MTV networks has announced that a new reality show featuring Osama Bin Laden and Al Gore, in which the two battle each  other while trying to save the environment, has been added to their lineup of new shows.

In a statement released today Judy McGrath, chairman and CEO of MTV Networks said:

MTV cares about the environment.  We want to do our part to help stop climate change and the resultant destruction of Mother Earth.  Accordingly we are pleased to have one of the greatest figures of the past decade on board.  With his intellect, charisma and humor he will challenge our viewers to become better stewards of Mother Earth.  And we also have Al Gore, who will provide much needed comedy relief.

The new show, tentatively entitled “Saving the Earth (One Infidel at a Time)” will feature Bin Laden and Gore in a variety of situations around the globe as they try to combine their conflicting agendas (one wants to protect the environment, the other lost the 2000 presidential election) without driving each other crazy.

We see it as a modern-day Odd Couple type of show with a moral agenda.  Just think of the humor as earthy, rugged Bin Laden invites stuffy Al Gore to live with him in his cave.  Or the slapstick involved when Gore invites Bin Laden to dinner in New York and Bin Laden has to adjust to high society and flush toilets.  Bin Laden might lecture Al on the evil of indoor plumbing and how it is leading to rising sea levels and flooding of Muslim countries.

A preview of a scene from the series shown to reporters showed Gore wandering through Bin Laden’s cave in Pakistan with a duster as he attempted to clean the cave and bring it up to his standards of cleanliness.  Gore then asks where the bathroom is as he has to “answer nature’s call.”  He is given a bucket by Bin Laden and told to relieve himself outdoors and spread his manure onto the fields to act as fertilizer.

“I am Al Gore.  I do not defecate in buckets!”

The scene was highly praised by critics.  Said McGrath:

You see!  You see!  This show is going to be a comedy goldmine!  We already have sponsors lined up.

In a joint interview, Bin Laden and Gore stressed that while they may have differences of opinion they both want to stop climate change.

Bin Laden:  Climate change is very dangerous.  Pakistan is flooding because of it.  We must save the environment and kill the infidel.

Gore:  I agree with my friend Osama that we must prevent climate change.  Of course we disagree on certain things like killing infidels and the need for indoor plumbing.  If I can get him to agree to put a flush toilet in his cave that would be a good start.

Bin Laden:  Flush toilets lead to rising sea levels.  The science is settled on this.

Gore: Just one flush toilet won’t hurt will it?  I’m not comfortable using a bucket for my bodily functions.

Bin Laden:  Elitist!

Gore:  Yeah, well you stink.  When was the last time you washed your robes?

Bin Laden:  I do not use detergent.  They damage the environment.

Gore:  What about soap?

Bin Laden:  You are fat.

Gore:  You see what I have to  put up with?  I love the man but he’s driving me crazy.

The show will premiere immediately after the Super Bowl.

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