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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" |format=Audio commentary |medium=DVD|publisher=[[Paramount Pictures#Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>
The show received positive reviews, 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> The long run of the sitcom speaks for itself... hysterically and historically short.
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