Mr. Show with Bob and David
The American sketch show that took Monty Python's structure — sketches flowing into one another rather than ending — and put it on cable.
Mr. Show with Bob and David opens with a main title sequence of 31 seconds.
It arrived on HBO in 1995, when Tales from the Crypt, The Kids in the Hall and Dream On were also on the network.
The opening titles
Season 1
31sThe HBO original's animated title card, not the 2015 revival that had been absorbing the search.
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