone from including the Bush twins ([[Jenna Bush Hager|Jenna Bush]] and [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara Pierce Bush]]). The writers then turned the Bush twins character into Princess.<ref name="Parker2" /> "An Aborted Dinner Date" was the show's pilot episode. The episode features Felix the Fetus,
This was Parker and Stone's first live
===Pre-production===
Parker described the sets as "amazing," and they were in fact packaged up after the show's run and sent to other White House-related productions. The show's producers gained inspiration by going on a private tour of the White House thanks to Anne Garefino, executive producer, who once worked at the White House for [[PBS]]. A White House usher showed the producers various rooms not allowed on normal tours, which allowed them to detail each set effectively.<ref name="Stone3" />
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===Casting===
Casting was relatively simple; Parker and Stone came across a photo of [[Timothy Bottoms]] in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' for a play he was doing in [[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]]. Parker and Stone called him in, and they found he was "perfect" for the role.<ref name="Parker3" /> The plan was not to viciously "rip on" Bush or make him out to be a monster; in accordance with sitcom stereotypes, Bush was made a sweet and lovable oaf.<ref name="Parker3" /> [[Kurt Fuller]] was the last
===Filming===
Each episode was shot in two days. The weeks were spent in writing and
The episode "SDI-Aye-AYE!" features the first utterance of the word "Lemmiwinks", which Parker and the writers intended to be a parody of ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. The word was later famously used in the ''South Park'' episode "[[The Death Camp of Tolerance]]".<ref name="Parker4">{{Cite video | people=[[Trey Parker|Parker, Trey]]| date=October 2006 |title=That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: "S.D.I. -Aye-Aye!" |
During the production of "Fare Thee Welfare", the
==Cancellation==
Comedy Central officially
===Retrospective===
Parker recalls ''That's My Bush!'' "a great time in our lives," and "the most fun we've had in our careers."<ref name="Parker2" /> ''That's My Bush!'' has had an effect on the structure of ''South Park'': prior to 2001, each ''South Park'' episode was broken up into four acts. While producing ''That's My Bush!'', Parker and Stone found the three act structure provided a better story, and ''South Park'' has continued to use it in recent years.<ref name="Parker7" /> Stone called the show one of the most pleasant experiences in his life.<ref name="Stone5" />
Bottoms went on to portray George W. Bush in two later films: in a comedic context in ''[[The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course]]'', and in a serious context in the television
==Episodes==
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| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2001|5|23}}
| ShortSummary = Series finale. After losing an important peace treaty, George is removed from office by [[Dick Cheney]] and tries to find a new job.<br />'''Political Issue''': Presidential [[Federal impeachment in the United States|impeachment]].<br />'''Sitcom Plot''': Being fired from
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==See also==
{{portal|Television|Comedy}}
* ''[[Lil' Bush]]'', animated series satirizing Bush, also on Comedy Central
* ''[[
* ''[[1600 Penn]]''
* ''[[The President Show]]''
* ''[[Our Cartoon President]]'', an animated series about president [[Donald Trump]].
*''[[Heil Honey I'm Home!]]''
==Notes==
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