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25 Years Ago, the ‘South Park’ Creators Made a Live-Action George W. Bush Sitcom Nobody Remembers

‘That’s My Bush!’ lasted just eight episodes after a bizarre leaked script controversy and production costs of roughly $1 million per show.

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When South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s names come up, it rarely gets mentioned that the renowned duo had their own live-action sitcom at one point. Partially inspired by classic TV comedies like The Honeymooners and Fawlty Towers, 2001’s That’s My Bush! centered around a fictional version of George W. Bush and his wife, Laura (as portrayed by Timothy Bottoms and Carrie Quinn Dolan). Each episode touched on a specific hot-button issue—like abortion or capital punishment—while simultaneously parodying conventional sitcom tropes.

Although That’s My Bush! was well received, the series........

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