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Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus

Genre	Documentary Comedy
Created by	Mike Judge Richard Mullins Dub Cornett
Narrated by	Mike Judge
Theme music composer	John Frizzell Mike Judge
Composer	John Frizzell
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	16 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Mike Judge Glen Zipper Sean Stuart Dub Cornett
Producer	Richard Mullins
Running time	24–29 minutes
Production companies	Judgemental Films Zipper Bros Films Sutter Road Picture Co. Diamond Docs
Original release
Network	Cinemax
Release	September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22) – December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)

Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus is an American animated docuseries television series created by Mike Judge, Richard Mullins and Dub Cornett that premiered on September 22, 2017 on Cinemax.^[1] It is Cinemax's only animated series.

Premise

The series is presented as a biographical oral history of musicians with each season focusing on a specific genre. It is narrated by Mike Judge and presents anecdotes of star performers as told by their families, bandmates, and close associates. Interview subjects are presented in rotoscope and their anecdotes in a contrasting cel animation style, interspersed with performance footage and news footage.

Production

On January 12, 2017, it was announced that Cinemax had given the production a series order for a first season consisting of eight episodes. The show was created by Mike Judge, Richard Mullins, and Dub Cornett. Judge and Cornett executive produce, Bob Engelman co-executive produces, and Mullins produces.^[2]

On May 16, 2018, it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season moving the genre focus from country to the likes of James Brown and P-Funk. Joining the series creative team are Mark Monroe as a co-executive producer and Nelson George as a consulting producer.^[3] On October 4, 2018, it was reported that the second season would premiere on November 2, 2018.^[4]

Release

On September 14, 2017, Cinemax released the first official trailer for the series.^[5]

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally aired
Season	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
1	8	September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)	November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)
2	8	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)	December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)

Season 1 (2017)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
1	1	"Johnny Paycheck"	Mike Judge	Julien Nitzberg, Jeff Feuerzeig, Richard Mullins, Dub Cornett, & Mike Judge	September 22, 2017 (2017-09-22)	N/A
2	2	"Jerry Lee Lewis"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	September 29, 2017 (2017-09-29)	0.069^[6]
3	3	"George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Part One)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe, Jeff Feuerzeig, Julien Nitzberg, & Mike Judge	October 6, 2017 (2017-10-06)	0.050^[7]
4	4	"George Jones and Tammy Wynette (Part Two)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe, Jeff Feuerzeig, Julien Nitzberg, & Mike Judge	October 13, 2017 (2017-10-13)	N/A
5	5	"Billy Joe Shaver"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	October 20, 2017 (2017-10-20)	0.061^[8]
6	6	"Waylon Jennings (Part One)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	October 27, 2017 (2017-10-27)	0.125^[9]
7	7	"Waylon Jennings (Part Two)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 3, 2017 (2017-11-03)	0.105^[10]
8	8	"Blaze Foley"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 10, 2017 (2017-11-10)	0.045^[11]

Season 2 (2018)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	US viewers (millions)
9	1	"George Clinton"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 2, 2018 (2018-11-02)	N/A
10	2	"Rick James (Part One)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 9, 2018 (2018-11-09)	N/A
11	3	"Rick James (Part Two)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 16, 2018 (2018-11-16)	N/A
12	4	"Bootsy Collins"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 23, 2018 (2018-11-23)	N/A
13	5	"James Brown (Part One)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	November 30, 2018 (2018-11-30)	0.094^[12]
14	6	"James Brown (Part Two)"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	December 7, 2018 (2018-12-07)	0.040^[13]
15	7	"Morris Day and The Time"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	December 14, 2018 (2018-12-14)	0.055^[14]
16	8	"Betty Davis"	Mike Judge	Mark Monroe & Mike Judge	December 21, 2018 (2018-12-21)	N/A

Reception

The first season has been met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds a 100% approval rating with an average rating of 8.5 out of 10, based on 8 reviews.^[15] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 83 out of 100 based on 5 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".^[16]

References

^ Grow, Kory (September 20, 2017). "Inside 'Tales From the Tour Bus,' Mike Judge's Animated Country-Music History Romp". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 31, 2022. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
^ Andreeva, Nellie (January 12, 2017). "Mike Judge Animated Country Music Series Greenlighted By Cinemax". Deadline. Archived from the original on September 8, 2017. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Pedersen, Erik (May 16, 2018). "'Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus' Renewed On Cinemax; Season 2 Will Bring The Funk". Deadline. Archived from the original on May 16, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ "Cinemax Presents Season Two of MIKE JUDGE PRESENTS: TALES FROM THE TOUR BUS". Broadway World. October 4, 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2018.
^ Nordine, Michael (September 14, 2017). "'Mike Judge Presents: Tales From the Tour Bus' Trailer: The 'King of the Hill' Creator Gets Animated Again — Watch". IndieWire. Archived from the original on May 28, 2018. Retrieved May 16, 2018.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 2, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 9.29.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 3, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 9, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.6.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 10, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 23, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.20.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 24, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (October 30, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 10.27.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on October 31, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 6, 2017). "UPDATED: SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.3.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 6, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (November 13, 2017). "SHOWBUZZDAILY's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.10.2017". ShowBuzzDaily. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 3, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 11.30.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 10, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.7.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 11, 2018. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
^ Metcalf, Mitch (December 17, 2018). "Updated: ShowBuzzDaily's Top 150 Friday Cable Originals & Network Finals: 12.14.2018". Showbuzz Daily. Archived from the original on December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
^ "Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Archived from the original on October 3, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
^ "Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus: Season 1". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on May 6, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2018.

External links

Mike Judge Presents: Tales from the Tour Bus at IMDb

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