The Tom Green Show (MTV)
WHAT HAPPENED From a community channel in Ottawa to Comedy Central and MTV, Canadian comedian Tom Green wielded his brand of sensationalist schlock, which ranged from the benign (The Bum Bum Song) to the offensive (rubbing feces on his microphone before interviewing strangers on the street).
PUBLIC REACTION In 1999, Green was investigated by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council after a viewer complained about a segment in which he convinced a passerby to hold a dead pigeon, and then proceeded to shout at people on the street to draw attention to her. His gross-out style and penchant for terrorizing the public (as well as his parents and friend Glenn Humplik) predated other controversial shows like Jackass and Fear Factor, thus establishing Green as a true visionary of envelope-pushing programming. — Chris Schonberger
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