Mr. Show Searches for Truth

Adam Sandler infamously declared during a video segment at the 84th Academy Awards that he's "eventually trying to, one day, tell the truth." Sandler might not be the most credible truth-seeker out there, but his pursuit to portray reality through comedy remains noble (even if this somehow involves the existence of Grown Ups 2). After all, humorously exploring universal human experiences fertile ground for comedy. The agony of making binary decisions is one such experience.

Binary decisions can be the most difficult to make because you cannot make a correct choice if each option seems equally correct. This can turn a simple "yes" or "no" question into a form of torture that only sociopaths are spared from. This universal truth (as Adam Sandler might put it) was best illustrated in the Mr. Show sketch 'Change for a Dollar.' What should you do when someone asks for change for a dollar, quarters mostly? The sketch does not definitively answer this, but we do learn that ultimate success in life is not about making the correct decisions, it's about making decisions. This is an important truth to know.