| Minding the Store | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality television |
| Written by | Jasmine Morales, Bob Hellman |
| Starring | Pauly Shore |
| Composers | Alec Puro, Ryan Rehm, Raney Shockne |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rob Lee, Arnold Shapiro, Rich Meehan, Allison Grodner |
| Running time | approx. 22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | TBS |
| Release | July 15, 2005 (2005-07-15) – 2005 (2005) |
Minding the Store is a 2005 American reality television show which aired on TBS. It stars comedian Pauly Shore, who in the show made efforts to revitalize his acting career and run the family business, The Comedy Store.
Content
The show is a reality television series in which comedian Pauly Shore runs The Comedy Store, the comedy club run by his family. Features of the series include him attempting to add new features to the club, such as food service. Shore's parents, Mitzi Shore and Sammy Shore, also make appearances. Shore himself said of the series that he found it unusual since it was the first work in which he was required to play a straight man role.
Shore pledged to send a dollar to anyone who viewed the show's first episode and failed to laugh.
Critical reception
Ted Cox of the Arlington Heights, Illinois Daily Herald gave the show a mostly positive review. Although he thought the segments focused more on Shore's personal life than the comedy club were "dull", he also thought that Shore showed "some humility", and thought that setting the show in a comedy club added several opportunities for humor.
References
- "Pauly Shore hops on the reality bandwagon". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 17, 2005. ProQuest 392129037. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "Pauly Shore is straight man in Minding the Store". The Province. July 17, 2005. pp. C12. ProQuest 269428407. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "A surprisingly winning Pauly Shore in 'Minding the Store'". Hartford Courant. July 16, 2005. ProQuest 256845165. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- ^ Ted Cox (July 15, 2005). "Not awful? The unfunny Pauly Shore bets the house and keeps his money in 'Minding the Store'". The Daily Herald. ProQuest 313075924. Retrieved May 11, 2022.