Ep 7. Sinbad

The Eric Andre Show season 1 episode 7, titled "Sinbad," features comedian and actor Sinbad as the special guest. The episode follows the usual format of the show, with Eric Andre and co-host Hannibal Buress hosting the most bizarre and absurd talk show ever imagined.

The opening segment sets the tone for the episode: Eric is sitting in a dentist's chair with Hannibal standing beside him, and they're both wearing scrubs. A dentist enters, introduces himself as Dr. Jack McBruiser, and proceeds to pull out all of Eric's teeth with pliers, much to Eric's horror. The camera zooms in on his bloody gums, before quickly cutting to the opening credits.

Once the show begins, Eric introduces Sinbad, who is seated on a couch beside him and Hannibal. Eric immediately begins to grill Sinbad with inappropriate and ridiculous questions, such as whether he's ever taken a dump in a condom. Sinbad plays along with the absurdity, responding with quippy comebacks.

The show takes a surreal turn when a man dressed in an alligator costume enters the stage. Eric proceeds to fight him in a wrestling match, with Hannibal providing commentary and jabs at Eric's physique. The fight ends with Eric triumphantly holding up the alligator's head, and Hannibal declaring him the winner.

The next segment is a game show called "Blindfolded Musical Chairs," in which contestants wear blindfolds and attempt to find a chair before the music stops. The chairs are rigged with bizarre traps, such as spikes that shoot out or fireworks that explode upon sitting. The contestants are obviously terrified, and the game ends with one of them falling into a pit in the floor.

Throughout the episode, Eric cuts to segments of himself performing pranks and stunts on unsuspecting people on the street. In one segment, he dresses up in an old-timey bathing suit and carries a tub of water, pretending to be a turn-of-the-century street vendor selling "baths." In another segment, he accosts people with a megaphone, shouting increasingly strange and nonsensical phrases at them.

One of the standout segments of the episode is a music performance by "The Extreme Band," a group of musicians who play intentionally terrible songs about mundane topics. Their first song is about being stuck in traffic, with lyrics such as "I'm sitting here and I'm wasting my life/You're driving your car and I'm stuck in strife." Their second song is about being stuck in an elevator, with similarly ridiculous lyrics.

The climax of the episode is a segment called "Ronald McDonald Visits," in which a frighteningly realistic Ronald McDonald impersonator enters the stage and proceeds to wreak havoc. He pulls out a chainsaw and destroys a chair, then sprays Hannibal with ketchup and mustard. Eric tries to keep the chaos under control, but Ronald refuses to leave, and the segment ends with him menacingly stalking towards the camera.

Overall, "Sinbad" is a typically wild and bizarre episode of The Eric Andre Show. Eric's outrageous antics and off-the-wall segments are sure to keep viewers entertained and likely leave them wondering what they just watched. Sinbad's guest appearance fits seamlessly into the show's unconventional format, and he proves to be a good sport as Eric and Hannibal push the boundaries of good taste. Fans of the show will undoubtedly find this episode to be a highlight of the season.