Episode #08100

Profits from "I Am a Pole (And So Can You!)" go to U.S. VETS, an organization that helps veterans reintegrate into civilian life. (01:22)

Tags:  sign off,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  kids,  Tom Hanks,  charity,  troops,  military,  shopping,  Stephen's products,  literary references,  competitions,  Amazon

Episode #08091

Maurice Sendak endorses Stephen's inspirational children's book about a pole trying to find his place in the world. (02:40)

Tags:  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  Stephen's products,  books,  flags,  kids,  Maurice Sendak,  mental health,  Tom Hanks,  shopping,  gifts & presents,  charity,  troops,  appearances,  military,  celebrities

Episode #08091

Children's author Julie Andrews talks about her book series "The Very Fairy Princess" and the importance of sparkle. (06:44)

Tags:  Julie Andrews,  appearances,  Stephen's products,  performances,  duets,  kids,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  books,  poop & pee,  sexual advances,  Disney,  music,  gay/homosexual,  celebrities,  let's move on,  songs,  fetishes,  royalty,  parenting

Episode #08085

An Internet dating service helps survivalists Arma-get-it-on, and a fast food chain reminds evacuees to grab a menu. (04:23)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  doomsday,  international affairs,  men/women,  apocalypse,  dating,  Thailand,  Internet,  Stephen's products,  natural disasters,  earthquakes,  tsunamis,  KFC,  fast food,  business,  apologies,  photos,  cannibalism,  Colbertisms,  mongering,  future,  poop & pee,  advertising

Episode #08083

The EPA regulates power plant carbon emissions, and a revolutionary box spring bunker stores up to 105 weapons. (04:32)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Obama administration,  guns,  EPA,  environment,  Stephen's products,  pollution,  laws,  health,  Jimmy,  Osama bin Laden,  Saddam Hussein,  energy,  business,  photos,  weapons,  inventions,  safety,  sleep,  my mistake,  assassinations,  unions,  driving,  Lisa Jackson,  Address the Mess

Episode #08080

After Larry the Quaker Oats mascot undergoes plastic surgery, Stephen gets a distressing call from Wilford Brimley. (04:15)

Tags:  Wilford Brimley,  weight/obesity,  lookin' good,  mascots,  food,  phone calls,  Stephen's products,  advertising,  breasts,  plastic surgery,  health,  Peabody Awards,  exercise,  movies,  aging,  penises,  mental health

Episode #08079

The Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Pack contains everything you need to be a playa in the 2012 election, including a big red button and an honor from Ham Rove. (01:52)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  Stephen's products,  college,  Ham Rove,  laws,  Trevor Potter,  lawyers,  Clarence Thomas,  challenges,  treasures,  Colbert Nation,  collectibles,  big red button,  books

Episode #08078

Whoever wins the Super Fun Pack Treasure Hunt will receive a university visit from the actual Stephen Colbert, not the Venezuelan knockoff. (03:56)

Tags:  Colbert Super PAC,  Super Fun Pack,  college,  challenges,  Stephen's products,  collectibles,  Colbert Nation,  treasures,  Ham Rove,  Karl Rove,  food,  money,  fundraising,  movies,  Gwyneth Paltrow

Episode #08077

Stephen Stephen tries to win the Mega Millions Lottery with his lucky numbers: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. (04:19)

Tags:  gambling,  money,  wealth,  Jimmy,  ABC News,  Good Morning America,  books,  Stephen's products,  Native American,  demonstrations,  photos

Episode #08077

Texans contribute more to Colbert Super PAC than to Romney's super PAC, and Stephen wants every college across this great nation to have its own Colbert Super PAC. (07:04)

Tags:  Super Fun Pack,  Colbert Super PAC,  fundraising,  Wisconsin,  primaries,  Rick Santorum,  University of Texas,  challenges,  Mitt Romney,  money,  campaigns,  Texas,  print media,  college,  audience interaction,  under the desk,  Stephen's products,  Trevor Potter,  costumes,  Geraldo Rivera,  candidates,  facial hair,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  mail/e-mail,  Mormon,  tube socks,  Colbert Nation,  business

Episode #08073

The Army is pulling out of Rush Limbaugh's radio show due to Rush's sexist comments -- but they are staying in Afghanistan. (03:40)

Tags:  birth control,  sex,  controversies,  mimes,  Rush Limbaugh,  advertising,  Army,  Afghanistan War,  Taliban,  radio,  money,  under the desk,  First Amendment,  Bill O'Reilly,  conspiracies,  sexism,  feminism,  Statue of Liberty,  men/women,  Sandra Fluke,  Fox News,  Stephen's products,  military,  Papa Bear,  freedom of speech,  Democrats,  Republicans

Episode #08057

A Seattle woman saves a building by marrying it, and the National Transportation Safety Board rejects Americans' constitutional right to tear down the highway while texting. (04:26)

Tags:  Tip/Wag,  Seattle,  marriage,  protests,  same-sex marriage,  gay/homosexual,  college,  cell phones,  friends,  laws,  government,  transportation,  cars/trucks,  technology,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  insects,  photos,  Constitution,  Stephen's friends,  dogs,  inventions

Episode #08056

You know things are rough when a Harvard economics grad like Jeremy Lin has an easier time getting a job as an NBA point guard than as a Wall Street bond trader. (04:53)

Tags:  Jeremy Lin,  NBA,  New York Knicks,  basketball,  sports,  Harvard,  advertising,  Stephen's products,  New York Giants,  NFL,  Super Bowl,  New York,  parades,  holidays,  religion,  lookin' good,  health,  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,  Colbertisms

Episode #08052

Mitt Romney attacks Newt Gingrich for calling Spanish "the language of the ghetto." (03:13)

Tags:  Hispanic,  Newt Gingrich,  Mitt Romney,  debates,  Florida,  primaries,  campaigns,  advertising,  appearances,  Jimmy,  Spanish,  translations,  wealth,  Jewish,  junk food,  Stephen's products,  dancing,  music,  performances,  immigration,  border security,  history,  costumes,  teens,  candidates,  Republicans,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012

Episode #08050

Maurice Sendak considers the state of children's literature and gets high on markers. (07:05)

Tags:  Maurice Sendak,  appearances,  on location,  books,  literary references,  monkeys!,  Curious George,  kids,  I Am a Pole (And So Can You!),  violence,  art,  performances,  animals,  celebrities,  Polish,  patriotism,  drugs,  flags,  strippers,  songs,  technology,  let's move on,  Stephen's products

Episode #08050

Chinese tycoon and friend of the show Long Liyuan dies after indulging in a poisoned meal of slow-boiled cat-meat stew. (03:45)

Tags:  Un-American News,  China,  Chinese New Year,  wealth,  food,  cats & cats,  racism,  gross-out,  murder,  friend of the show,  Stephen's friends,  ALF,  Stephen's products,  under the desk,  animals,  international affairs,  advertising,  cracks up,  Korean,  friends,  photos,  Asian,  iPad,  labor

Episode #08050

Stephen cracks open a can of the premium cat-meat stew that he endorses in China. (00:09)

Tags:  sign off,  Stephen's products,  cats & cats,  food,  China,  animals,  gross-out

Episode #08042

A Molotov cocktail of doom known as Phobos-Grunt hurtles toward the Earth's surface, threatening New York, London and Tokyo. (03:57)

Tags:  End of the World of the Week,  mongering,  doomsday,  space,  technology,  New York,  Tokyo,  London,  Russia,  alcohol,  health,  death,  science,  safety,  costumes,  under the desk,  Stephen's products,  demonstrations,  injuries,  fashion,  superheroes,  drugs,  literary references,  Joseph Stalin,  Michael Stipe,  appearances

Episode #08029

Sexual harassment charges led to a surge in the polls, but Herman Cain's campaign simply could not survive allegations of a consensual relationship. (03:14)

Tags:  Herman Cain,  campaigns,  scandals,  adultery,  polls,  books,  sexual advances,  Ronald Reagan,  Scooby-Doo,  Pokemon,  Indecision,  Indecision 2012,  candidates,  Republicans,  recalls,  dreams,  Colbert Nation,  Stephen's products

Episode #08024

Pushy Pops finally addresses the most annoying part of eating: the pause between putting food in your face and putting more food in your face. (03:49)

Tags:  Thought for Food,  Stephen's products,  food,  junk food,  advertising,  demonstrations,  Jimmy,  gross-out,  under the desk,  photos,  health