# Minding the Store

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***Minding the Store*** is a 2005 American [reality television](/source/Reality_television) show which aired on [TBS](/source/TBS_(American_TV_channel)). It stars comedian [Pauly Shore](/source/Pauly_Shore), who in the show made efforts to revitalize his acting career and run the family business, [The Comedy Store](/source/The_Comedy_Store).

## Content

The show is a [reality television](/source/Reality_television) series in which comedian [Pauly Shore](/source/Pauly_Shore) runs [The Comedy Store](/source/The_Comedy_Store), the comedy club run by his family. Features of the series include him attempting to add new features to the club, such as food service. Shore's parents, [Mitzi Shore](/source/Mitzi_Shore) and [Sammy Shore](/source/Sammy_Shore), also make appearances.[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](/source/Straight_man) role.[3]

Shore pledged to send a dollar to anyone who viewed the show's first episode and failed to laugh.[4]

## Critical reception

Ted Cox of the [Arlington Heights, Illinois](/source/Arlington_Heights,_Illinois) *[Daily Herald](/source/Daily_Herald_(Arlington_Heights,_Illinois))* gave the show a mostly positive review. Although he thought the segments focused more on Shore's personal life than the comedy club were "dull", he also thought that Shore showed "some humility", and thought that setting the show in a comedy club added several opportunities for humor.[4]

## References

1. ["Pauly Shore hops on the reality bandwagon"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/392129037). [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette](/source/Pittsburgh_Post-Gazette). July 17, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

1. ["Pauly Shore is straight man in Minding the Store"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/269428407). The Province. July 17, 2005. pp. C12. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

1. ["A surprisingly winning Pauly Shore in 'Minding the Store'"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/256845165). *[Hartford Courant](/source/Hartford_Courant)*. July 16, 2005. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

1. Ted Cox (July 15, 2005). ["Not awful? The unfunny Pauly Shore bets the house and keeps his money in 'Minding the Store'"](https://www.proquest.com/docview/313075924). The Daily Herald. Retrieved May 11, 2022.

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