Obscure with Michael Ian Black

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S4 Episode 10 - Sex is Bad Oct 10, 2023

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Well, we've got everything in this episode: digestive biscuits, high-stakes gambling, forbidden fruit, and a gang of rambunctious bellhops. Clyde Griffiths is getting ready to hit the town with his compatriots. They've got a lead on some good chops, fine drink, and a house of questionable repute. They boys are planning one of their monthly outings, and Clyde is getting his fun on.

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S4 Episode 9 - The Hop Bench Oct 03, 2023

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Your erstwhile host is back in sultry Savannah. Over in KC, all the bellboys are hoppin' over there at the Green-Davidson, the city's finest hotel establishment. Clyde Griffiths continues learning the ropes and, now that he's been there a minute, the hotel's seedier side is being revealed to the boy for the first time.

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S4 Episode 8 - Boston Garters at the Haberdashers Sep 26, 2023

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Clyde Griffiths is off and running - almost literally - as he begins his new bellhop duties. What an exciting turn of events for that young lad! Meanwhile, a domestic crisis hits the Black household. Young people in disarray on this week's episode of Obscure.

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S4 Episode 7 - Clean Under Your Fingernails and Behind Your Ears Sep 19, 2023

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Clyde Griffiths is about to make his fortune. The bellhop job is his, and you won't believe the sums at play. Benefits and salaries totaling $48 dollars a week. Plus meals! Plus a handsome uniform! A fella could set himself up right with that kind of dough. Things are looking up indeed for old Clyde Griffiths. Good for him. As for your host, he's suffering from insomnia.

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S4 Episode 6 - Everything's Up To Date in Kansas City Sep 12, 2023

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Big doings there in KC, MO for Clyde Griffiths. They've gone about as fur as they can go. Clyde is casting his eyes towards greener pastures and stumbles upon the finest hotel in town.. twelve stories tall!!! What an exciting turn of events for a kid looking to break free.

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S4 Episode 5 - In Defiance of God and Woman Sep 05, 2023

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An exciting week blooms for your host as UFOs, Rogers and Hammerstein, and poker all make an appearance. Sadly, things aren't so rosy for the Griffiths. Their daughter is out there doing God knows what with James Franco and Clyde wonders whether he, too, might escape.

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S4 Episode 4 - Esta Busta Move Aug 29, 2023

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Some heavy-duty chemism in this week's episode as scandal erupts in the Griffiths household! Like the rest of us, poor Hester is just trying to find something to hold onto in this life and finds an unexpected ally... a MASHER!!! PLUS: your host is annoyed at the way Brits infantilize food items.

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S4 Episode 3 - Mostly About Eating Aug 22, 2023

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Michael talks too much about his neighborhood and the food he ate in the first part of this episode, so if you want to just go ahead and skip that, he wouldn't blame you. Plus, maybe he was inadvertently offensive. Who knows! But then we get into the book, and we get a peek into the sullen mind of Clyde Griffiths.

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S4 Episode 2 - Dioramas in His Head Aug 15, 2023

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Some old news and some new news: the old news is that your irascible host celebrated July 4th abroad by taking in a now newish film. Review ahead! Also, we get to know the Griffiths family a bit better, in particular the surly teenage son, Clyde. Spoiler: he continues to be surly.

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S4 Episode 1 - Our American Journey Begins Aug 08, 2023

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Welcome to Season 4 of Obscure. This season marks the beginning of our second American novel (our first if, for some reason, you do NOT consider Wuthering Heights an American book). After a restful few months in Rome, your host finds himself in bonny Londontown, excited to begin again. So, let us take the first of what promises to be many steps on what will be a fruitiful American journey.

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