List of The Colbert Report episodes (2006)

This list of episodes of "The Colbert Report" details information on all 2006 episodes of "The Colbert Report", a popular Comedy Central show hosted by Stephen Colbert, and produced by Colbert, Jon Stewart, and Ben Karlin. Colbert plays the role of a libertarian/conservative blowhard journalist character, similar to his role on "The Daily Show". In "The Colbert Report", the former correspondent becomes the host of his own parody of media pundit programs, such as "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Hannity and Colmes".

There are a number of noteworthy recurring elements in most episodes of "The Colbert Report". Most episodes feature "The Wørd" of the day, which serves as a theme for a monologue early in the episode, each has a studio guest later in the episode, and each begins with a brief summary of what the episode will contain, followed by an introductory phrase and then by the theme music. This introductory phrase very often inserts the word "truth" into a common phrase, such as "Apply Truth liberally to the inflamed area," or says "this is "The Colbert Report"," though there are exceptions.

Season 2 (2006)

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September

December

Notes

# On the January 9, 2006, episode, there was no Wørd of the day because Jack Abramoff pleading guilty to a number of felony criminal charges was said to present no issue, and thus no story. However, the segment still proceeded as usual, just without any "theme" word; the lack of a word itself became the theme.
# The word "¡Cerrado!" was in reference to the U.S. borders, with Colbert recommending a wall built not just along the Mexican border but also along the Canadian border and the East and West coasts, and with a dome covering everything inside.
# The word "Old School" was used in reference to the purportedly vengeful style of the God of the Old Testament.
# The word "smarterer" was used to describe a condition better than being smarter, by being "smarter" at subjects like religion which Colbert identified as being more important than traditional school subjects like math and science; Colbert responded to reports of overseas students outscoring American students at core school subjects by seeking to become "smarterer," such as by learning that the answer to every question in science class is that "God did it."
#The word Public-See was punned as a humorous antonym of Privacy.
# Stephen follows a mistake by Carl Zimmer, who mistakenly gives the name "Edward Colbert" in his original article for "The New York Times".
# The word "Jesi" was used to refer to more than one Jesus.
# The word "U.S.A.? U.S.A.?" was used to signify Colbert's disappointment with the U.S. Olympic team in contrast to his word "U.S.A.! U.S.A.!" on February 9, 2006.
# The phrase translates into English as "Let the Good Times Roll," though Colbert declares that it translates to "Show us your tits."
# The word "Martyr" was used to refer to "The death of Tom DeLay's political career."
# The word "Save It" was used as in "Save your breath" in reference to arguments about Global warming.
# Introductory phrase from Bart Simpson, Jimmie Walker, Henry Winkler as Fonzie, and Gary Coleman as Arnold Jackson.
# The word "Bard" was used "As in, these kids should be bard up in jail," in reference to juvenile rehabilitation.
# The phrase "Drug-Fueled Sex Crime" was a suggestion to politically active celebrities such as George Clooney to have one so they can "slink off" and "just say no to political action."
# The word "Lunchables" was used to describe how "America should be, in hermetically sealed, individual spaces."
# The opening line refers to the song "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls.
# As the result, many people act upon his instructions and vandalize Wikipedia, with the result that certain articles, including "Elephant", "Oregon", "George Washington", "Latchkey kid", "Serial killer", "Hitler", "The Colbert Report" and "Stephen Colbert" are/were temporarily protected.
# The WØRD segment on August 16, 2006 was done as La PALABRA (with the Ø slash through the second A) by Colbert's Mexican equivalent, Esteban.
# An audience member transformed into a "Colbert Report" fanatic on "30 Days" invoked several recurring elements. The WØRD "HELP!" was triggered as the man was being led out by security.