[Governor Dinwiddie]

Angelino97 #25 writes:

"Chris Elliot did a hilarious double satire, targeting both sitcoms and cops shows of that era, called Action Family.

OMG! That is the absolute BEST thing I've looked at all week. It captures every schlock genre of the 70s and 80s and wraps it up in one place.

The music is hysterical:

• The Funk bass guitar and funk brass.
• The pablum sitcom score
• The Partridge Family send up.

That clearly was Chris Elliot's masterwork, including the Letterman cameo. Unbelievably creative and insightful.

And it's total lack of saturated color, a dull Eastman color pastel mess. Wow—so 70s and 80s.

Thanks so much for sharing that! 20 years of crap lampooned to perfection. 👍

[Angelino97]

Chris Elliott made two specials for Cinemax at about the same time (hence Letterman's "They'll put anything on cable." quip).

One was Action Family. The other was FDR: A One Man Show.