Minding the Store

Minding the Store is a 2005 American reality television show which aired on TBS.

It stars comedian Pauly Shore, who in the show made efforts to revitalize his acting career and run the family business, The Comedy Store.

[1][2] Shore himself said of the series that he found it unusual since it was the first work in which he was required to play a straight man role.

[3] Shore pledged to send a dollar to anyone who viewed the show's first episode and failed to laugh.

[4] Ted Cox of the Arlington Heights, Illinois Daily Herald gave the show a mostly positive review.