The Sarah Silverman Program

Not Without My Daughter

Season 1, Episode 4, Aired 2/22/07

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Sarah becomes an adviser to a local beauty-pageant contestant. She encourages a young girl to enter the pageant in order to fulfill her own childhood dreams. Meanwhile, Steve's behavior in a police car result in unforeseen consequences.

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If loving sarah is wrong, i dont wanna be right

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By waterboi216, Mar 17, 2011 Report Abuse

This show is amazing. It is pure genius. The writing, the acting, the editing, genius. This show is definately a diamond. Once again you get trapped in the idiotic innocence of the character and you just forget what morals are, and you're ok with that. Seriously, having sara adopt that girl for all the wrong reasons is what makes this show so awesome. Can anyone imagine who needs a child less than miss silverman. Also, we get some classic sara moments, the Ann Frank monologue, the "Winner" speech, classic. What stands out the most are when Sara uses abortion as a motivator, but for all the wrong reasons. I was on the floor. Like i said this show is genius, so wrong but genius. I mean who would have thought to have the girls sing amazing grace while the bomb went "off". I think i have tears of laughter in my eyesmoreless

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A bizarre standup CAN work as a real sitcom.

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By sleemon1, Mar 17, 2011 Report Abuse

When I heard about this show I wondered how Sarah could possibly adapt her stick to a sitcom. This episode shows just how well it can work, however. Sure, the main plot plays up her character's obliviousness, self-absorbed world view (it's quite funny when the "big reveal" passes harmlessly over her pretty little head). But the B-plot with the "geighbors" and the cops provide a welcome relief from Sarah overload (BTW, I once knew a gay couple who were geek slobs just like these two, so it's nice to see this new kind of gay character on TV).

She's doling out the outrageousness (and, thank heavens, the singing) in small enough doses so that it doesn't become repetitive and boring. If the show keeps up the pacing, and continues to mix things up with the other characters, it may develop into something far better than all but her most devout fans could imagine.moreless

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MUwhahahahah Sarah with a child...and the Gaybors storyline.

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By jedijaceon, Mar 08, 2007 Report Abuse

Sarah find a child and enter her into a beauty pageant. But even better than Sarah twisting this little child into a mirror image of herself is the revalation that the child is actually her own daughter tha she abandoned at the hospital shortly after giving birth, or in Sarah's words, her abortion. But even better than that is the "bomb" left in Officer Jay's car. A Homeland security task force nabs the Gaybors, for the huge fart that left as a present for Office Jay. Commentary on the socio-political climate of America today? Who cares...it's damn funny and the best comedy on the air.moreless

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More Mr. Show Faces are revealed and we get more fun Sarah!

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By atomZarcon4, Feb 23, 2007 Report Abuse

There is a mixed assessment of this show so far. A lot of people are still on the fence about it or don't agree that it's one of the funniest shows on television right now. That's fine. In all honesty after watching the second episode, even though it guest started Zach, it fell mostly flat, but I think she's done a good job of ironing out the details and it's starting to carry it's universe a little better.
With last weeks 'aids' episode and now our 'lil' miss' episode this week, we get, albeit not unfamiliar comedy landscapes, but at least fun and more entertaining takes on them than usual. We also see two more Mr. Show alumni make an appearance, with that of Scott Aukerman and Jill Talley gracing our televisions with their presence. All in all a good episode, if nothing else the B story was stupid fun enough to giggle at throughout.
Sarah's par is beginning to level out with a few episodes under her belt. I expect at least the same level of comedy from her 'lesbian' episode next week.moreless

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Trivia
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- When Heather is singing the "Poop Song" with Sarah while she's in the tub, when she turns her head to look at Sarah you can see the tube top that's covering her chest. Edit
Notes
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- On the October 9, 2007 broadcast of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Sarah stated that the "Poop Song" was written by Eric Falconer and Chris Romano, both of whom were credited as consultants for this episode. Edit
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- Heather: I'm gonna make you proud of me! Sarah: Oh sweety, I'm already proud of you. All you can do is make me unproud. Edit
- Brian: You called earlier? Sarah: Yeah, I want you to come over and do some queer stuff to my daughter. Brian: Excuse me? Sarah: Ya know, I mean she needs a whole makeover. I need you guys to come over and do a whole montage on her. Maker her look fabulous and stuff. Brian: Sarah, being gay doesn't make you genetically able to do makeovers. Besides, do Steve and I seem at all fashionable to you? Sarah: No! You guys look horrible! I thought it was just like…ya know the shoemakers son has bare feet kinda thing. Edit
- (To Heather) Sarah: No carbs, sweety. It's little miss rainbow not little miss fat-ass. Edit
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- Not Without My Daughter The episode title is also the name of a film based on the true story of Betty Mahmoody starring Sally Field. Edit
- Harriet Tubman An escaped slave who returned frequently to help other slaves navigate to freedom through what is now known as the Underground Railroad Edit
- In Living Color A 90's sketch comedy series created by Keenen Ivory Wayans. The cast included comedians such as Jim Carrey, Jamie Foxx, Damon Wayans and David Alan Grier. Edit