October 2005
The complete listing of ‘The Colbert Report’ episodes aired during the month of October, 2005.
Episode 1001: Monday, October 17, 2005 - Stone Phillips
Intro - 10/17/05 | First Show | The Word - Truthiness | ThreatDown - Bird Flu | Stone Phillips (Host - “Dateline NBC”) | Gravitas-Off with Stone Phillips | Sign Off - Commemorating Chewbacca’s American Citizenship
Episode 1002: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 - Lesley Stahl | Jack Kingston
Intro - 10/18/05 | The Word - Bacchanalia | All You Need to Know - Illegal Immigration | Lesley Stahl (Correspondent - “60 Minutes”) | Better Know a District - Georgia’s 1st - Jack Kingston | Sign Off - A Fax From James Brady
Episode 1003: Wednessday, October 19, 2005 - Fareed Zakaria
Staff Cameo: Eric Drysdale (as Bobby the Stage Manager)
Intro - 10/19/05 | The Word - Disappointed | Stephen Settles the Debate - Whales and Cod vs. Polar Bears and Seal Hunters | On Notice - Bobby’s Candy Apples | Tip/Wag - Teen Pregnancy & Katie’s No Lady | Fareed Zakaria (Journalist and Editor) | Sign Off - The In-Box - You’re Great
Episode 1004: Thursday, October 20, 2005 - Jim Cramer
Staff Cameo: Todd Kilponen (Sound Mixer)
Voice Over: David Cross (as Russ Lieber)
Cameo: Lisa Loeb (as Herself)
Intro - 10/20/05 | Avian Flu | The Word - Love Handles | Russ Lieber - Candy and Air | Un-American News - The Foreign Press | Jim Cramer (Host - “Mad Money”) | Sign Off - Credit Cards
Episode 1005: Monday, October 24, 2005 - Lou Dobbs | Kay Bailey Hutchison
Intro - 10/24/05 | Against the Pundocracy | The Word - Pussy | Lou Dobbs (Host - “Lou Dobbs Tonight”) | Fract - The Wright Brothers | Bring ‘Em Back or Leave ‘Em Dead - Inquisition | Mug Shot
Episode 1006: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 - Greg Behrendt
Cameo: Christina Gausas (as Christina) | Brett Gelman (as Spencer)
Intro - 10/25/05 | Benjamin Shalom Bernanke | The Word - Overrated | ThreatDown - Anti-Bacterial Soap | Greg Behrendt (Author - “He’s Just Not That Into You”) | Greg Behrendt Fields Calls | Yet ANother Day - Soup and Pets
Episode 1007: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 - Neil deGrasse Tyson
Intro - 10/26/05 | Outsourcing | The Word - Perspective | Neil deGrasse Tyson (Astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium) | Tip/Wag - Public Nudity Advice | The Pulse
Episode 1008: Thursday, October 27, 2005 - Jeff Daniels | Barney Frank
Cameo: Christina Gausas (as Christina)
Intro - 10/27/05 | Lieber - White Pumpkins | The Word - Quitter | Bookshelf of Broken Dreams | Fract - The States | Better Know a District - Massachusetts’ 4th - Barney Frank | Jeff Daniels (Actor - “Good Night, and Good Luck.” and “The Squid and the Whale”) Yet Another Day - Checking in with Christina and Ernesto
Episode 1009: Monday, October 31, 2005 - Monica Crowley
Intro - 10/31/05 | Criminal Intent | Patrick Fitzgerald’s Press Conference | The Word - Alito | Monica Crowley (Host - “Connected: Coast to Coast”) | Fract - Greatest Lakes | Stephen Settles the Debate - Ramadan or Halloween? | Rocktober