XHDRbZ

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XHDRBZ (stylized as XHDЯBZ, a wordplay for "XH", a Mexican radio and television satellite code, and "DRBZ", consonants of Eugenio Derbez' last name) is a Mexican sitcom (sometimes surreal comedy) produced by Televisa and broadcast by the Canal de las Estrellas network. XHDRBZ emulated a television channel that broadcasts sketches, not unlike the Canadian sketch show SCTV. When a sketch finished, credits were shown, like in a real television program. XHDЯBZ was created by Derbez in 2002, and the series marked his debut as a producer.

The show ran for two seasons from 2002 to 2004. Derbez ended production, choosing to expand one of the show's most popular segments, La Familia P.Luche, into its own half-hour-long show. Both shows are broadcast in the United States on the Galavisión network. Today the show is transmitted in Latin America and Europe.

Format[]

The show emulated a TV channel. When the show began, the screen showed a notification saying that Televisa handed over the transmission to XHDRBZ. The show began with an introduction assimilating that of a Newscast. Each sketch is then presented as if it were a different show; at the end of each sketch showed its cast and credits. When the actual show finished, it would present a notification that said Televisa would return to its usual broadcast.

Musical theme[]

In 2002, the musical theme was interpreted by Gerardo Suárez and the music was produced by Suite Sync; in 2004 it was produced by Sensaciones Sónicas, and in 2004 Galilea Montijo took care of the choreography.

Guests[]

Some of the many guests who have appeared on the show:

• Silvia Derbez
• Galilea Montijo
• Adela Micha
• Andrea Legarreta
• Leticia Calderón
• Brozo
• Héctor Suárez
• Pedro Armendáriz Jr.
• Omar Chaparro
• Silvia Pinal
• Victoria Ruffo and
• Adal Ramones
• Vicente Fox (President of Mexico at the time of the show)
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco
• Marco Antonio Regil
• Joaquín López Doriga
• Kate del Castillo
• Alejandra Guzmán
• Cristina Saralegui
• Enrique Rocha
• Lupita D'Alessio
• Jacobo Zabludovsky
• Jose Luis Cuevas
• Chespirito

Sketches[]

Shows[]

These are some of the shows featured in XHDRBZ. Most of the titles of these are a word game in Spanish, thus it might not make sense with the translation. Title in Spanish provided in brackets.

• The mrazy conk (El Lonje Moco), a crazy monk who reads letters from an audience
• Filming (Peliculeando), an actor who shows his latest projects (videos that are the "true definition" of movies; for example, a car screeching is supposed to be "Shreeeeeeek" (Shrek), and a camper peeing on a campfire is supposed to be "Missipippi En Llamas" (Mississippi In Flames); "Missipippi" is an alternate spelling of "me hice pipi", which means, "I peed, or urinated".)
• Top 3 (Top 3 del Momento)
• Someone explain this to me! (¡Que alguien me explique!), Eugenio Derbez plays Hans Pujenhaimer, a German studying Spanish in Mexico, but can't seem to comprehend certain Spanish phrases
• Five incoherences (Las cincoherencias -wordplay)
• Medical cases of real life (Medicazos de la vida real) (wordplay, and reference to long-running anthology telenovela Mujer, casos de la vida real)
• Speaking White (Hablemos Blanco), A sketch in which Eugenio attempts to tell a story without vulgar language. He often says a sentence with a brief pause, showing a prop simulating the vulgar term, then says something completely different.
• Section Impossible (Sección Imposible), Sammy Perez and Miguel Luis interview people over holidays- or the city of Acapulco in one episode- with humorous results from their blunders. It uses "unintentional humor" as it is unscripted.
• (Calzón que me toquen bailo)
• The little devil (El diablito), Eugenio Derbez plays a devil who makes people fall, trip, or slip (usually funny videos similar to those found on America's Funniest Home Videos) by pushing a big button
• Eugenialities (Eugenialidades - word play)
• Furxhio (bloopers)
• The X Files (Los expedientes X)
• The Macabre hour (La hora Macabrona), word play and hidden usage of the Spanish swear word "cabron"
• Eloy Gameno ("El Oigame No") (The "Excuse Me, No" - word play), a flimsy guy who gets into wordplay arguments and ends up getting choked by the other person
• Merylin Menshow (Marylin Manson), satire and word play
• 100 unemployed people said.. (100 mexicans said, 100 desempleados dijeron), (TV game show, a parody of Family Feud) - satire)
• Alz and Heimer (Alz y Heimer) (word play with Alzheimer), An elderly couple with hearing issues who tell anecdotes that are misinterpreted by one another.
• XHDRBZ commercials (satire commercials)
• Lifestyles (Estilos de vida)
• Talks of love and trust (Pláticas de amor y confianza)
• Super Goalkeeper (Super Portero), A goalkeeper who tries to stop others from using sexual innuendo or words similar to brand names in tv to prevent copyright issues.
• Cooking with Mr. Pepe Roni (Cocinando con Don Pepe Roni) (word play with Pepperoni) A segment with an eccentric chef who uses puns and wordplay to cook strange variants of meals.
• The Plush Family (La familia P. Luche), a comedy tv show which would later become a spinoff of XHDRBZ.
• Adventures of Agent D. Zent (Las aventuras del Agente D. Zente - word play)
• Ask me (Pregunteme)
• (Armando Hoyos) (word play with putting holes together) An etymology professor translating words bit-by-bit in a very literal way. He also shares "philosophical" ideas based on pop culture.
• Aderberaz reports (Reportajes de Aberberaz)
• (Sin To Ni Zon)
• Cooking with Tony (Cocinando con Toño)
• The Stroll around everywhere (La Paz Sea Por Todas Partes) (wordplay also meaning Peace Be Everywhere when pronounced as such), A segment meant to teach others about peace, love, and anger management hosted by the guru Nicolas Tranquilino. He always spirals into a rage because of his blundering production team. He is Eugenio's most violent and foul-mouthed character.

Soap operas[]

XHDRBZ broadcast certain soap operas, usually satires of real Mexican ones, including:-

• One of wolves (Una de lobos - Cuna de lobos (soap opera) satire)
• Bread-baker school (Escuela de panaderos)
• Suspicion (La sospecha)
• Trace of the past (El rastro del pasado)
• Between love and hate (Entre el amor y el odio)
• Mary from the neighbourhood (María la del Barrio- satire)

Short stories[]

Satire of classic short stories, novels, etc.

• Peter Pun (satire of Peter Pan, closest meaning: Peter Fart)
• Betty la feya y la bestia (satire, mix of "Beauty and the Beast" and "Ugly Betty")
• Romero y Chulieta (satire of Romeo and Juliet, closest meaning: Rosemary and Chop)
• Blanca Nueves (satire of Snow White meaning White Nines, wordplay on Nieves meaning snow)

Special broadcasts[]

• The best of the 2002 FIFA World Cup (Lo Mejor del mundial 2002) - Feature transmission during the 2002 Korea-Japan Worldcup.
• XHDRBZ First (Primer XHDRBZ)- Transmits various TV celebrities mentioning the XHDRBZ sketches they appeared in.
• XHDRBZ Last (Último XHDRBZ) - Transmission where the producer communicates through a sketch that the show will cease transmitting for a period of time.