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* AntiRoleModel: Jimmy is a ''really'' bad role model for his son Kevin.
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* FaceDeathWithDignity: Exaggerated through the "Die Like A Man" sketch, which involved an assisted suicide service that invoked TestosteronePoisoning to give their clients a more dignified death.
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* SexyMentor: One of the skits on the show was titled "Household Hints from Adult Film Stars" and featured real-life porn stars (often clad only in lingerie) providing Martha Stewart-like advice on topics like housekeeping or cooking.

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* SexyMentor: One of the skits on the show was titled "Household Hints from Adult Film Stars" and featured real-life porn stars (often clad only in lingerie) providing Martha Stewart-like advice on topics like housekeeping or cooking. Predictably, their demonstrations would inevitably cause them to lose most of what little they were wearing, or end up soaking wet.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In a bit about vasectomies one of the characters comments that it's important to him to see a puddle of semen after masturbation. It isn't entirely clear if the characters being unfamiliar with their own anatomy is part of the joke, or if the hosts legitimately thought that a vasectomy would stop them from ejaculating semen, but semen is produced in the prostate not the testicles. While their semen would no longer be fertile, it would still be ejaculated.

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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In a bit about vasectomies one of the characters comments that it's important to him to see a puddle of semen after masturbation. It isn't entirely clear if the characters being unfamiliar with their own anatomy is part of the joke, or if the hosts legitimately thought that a vasectomy would stop them from ejaculating semen, but semen is produced in the prostate not the testicles. While their semen would no longer be fertile, it would still be ejaculated.ejaculated[[note]]A vasectomy removes part of the tubes that connect the testicles to the urethra, and the cut is done within the scrotum, very close to the actual "ball"[[/note]].
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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding simply because "Suffrage" [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant sounds like "suffering"]], and the guys saying that [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].

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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding simply because "Suffrage" [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant [[{{Mondegreen}} sounds like "suffering"]], and the guys saying that [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].
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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding simply because "Suffrage" [[IThoughtItMeant sounds like "suffering"]], and the guys saying that [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].

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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding simply because "Suffrage" [[IThoughtItMeant [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant sounds like "suffering"]], and the guys saying that [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].
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** One man got a swirley by [[TheIncredibleHulk Lou Ferrigno]] himself by landing on a ''bad'' portion of THE WHEEL OF DESTINY.

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** One man got a swirley by [[TheIncredibleHulk Lou Ferrigno]] Creator/LouFerrigno himself by landing on a ''bad'' portion of THE WHEEL OF DESTINY.
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* DiscreditedMeme: Invoked with one of the men from their "Museum of Annoying Guys" (faux Latinate name: "Jokus Repeatus Shut the F Up-us") illustrated this trope. "It's the 'beat a CatchPhrase to death' guy."


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* HaveIMentionedIAmHeterosexualToday: This seems to be the entire point of the show.
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''The Man Show'' was a half-hour program on Creator/ComedyCentral starring Creator/AdamCarolla and Jimmy Kimmel (followed by Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope in the final season) that centered around jokes about...well, "manly" stuff. Sports, beer, babes...that sort of thing. Aside from giving Jimmy Kimmel an extra paycheck (he still did a little work on ''Series/WinBenSteinsMoney'' when the show first aired), ''The Man Show'' was notable for its [[{{Fanservice}} eye candy]]-laden "Juggy Dance Squad", who would provide entertainment for the audience during commercial breaks. And the whole "jumping on trampolines" bit at the end of every show.

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''The Man Show'' was a half-hour program on Creator/ComedyCentral starring Creator/AdamCarolla and Jimmy Kimmel Creator/JimmyKimmel (followed by Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope in the final season) that centered around jokes about...well, "manly" stuff. Sports, beer, babes...that sort of thing. Aside from giving Jimmy Kimmel an extra paycheck (he still did a little work on ''Series/WinBenSteinsMoney'' when the show first aired), ''The Man Show'' was notable for its [[{{Fanservice}} eye candy]]-laden "Juggy Dance Squad", who would provide entertainment for the audience during commercial breaks. And the whole "jumping on trampolines" bit at the end of every show.
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* CarpetOfVitality: Adam and Jimmy were covered in body hair. This is what made them taking their clothes off FanDisservice.

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* CarpetOfVitality: CarpetOfVirility: Adam and Jimmy were covered in body hair. This is what made them taking their clothes off FanDisservice.



* CoolAndUnusalPunishment: What the bad results for the Wheel of Destiny usually were.

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* CoolAndUnusalPunishment: CoolAndUnusualPunishment: What the bad results for the Wheel of Destiny usually were.
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* CarpetOfVitality: Adam and Jimmy were covered in body hair. This is what made them taking their clothes off FanDisservice.


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* CoolAndUnusalPunishment: What the bad results for the Wheel of Destiny usually were.


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* RefugeInAudacity: About the only way they get away with the stuff the Man Show Boy did, such as when he ran his own beer stand, and actually carded some of his customers.
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* GagBoobs: In one episode featuring a talent show-like competition, one guest was a woman with ''gigantic'' breasts who could crush aluminum cans with their weight.
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* CreativeClosingCredits: As the closing credits rolled for each episode, footage of girls jumping on trampolines would play in the background.
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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding other than the guys saying [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].

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* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding other than simply because "Suffrage" [[IThoughtItMeant sounds like "suffering"]], and the guys saying that [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].
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Look at the jugs on this chick named Heather.\\

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Look at the jugs cans on this chick named Heather.\\

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----* VoxPops: One of their more infamous segments was this where they were asking people to sign a petition to "End Women's Suffrage" which, due to people assuming that "suffrage" meant suffering as opposed to the right to vote, even a number of ''women'' signed it after being given oblique answers on what the petition was for.
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* ShownTheirWork: their goodbye catchphrase "Ziggy socky, ziggy socky, hoy hoy hoy!" followed by chugging a beer is a traditional Oktoberfest cheer that's actually spelled "Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi!" and responded to with a drink of beer.

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* ShownTheirWork: their goodbye catchphrase [[https://youtu.be/YiFbVmpLqOo "Ziggy socky, ziggy socky, hoy hoy hoy!" followed by chugging a beer beer]] is a traditional [[https://youtu.be/PgEKGZ3rGNI Oktoberfest cheer that's actually spelled "Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi!" hoi!"]] and responded to with a drink of beer.
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* ShownTheirWork: their goodbye catchphrase "Ziggy socky, ziggy socky, hoy hoy hoy!" followed by chugging a beer is a traditional Oktoberfest cheer that's actually spelled "Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi!" and responded to with a drink of beer.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: In a bit about vasectomies one of the characters comments that it's important to him to see a puddle of semen after masturbation. It isn't entirely clear if the characters being unfamiliar with their own anatomy is part of the joke, or if the hosts legitimately thought that a vasectomy would stop them from ejaculating semen, but semen is produced in the prostate not the testicles. While their semen would no longer be fertile, it would still be ejaculated.
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* ShoutOut: During the intro, a midget construction worker is shown suspended from a girder by his hardhat. This is a reference to a Krazy Glue commercial from the early 80s, which demonstrated the glue's bond in a similar fashion.
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->''"Grab a beer and drop you pants;\\

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->''"Grab a beer and drop you your pants;\\
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->''Grab a beer and drop you pants;\\

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->''Grab ->''"Grab a beer and drop you pants;\\



It's the, Man Shoooooooooooooow!''

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It's the, Man Shoooooooooooooow!''Shoooooooooooooow!"''
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* SexyMentor: One of the skits on the show was titled "Household Hints from Adult Film Stars" and featured real-life porn stars (often clad only in lingerie) providing Martha Stewart-like advice on topics like housekeeping or cooking.
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There never was a Man Show game. This entry referred to the Guy Game, which was not connected in any way to the Man Show.


* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: One of the girls in the video game, which is why the game was removed from the market once this was discovered.
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''The Man Show'' was a half-hour program on Creator/ComedyCentral starring Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel (followed by Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope in the final season) that centered around jokes about...well, "manly" stuff. Sports, beer, babes...that sort of thing. Aside from giving Jimmy Kimmel an extra paycheck (he still did a little work on ''Series/WinBenSteinsMoney'' when the show first aired), ''The Man Show'' was notable for its [[{{Fanservice}} eye candy]]-laden "Juggy Dance Squad", who would provide entertainment for the audience during commercial breaks. And the whole "jumping on trampolines" bit at the end of every show.

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''The Man Show'' was a half-hour program on Creator/ComedyCentral starring Adam Carolla Creator/AdamCarolla and Jimmy Kimmel (followed by Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope in the final season) that centered around jokes about...well, "manly" stuff. Sports, beer, babes...that sort of thing. Aside from giving Jimmy Kimmel an extra paycheck (he still did a little work on ''Series/WinBenSteinsMoney'' when the show first aired), ''The Man Show'' was notable for its [[{{Fanservice}} eye candy]]-laden "Juggy Dance Squad", who would provide entertainment for the audience during commercial breaks. And the whole "jumping on trampolines" bit at the end of every show.
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** At least once, Adam threw to a commercial break by saying, "Stay tuned for more ridiculous crap!"
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* OldShame: When G4 had the rerun rights, they completely refused to air the Stanhope/Rogan season except for a few sprinkled airings at four in the morning to maintain contract rights.
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\"The Guy Game\" was in no way connected to the Man Show.


There was an M-Rated video game based on the show, but it was pulled from shelves after it was discovered that one of the girls featured in it was only seventeen at the time the game was made.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Juggy Vanessa got the most screen time out of all the Juggy dancers, and was even featured in the show's intro. She was also the bustiest Juggy.
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->''Grab a beer and drop you pants;\\
Send your wife and kids to France.\\
It's, the, Man Show.\\
Quit your job and light a fart;\\
Yank your favorite private part.\\
It's, the, Man Show.\\
It's a place where men can come together;\\
Look at the jugs on this chick named Heather.\\
Juggy girls on trampolines;\\
Time to loosen those blue jeans.\\
It's the, Man Shoooooooooooooow!''
-->--''The Man Show'' theme song

''The Man Show'' was a half-hour program on Creator/ComedyCentral starring Adam Carolla and Jimmy Kimmel (followed by Joe Rogan and Doug Stanhope in the final season) that centered around jokes about...well, "manly" stuff. Sports, beer, babes...that sort of thing. Aside from giving Jimmy Kimmel an extra paycheck (he still did a little work on ''Series/WinBenSteinsMoney'' when the show first aired), ''The Man Show'' was notable for its [[{{Fanservice}} eye candy]]-laden "Juggy Dance Squad", who would provide entertainment for the audience during commercial breaks. And the whole "jumping on trampolines" bit at the end of every show.

Lasted for five seasons. The first four seasons featured Adam and Jimmy, and all four of them are available on DVD at the Comedy Central store. The fifth and final season featuring Doug and Joe, widely regarded as being inferior to the previous seasons, has not been released on DVD.

There was an M-Rated video game based on the show, but it was pulled from shelves after it was discovered that one of the girls featured in it was only seventeen at the time the game was made.

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!!This TV series provides examples of the following:

* AffectionateParody: Of manly stuff and manly behavior.
* AGodAmI: The "When Adam is King" skits.
* AllMenArePerverts: The basis for most of the jokes.
* AudienceParticipationSong: Prior to Bill "The Fox" Foster's death, the show featured brief segments where he lead the studio audience in sing-alongs of bawdy songs.
* ADateWithRosiePalms: Adam's frequent masturbatory habits were the butt of many jokes. They also got a lot of mileage out of Adam and Jimmy visiting a sperm bank.
* TheCastShowOff: "The Fox"'s ability to slam down two pints of beer in roughly 1 second flat - although the hosts kept the tradition alive after his passing, they couldn't drink ''nearly'' as fast, and generally wound up spilling it through trying.
* EveryEpisodeEnding: "And now, girls jumping on trampolines!"
** Also the "Ziggy Zaggy" bit from season 1, where piano-player "The Fox" would down two huge mugs of beer in under a second. It was a popular bit that would've continued if The Fox hadn't died of prostate cancer off-season. Adam and Jimmy still did it after The Fox passed on, in tribute to him.
* ExpospeakGag: In one of their more infamous moments, Adam and Jimmy got over 1000 women to sign a petition to end Womens' Suffrage - in other words, denying women the vote. Crosses into ViewersAreMorons since most signers just assumed it was bad without any prodding other than the guys saying [[AndThatsTerrible it's a bad thing]].
* FanDisservice: A disturbingly high number of skits featured Adam and Jimmy wearing nothing but their underwear.
* {{Fanservice}} with a capital F.
* FromTheMouthsOfBabes: Aaron, the "Man Show Boy". [[CommonKnowledge NOT Andy Milonakis]].
* {{Gainaxing}}: The girls jumping on trampolines.
* HisAndHers: Played with in the episode where Adam and Jimmy visit Snoop Dogg's crib. While giving them the grand tour, Snoop shows them the bathroom. On a towel rack is one large towel marked "His" and several smaller towels labeled "Hos."
* MsFanservice: The Juggy Dancers, who would also participate in some skits in addition to their usual dancing.
* OldShame: When G4 had the rerun rights, they completely refused to air the Stanhope/Rogan season except for a few sprinkled airings at four in the morning to maintain contract rights.
* PantyShot: The "girls jumping on trampolines" montage over the end credits provided plenty of opportunities for these. As well as {{Gainaxing}}.
* RatedMForManly: Dirty jokes? Check. Beer? Check. Hot girls in skimpy outfits? Check.
* ReallySeventeenYearsOld: One of the girls in the video game, which is why the game was removed from the market once this was discovered.
* SelfDeprecation: Adam masturbating and his unibrow, Jimmy's weight.
* ShoddyKnockoffProduct: FX Channels "X Show" was a pretty obvious clone and even filmed nearby in the same studio lot. It did not last very long.
* SketchComedy: With segments involving people on the street. Eventually the scripted parts were phased out, leaving only bits where they messed with people and visited places.
* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: "The Woman Show", which was their send up of shows like ''The View'', ''Martha Stewart Living'', and ''Series/TheOprahWinfreyShow''.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: The Juggy dance squad. Every episode had a different "theme" that would be reflected in their always-skimpy costumes. One episode might have them dressed in sexy schoolgirl outfits, another episode might have them dressed in cheerleader costumes, another might have them dressed as sexy nurses, etc.
* TakeAThirdOption: During the opening episode in one season, Adam and Jimmy held a competition to hire a new Juggy into the ranks. After they got down to the final two, rather than pick between them, they said "Screw it" and hired them both. Everybody wins!
* TestosteronePoisoning: Adam and Jimmy always played things tongue-in-cheek, which is what made the show work in the first place (because let's face it, guys: if we just want to see boobs, there are plenty of ways to do that). Their replacements did not share this talent for satire.
** One man got a swirley by [[TheIncredibleHulk Lou Ferrigno]] himself by landing on a ''bad'' portion of THE WHEEL OF DESTINY.
* ThongOfShielding: One episode featured Adam and Jimmy saying that the Creator/ComedyCentral censors had told them they could show up to three-quarters of someone's backside. So, naturally, they invented the "three-quarter ass pants" which were cut so low that only the very bottom of the ass was covered.
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