Synopsis

The inaugural episode of *The Colbert Report* opened with Stephen Colbert introducing a segment he himself had devised: "The Word," where he playfully coined the term "Truthiness." The show also featured segments addressing topics ranging from the threat level of avian flu to basketball, babies, hurricanes, and James Brady. Colbert interviewed Stone Phillips, an Emmy-winning journalist and host of *Dateline NBC*. The interview concluded with a spirited competition of gravitas between the two men