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The Pre-Natal Pageant
The setup
The premise
Here’s the bit.
Dale and his pregnant wife Rhonda travel the fetal pageant circuit, insisting their baby loves the attention. Between interviews in their trophy-filled home, the film visits a regional contest where entrants are judged by ultrasound, and a cosmetic surgeon who boasts of operating on babies before birth. Dale piles on jobs to cover the entry fees, from a pork rind factory to a portable toilet business to kissing elephants' rears at the circus, and a small cash prize barely dents the cost. Two weeks later their fetus is crowned at a Hollywood-themed pageant, and closing captions report what became of the family, the surgeon and one of the judges.
The funny people
Meet the cast. 13
Becky Thyre
Assistant/Staff member
John Ennis
Various roles
Tom Kenny
Various roles
Jay Johnston
Various roles
Paul F. Tompkins
Various roles
Brian Posehn
Various roles
Brett Paesel
Various roles
Jerry Minor
Various roles
Dino Stamatopoulos
Various roles
BJ Porter
Various roles
Say it with us
Highly quotable.
That's a school where they teach you how to finish.
See, what I can do with these fetuses is literally a miracle, okay?
It's gonna go good.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.

Bob Odenkirk
Writer

David Cross
Writer

Scott Aukerman
Writer


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