Eric McCormack ad-libs, Andy Cohen fears silence, Maurice Sendak threatens Stephen, Anna Wintour talks beauty, North Carolina bans same-sex marriage, and Jesus is unquotable. (04:10)

Tags:  Weekly Recap

Episode #08099

In tribute to the late Maurice Sendak, Stephen revisits his Colberty Tales and releases his Sendak-approved "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" children's book. (05:36)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  exclusives,  uncensored,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  flags,  kids,  kids,  gifts & presents,  holidays,  supernatural,  Mozart,  art,  culture,  music,  Donald Trump,  animals,  pets,  dogs,  death,  mental health,  parenting,  celebrities,  growing up,  on location,  literary references,  sports,  skateboarding

Episode #08099

"Spooky PACs" trailblazer Karl Rove gives anonymous political money to help keep political money anonymous, and Stephen gives in to donor transparency fetishists. (05:27)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  laws,  fundraising,  money,  elections,  Karl Rove,  wealth,  accountability,  business,  Newt Gingrich,  charity,  taints,  founding fathers,  photos,  campaigns,  democracy,  Jay-Z,  Jimmy,  Indecision 2012,  advertising,  oral sex

Episode #08099

Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill criticizes political attack ads funded by untraceable money in 501(c)4s. (04:19)

Tags:  Claire McCaskill,  appearances,  advertising,  money,  campaigns,  fundraising,  accountability,  Missouri,  Colbert Super PAC,  apologies,  laws,  voting

Episode #08099

Civil rights lawyer Michelle Alexander discusses her book "The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness." (05:17)

Tags:  Michelle Alexander,  interviews,  books,  civil rights,  ethnic,  profiling,  prison,  discrimination,  war on drugs,  Ronald Reagan,  statistics,  David Simon,  poverty,  don't see color,  African American,  legalization,  marijuana,  violence,  laws,  Islamic,  police business,  crime,  stereotypes,  history

Episode #08099

Stephen breaks from reading "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" to say goodnight. (00:09)

Tags:  sign off,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  kids

Episode #08099

Super PAC spending grows by 1100%, Colbert Super PAC SHH! discloses its donor list, Maurice Sendak threatens Stephen, and Michelle Alexander recognizes boring TV. (01:01)

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Episode #08048

Bruce Bueno de Mesquita explains how he uses game theory to make geo-political predictions and formulate car-buying strategies. (05:32)

Tags:  Bruce Bueno de Mesquita,  interviews,  books,  international affairs,  Newt Gingrich,  primaries,  South Carolina,  dictators,  Democrats,  Barack Obama,  cars/trucks,  toys & games,  the Sun,  crying,  intelligence,  history,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #07124

Stephen thanks some of the more diverse heroes and turns to Ham Rove for the scoop on American Crossroads' drastically improved fundraising strategy. (05:06)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Colbert Nation,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  fundraising,  the heroes,  money,  competitions,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  campaigns,  elections,  under the desk,  Jimmy,  spit-takes,  alcohol,  poop & pee,  penises,  food,  appearances,  supernatural,  right-wing,  balls,  Irish,  Indian,  Scottish,  Greek,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07124

Colbert thanks the unsung heroes with a final, eight-tiered Heroe$ Crawl. (00:34)

Tags:  sign off,  Jimmy,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07123

Stephen often fantasizes about being invited to George Clooney's Italian palazzo, getting drunk and going skinny-dipping in Lake Como. (03:27)

Tags:  George Clooney,  Marisa Tomei,  David Gergen,  Charlie Rose,  celebrities,  pundits,  Italy,  travel,  dreams,  nudity,  partying,  swimming,  wealth,  friend of the show,  lookin' good,  aging,  exercise,  Bill O'Reilly,  Papa Bear,  alcohol,  hunting,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07123

Some states have found a great way to discourage illegal immigrants from coming to America and squatting out a freedom fetus. (05:06)

Tags:  immigration,  pregnancy,  Rick Perry,  debates,  kids,  parents,  border security,  education,  college,  discrimination,  conservative,  Republicans,  Jimmy,  men/women,  labor,  photos,  America,  Mexico,  Mexican,  ethnic,  Arizona,  mongering,  police business,  Tennessee,  crime,  prison,  supernatural,  doctors,  food,  crime,  flags,  Emmy Awards,  apologies,  Sofia Vergara,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

According to NASA's calculations, Americans have either until Saturday morning to evacuate the Earth or they were vaporized two hours ago. (04:22)

Tags:  NASA,  space,  technology,  safety,  death,  evacuations,  science,  Jimmy,  under the desk,  animals,  super powers,  Detroit,  superheroes,  mongering,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Barack Obama finds peace much harder than winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and Rick Perry stands with the Jews when he's not dancing with them. (04:17)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  United Nations,  diplomacy,  Rick Perry,  international affairs,  stereotypes,  discrimination,  Mongolia,  Israel,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Palestine,  peace,  Jewish,  Christian,  Jimmy,  religion,  Middle East,  photos,  songs,  music,  Nobel Prize,  dancing,  apocalypse,  rallies,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07120

Jeremy Ben-Ami, the president of the pro-Israel lobby J Street, discusses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and Palestine's application for full U.N. membership. (06:46)

Tags:  Jeremy Ben-Ami,  interviews,  United Nations,  Israel,  Palestine,  Middle East,  diplomacy,  lobbyists,  peace,  wars,  history,  Mahmoud Abbas,  Jewish,  religion,  apocalypse,  Christian,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07119

The fastest way to start a European war is to piss off the Germans, so America should kick them in the schnitzels to jumpstart a World War II-style economic recovery. (04:27)

Tags:  Europe,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  Greece,  Germany,  Nazi,  wars,  Adolf Hitler,  World War II,  history,  international affairs,  America,  Great Depression,  England,  college,  asses,  lookin' good,  Angela Merkel,  Silvio Berlusconi,  sex,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Belgium,  work/office,  Poland,  mythology,  photos,  Incredible Hulk,  balls,  recession,  labor

Episode #07119

Reuters' Global Editor-at-Large Chrystia Freeland believes the European financial crisis could be bigger than America's economic crisis in 2008. (05:04)

Tags:  Chrystia Freeland,  appearances,  Europe,  Germany,  international affairs,  European Union,  economy,  debt,  bailouts,  money,  Greece,  wars,  England,  America,  recession,  alcohol,  Spain,  Italy,  Heroe$ Crawl,  Henry Kissinger,  conspiracies

Episode #07119

Stephen smokes a cigar and says goodnight. (00:08)

Tags:  sign off,  smoking,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07118

The end of "don't ask, don't tell" forever changes America's perception of its military. (03:40)

Tags:  military,  troops,  gay/homosexual,  laws,  discrimination,  photos,  wars,  history,  movies,  stereotypes,  weapons,  Pentagon,  lapel pins,  World War II,  Tom Brokaw,  books,  Ray Odierno,  lookin' good,  penises,  Heroe$ Crawl

Episode #07116

If Barack Obama really believed in his jobs bill, he should have presented it in a leather-bound volume with gold filigree and illuminated initials. (03:03)

Tags:  Barack Obama,  unemployment,  economy,  friendly friends at Fox & Friends,  Fox News,  interns,  Bill Clinton,  Jimmy,  Rupert Murdoch,  media,  print media,  New York Post,  conservative,  Republicans,  laws,  photos,  Heroe$ Crawl