XHDRbZ

XHDRbZ
Also known as	XHDЯBZ
Genre	Sketch comedy
Created by	Eugenio Derbez Florinda Meza
Directed by	Eugenio Derbez
Creative director	Gus Rodríguez
Starring	Eugenio Derbez
Voices of	Florinda Meza
Theme music composer	Suite Sync (2002, 2003) Sensaciones Sónicas (2004)
Country of origin	Mexico
Original language	Spanish
Production
Executive producer	Eugenio Derbez
Producers	Eugenio Derbez Elias Solorio Lara
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Televisa
Original release
Network	Canal de las Estrellas
Release	July 15, 2002 (2002-07-15) – March 10, 2004 (2004-03-10)
Related
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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 sketch comedy television series created by Eugenio Derbez. It premiered on Canal de las Estrellas on 15 July 2002.^[1] XHDRBZ emulated a television channel that broadcasts sketches. The series ended production in 2004, due to Derbez wanting to focus on other projects.^[2] The final episode aired on 10 March 2004.^[3]

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, like in a real television program. 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 Gabriela Ruffo
• Adal Ramones
• Vicente Fox (President of Mexico at the time of the show)
• Cuauhtémoc Blanco
• Marco Antonio Regil
• Joaquín López Doriga
• Kate del Castillo
• Antonio de Valdez
• Enrique el "Perro" Bermúdez
• Alejandra Guzmán
• Cristina Saralegui
• Xavier Lopez Chabelo
• Amador Narcia
• Enrique Rocha
• Furcio
• Amira
• Lupita D'Alessio
• Sergio Corona
• Enrique Bermundes
• Jacobo Zabludovsky
• Jose Luis Cuevas
• Ernesto Alonoso
• 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 crazy conk (El Lonje Loco), 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
  "cabrón"
• 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 (Marilyn 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 (
  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.