JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE!: BEHIND THE SCANDALABRA {CAST OF "SCANDAL"} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of live late-night talk shows hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. This episode celebrates the cast of "Scandal," the drama/political thriller about the Pope & Associates crisis management firm in Washington D.C., which has just aired its third season finale, "The Price of Free and Fair Elections" (see ACCNUM 115756).
Kimmel sits down with series creator Shonda Rhimes, who discussions how she wishes the tense thriller to be a show that one cannot multitask while watching; a heated debate in the writers' room about a significant plot development involving Jake (Scott Foley); her role as "tiebreaker" during such story disagreements; seemingly far-fetched storylines that then "came true" in real life; and the non-traditional romance between co-workers Huck (Guillermo Diaz) and Quinn (Katie Lowes).
Kimmel then introduces "¡Escandalo!", a parody version of "Scandal" in the style of a melodramatic telenovela, starring frequent sidekick Guillermo Rodriguez as El Presidente. Through the program, the cast members of "Scandal" appear in a variety of Spanish-language scenes involving affairs, poison darts, scheming luchadores, and a mysterious undercover mole.
Rhimes continues her behind-the-scenes chat with Kimmel, commenting on the potential death of Harrison (Columbus Short); her difficult job as the "Grim Reaper" who has to call every actor personally and inform him or her of the demise of their character; co-star Josh Malina's frequent pranks; and the campaign poster of Fitz (Tony Goldwyn) in Olivia's (Kerry Washington) office, inspired by the Obama "Hope" poster by Shepard Fairey. Kimmel then introduces a series of clips of his favorite moments from interviews with the "Scandal" cast, including tales of crazy fans and not-so-glamorous past jobs.
Kimmel and Rhimes settle down at Olivia's apartment and enjoy a series of bloopers from the show, aided by wine and popcorn provided by Foley. In the "season finale" of "¡Escandalo!", Kimmel is revealed to be the mole and is attacked by a chupacabra – revealed to be Rodriguez's father. He then sits down with a disguised "informant," who provides bizarre gossip on every cast member apart from Malina, whom he deems to be a delight. Finally, all of the cast members appear in an advertisement for the probably-deadly beverage Jugo de Jicama. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: April 17, 2014 11:35 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 1:01:55
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: 115735
- GENRE: Talk/Interview
- SUBJECT HEADING: African-American Collection - News/Talk; Talk/Interview; Comedy/Variety; Actors and actresses
- SERIES RUN: ABC - TV series, 2003-
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- TV - Commercials - T-Mobile wireless networks
- TV - Commercials - Target stores
- TV - Commercials - University of Phoenix online college
- TV - Commercials - Windows computers
- TV - Commercials - Zyrtec allergy medication
- TV - Promos - "Black Box"
- TV - Promos - "In My Dreams"
- TV - Promos - "Last Man Standing"
- TV - Promos - "Modern Family"
- TV - Promos - "Nightline"
- TV - Promos - "Once Upon a Time"
CREDITS
- Jimmy Kimmel … Executive Producer, Writer
- Jill Leiderman … Executive Producer
- Jason Schrift … Co-Executive Producer
- Doug DeLuca … Co-Executive Producer
- Erin Irwin … Co-Executive Producer
- David Craig … Producer
- Ken Crosby … Producer
- Tony Romero … Producer
- Jennifer Sharron … Producer
- Seth Weidner … Producer
- Josh Weintraub … Producer
- Gary Greenberg … Producer, Head Writer
- Molly McNearney … Producer, Head Writer
- Claire Daniels … Associate Producer
- Jessica Rodriguez … Associate Producer
- Hara Shapiro … Associate Producer
- Trevor Duvall … Field Producer
- Brandon Crosby … Field Producer
- Craig Finkel … Field Producer
- Patrick Friend … Field Producer
- Sarah Robe … Field Producer
- Jamie Agin … Field Associate Producer
- Brett Saxon … Field Associate Producer
- Tim Carr … Field Associate Producer
- Kate Presutti … Field Associate Producer
- Joanna Jordan … Senior Talent Producer
- Craig Powell … Comedy Co-Producer
- Mac Burrus … Music Co-Producer
- Andy Fisher … Director
- Tony Barbieri … Writer
- Jonathan Bines … Writer
- Joelle Boucai … Writer
- Sal Iacono … Writer
- Josh Halloway … Writer
- Eric Immerman … Writer
- Bess Kalb … Writer
- Jeff Loveness … Writer
- Bryan Paulk … Writer
- Danny Ricker … Writer
- Richard G. Rosner … Writer
- Jimmy Kimmel Band, The … Music by
- Les Pierce … Theme Music by
- Jonathan Kimmel … Theme Music by
- Robert Goulet … Theme Music by
- Cleto Escobedo III … Theme Music by, Conductor
- Jimmy Kimmel … Host
- Dicky Barrett … Announcer
- Guillermo Rodriguez … Cast
- Shonda Rhimes … Guest
- Scott Foley … Guest
- Tony Goldwyn … Guest
- Kerry Washington … Guest
- Joshua Malina … Guest
- Katie Lowes … Guest
- Guillermo Diaz … Guest
- Jeff Perry … Guest
- Bellamy Young … Guest
- Darby Stanchfield … Guest
- Shepard Fairey
- Columbus Short