Pardon the Interruption 1st Episode | Oct. 22 2001 

20 years later still great 💯💯💯

Best sports show of all time

I just can't believe how much they nailed it on day one. The show literally hasn't changed in almost 25 years because it was so perfect from the start.

Whos watching this in 2024?

Best show on ESPN. Period. ATH is second.

I was there for this

Same ending. This is unreal how the show is basically identical still 20 years later.

It’s still on and Tom Brady is still playing

PTI is basically the first TV show to do consistent sports debate talk show on Television on a daily basis, with the sole purpose of the TV show being sports debate talk. Before this, it was just radio debate talk show with Mike and the Mad Dog and every other radio show. The other sports debate talk show that was on TV was Sports Reporters, and that was like only aired once a week. Shame that this is the only 2001 episode online / or part of this first show.

They have both aged really well.

Sampras did go on to win 1 more major, the 2002 US Open

We were all so young. I can’t believe my small alma mater was mentioned in the first episode. Fight on Fresno State!!!🎉🎉🎉❤

Johnny Depp still making news too

Damm they dont look much younger. Shower stayed pretty much the same

0:23 how you know it’s the first episode 😂

Funny, Mike Wilbon not confrontational and angry, I didn't remember that. Eventually his real personality emerged

Tony…..Tony !

Nice ! Thank You ! 'La Cheeserie' !

Little did they know...

I remember one of the promos where Tony says ;We're Black" Then Michael shakes his head and says something like" One of us needs glasses"

That’s a pretty nice haircut.

This crazy

I was a Freshman in HS

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i had no idea how closely after 9/11 they started

1:10 Not so fast my friend

Tony "Johnny Depp is fabulous" didnt age so well haha. Love the 1st show I've been watching for all 20 years since I was 10. I've been shouted out a few times and my heart melts when I hear "same time tomorrow knuckleheads" and breaks when I hear "have a good weekend knuckleheads"

I stopped watching the show after Wilbon was yelling at everyone to get vaccinated.

Haha! The Ohio State Buckeyes won the 2002 BCS title! GO BUCKS!