This is one of the craziest TV pilots I've ever seen, but I gotta tell ya, I'd rather watch this than half of the shows on the Food Network (especially if they star Rachael Ray or Emeril). Alas, only one episode was made.
It's a wacky cooking show titled Cooking's A Drag, featuring a drag queen named Betty Dee Lishous. It's not all about cooking, of course. She does a little rapport with the audience, there's some music from a studio band, and for some reason, William Shatner shows up to help Betty cook Kentucky Stew! Video after the jump!
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4-20-2007 @ 11:00PM
Chef JoAnna said...
I gave it 4 mins before I has to bail out of that torture...
you say "Alas..." but I say "Thank the Flying Spaghetti Monster" that only 1 show was made!
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4-21-2007 @ 12:49AM
Annie Oakley said...
I can't believe I watched the whole thing... Where's the Alka-Seltzer?
I'm not even sure that it beats Rachel Ray.
One thing's for sure, we'll never see it on the food network. This is a good thing.
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4-21-2007 @ 1:38AM
Andrew Mudd said...
I seem to be in the minority, because I thought it was rather entertaining and funny. Sure it was overbearing and goofy and kitschy, but it was supposed to be. I'd have watched it, were it picked up.
Also, why was "Ham on the Street" canceled? I totally loved that too.
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4-21-2007 @ 9:10AM
Angela Pitt said...
Why can't people just cook for cooking's sake? To make awesome food to share with your loved ones and
have a good time?
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4-21-2007 @ 2:17PM
exvaxman said...
Uh - Kentucky Stew? You mean burgoo?
Shatner owns (owned?) a horse farm in the Bluegrass right by my MIL. I always thought it was pretty decent of him when he was hosting the 911 show to be the guest at the official opening of the 911 service for Versailles, KY. btw- it is pronounced "VER-SAILS". Not the correct French way.
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