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'''''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]]''.

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" />

 

 

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 actor to be cast in the show.<ref name="Stone7">{{Cite video | people=[[Matt Stone|Stone, Matt]]| date=October 2006 |title=That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: "Trapped in a Small Environment" |format=Audio commentary |medium=DVD|publisher=[[Paramount Pictures#Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Entertainment]]}}</ref> Jeff Melman was the director for each episode. This was the first time Trey Parker was only writing, not directing.<ref name="Parker5">{{Cite video | people=[[Trey Parker|Parker, Trey]]| date=October 2006 |title=That's My Bush! The Definitive Collection: "The First Lady's Persqueeter" |format=Audio commentary |medium=DVD|publisher=[[Paramount Pictures#Paramount Home Entertainment|Paramount Home Entertainment]]}}</ref>

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" />

 

 

==Episodes==

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