TV Barn's TV Picks for August 18

Which of the following people is not on a first name basis with "Earl"?

A) Creepy Rodney
B) Dave, the Horn Guy
C) Nescobar-a-Lop-Lop
D) Patty, the Daytime Hooker
E) Willie, the One-Eyed Mailman

TV Barn's TV Picks for Friday, August 18, 2006
by Tom Heald with Jon Delfin
All times Eastern
For PBS programs, check local listings

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7 p.m.
"Squirrel Boy" (Cartoon)

7:30 p.m.
"Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers" (Cartoon)

7:50 p.m.
"Stand Up or Shut Up" (Starz Comedy)

7:55 p.m.
"Shorty McShorts' Shorts" (Disney): "The Phabulizers"

8 p.m.
The San Diego Carmens take on the Chicago Pop Six Squish Uh uh Cicero Lipschitzes (CBS).

"Dateline" (NBC) debates the role of fast food in the American obesity epidemic. Would you like a PR flack with that?

WHAT'S THE BUZZ ON AMC?
"The Fly" and "The Fly II" (10 p.m.)

"Take Home Chef" (TLC; also 8:30)
"WWE Friday Night SmackDown!" (UPN)
"Meerkat Manor" (Animal Planet): "The Calm Before the Storm: Meerkats on a Plane"

8:30 p.m.
"Hangin' With ... Hootie & the Blowfish" (VH1 Classic; see also 9)
"Hannah Montana" (Disney)

9 p.m.
"NOW" (PBS) dances with wolves who are being threatened by real estate developers, and criticizes warrantless wiretapping. You liberal Satan worshippers.

Is one of Dr. Kroger's patients a murderer? And what will "Monk" (USA) be driven to if he can't see his regular shrink?

"Stargate SG-1" (Sci Fi) celebrates the 200th slide with a trip to Oz (not the men's prison) and back to help make sure there's fiction in Martin Lloyd's "science fact" script on the project. ("Sci Fi Inside: Stargate SG-1 200th Episode" backgrounder airs at 8.)

"The Kumars at No. 42" (BBC America) tan George Hamilton's hide.

"Kath & Kim" (Sundance)
"Pet MDs" (National Geographic): "Bumpy Rat and Purging Parakeet on a Plane"
"Whistler" (Noggin)
"Country Fried Home Videos" (CMT; also 9:30)
"Hootie & the Blowfish in Concert" (VH1 Classic)
"What Not to Wear: Baby on Board a Plane" (TLC)

10 p.m.
"Vietnam Nurses With Dana Delany" (WE) is followed by an episode of "China Beach" (11 p.m.) that included interviews with Vietnam War veterans.

Dr. Elizabeth Weir learns that life in "Stargate Atlantis" (Sci Fi) was only a dream.

"Sexual Healing" (Showtime) exposes frauds, argues for effective communication, and helps a couple catch a case of the GED.

"Psych" (USA) sees dead people. Or is that just M. Night Shyamalan's career?

"Celebrity Mole" Frederique van der Wal helps women rediscover their outer beauty for a "Cover Shot" (TLC; also 10:30).

"Jack Dee Live at the Apollo" (BBC America) welcomes Ardal O'Hanlon.

"Trace Adkins Top 10 Countdown" (CMT)
"The Soup" (E!)
"20/20" (ABC)

10:30 p.m.
"The Chelsea Handler Show" (E!)

11 p.m.
"Minor Accomplishments" (IFC)

11:30 p.m.
"The Business" (IFC)

midnight
"Action Sports" (USA)
"IGPX" (Cartoon)

BABY, TALK TO ME
* Rose: TBA
* Tavis' round table discussion on Hurricane Katrina continues with Angela Blackwell, Jed Horne, Charmaine Marchand, Royce Osborn and Warren Riley.
* Edward Norton and Greg Fitzsimmons have the best night ever with Dave.
* Samuel L. Jackson, Elisha Cuthbert and Cobra Starship are the wind beneath Jimmy's wings.

HIS NAME IS REGIS
B) Dave "the Horn Guy" Enns was a semi-finalist on "America's Got Talent."

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