Infomercials (TV specials)

Infomercials
Genre
Starring Various
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
Production
Executive producer(s)
Producer(s)
Camera setup Single camera
Running time 5–22 minutes (15-30 min. with commercials)
Production company(s) Williams Street
Release
Original network Adult Swim
Picture format 1080i (16:9 HDTV)
Audio format Dolby Surround
Original release November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) – present
External links
Website

Infomercials is the name of a project of quarter-hour American television comedy specials that have little to do with each other except that they are all fictitious.

Most of the episodes lampoon the infomercial format, while others parody tropes and cliches in media such as closed-circuit info channels in hotels, sitcoms, and public-access television. The specials typically air at 4 AM Eastern Time. There is no title card or common identifier to any of the episodes, and On-Screen Programming guide info on each episode is left generic. Every episode has a different look and feel as there are no common directors, production companies or crew between all of the episodes, although some production companies have returned to make additional (and unrelated) episodes.

One particular episode, "Too Many Cooks", is notable for gathering media interest in November 2014. It contains a long-form introduction sequence common to 1980s and 1990s TV shows, except with a seemingly endless cast that continued to be introduced for 11 minutes straight.[1][2]

Specials

All the titles are or have been aired under the homonym banner, according to the Adult Swim schedule.

No. Title Created by Written by Directed by Co-production(s) Original air date
1 Icelandic UltraBlue H. Jon Benjamin and
David Cross		 H. Jon Benjamin and David Cross Jeff Buchanan November 3, 2009
2 Dangerously Delicious: Paid
Advertisement		 Aziz Ansari (original
stand-up comedy film)		 Aziz Ansari, Jason Woliner, and Eric
Wareheim		 Eric Wareheim Abso Lutely Productions
Grandpa Pictures		 July 23, 2012
3 The NTSF:SD:SUV:HISS
Infomercial[3][4][lower-alpha 6]		 Paul Scheer Alex Fernie and Nick Wiger Alex Fernie 2nd Man On The Moon
Abominable Pictures		 November 9, 2012
4 Swords, Knives, Very Sharp
Objects and Cutlery[lower-alpha 6]		 Rob Huebel Eric Appel November 27, 2012
5 For-Profit Online University Wild, Aggressive Dog Story by : Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein,
Matthew Klinman, Micheal Pielocik,
Chris Sartinsky, and Sam West
Teleplay by : Sam West 		Sam West Abominable Pictures
Wild, Aggressive Dog
(uncredited)		 December 17, 2013
6 Live Forever as You Are Now
with Alan Resnick		 Ben O'Brien and Alan
Resnick		 Alan Resnick and Dina Kelberman Ben O'Brien and
Alan Resnick		 AB Video Solutions, LLC December 24, 2013
7 Broomshakalaka! Justin Becker, Steve
Clemmons, Becca
Kinskey, Daniel Kwan,
and Daniel Scheinert		 Justin Becker and Steve Clemmons Daniel Kwan and
Daniel Scheinert		 Abominable Pictures January 6, 2014
8 Fartcopter[lower-alpha 7] Rob Huebel Rob Huebel Alex Fernie October 6, 2014
9 The Salad Mixxxer Chris Amick, Ben
Mekler, and David
Soldinger		 Chris Amick, Ben Mekler, and David
Soldinger		 Ken Marino and
David Soldinger		 October 13, 2014
10 Alpha Chow[lower-alpha 8] Justin Becker, Steve
Clemmons, and Becca
Kinskey		 Justin Becker and Steve Clemmons Dave Green October 20, 2014
11 Goth Fitness[lower-alpha 8] Chris Amick, Ben
Mekler, and David
Soldinger		 Chris Amick, Ben Mekler, and David
Soldinger		 Danny Jelinek
12 Too Many Cooks Casper Kelly Casper Kelly Casper Kelly October 28, 2014
13 The Newbridge Tourism
Board Presents: "We're
Newbridge, We're Comin' to
Get Ya!"		 Tom Scharpling and
Jon Wurster		 Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster Tom Scharpling Production Company
Productions		 November 3, 2014
14 In Search of Miracle Man Matt Besser and Rich
Fulcher		 Matt Besser and Rich Fulcher Neil Mahoney Abominable Pictures November 10, 2014
15 Smart Pipe Wild, Aggressive Dog Story by : Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein,
Matthew Klinman, Micheal Pielocik,
Chris Sartinsky, and Sam West
Teleplay by : Micheal Pielocik (in Smart
Pipe); Chris Sartinsky (in Book of Christ) 		Zachary Johnson
and Jeffrey Max		 Abominable Pictures
Wild, Aggressive Dog		 November 17, 2014
16 Book of Christ November 24, 2014
17 Frank Pierre Presents: "The
Frank Pierre Resort & Casino"		 Paul Scheer Paul Scheer Matthew Freund Abominable Pictures
2nd Man On The Moon		 December 2, 2014
18 Unedited Footage of a Bear Ben O'Brien (concept) Alan Resnick, Robby Rackleff, and Dina
Kelberman		 Alan Resnick and
Ben O'Brien		 AB Video Solutions, LLC December 16, 2014
19 This House Has People in It Alan Resnick (concept) Alan Resnick AB Surveillance Solutions March 14, 2016
20 Joe Pera Talks You to
Sleep[lower-alpha 9]		 Joe Pera Joe Pera Kieran O'Hare Chestnut Walnut Unlimited March 21, 2016
21 Big Grams: "Born to Shine" /
"Run for Your Life"[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 10]		 Antwan Patton, Sarah
Barthel, and Josh
Carter		 Sarah Barthel, Antwan Patton, and Jim
Petosa		 Awesome Inc. March 28, 2016
22 M.O.P.Z. Todd Rohal and
Benjamin Kasulke		 Todd Rohal and Benjamin Kasulke Todd Rohal Mechanical Dreams
PFFR		 April 4, 2016
23 Giles Vanderhoot Michael Showalter Michael Showalter and Jonathan Stern Michael Showalter Abominable Pictures April 25, 2016
24 Live at the Necropolis: The
Lords of Synth		 Nick Corirossi, Scott
Gairdner, Charles
Ingram, Danny Jelinek,
and Ryan Perez		 Scott Gairdner and Ryan Perez Nick Corirossi and
Charles Ingram		 May 2, 2016
25 NewsHits Rob Huebel Rob Huebel Sergio Cilli May 31, 2016
26 Mulchtown Chris Sartinsky and
Becca Kinskey		 Chris Sartinsky Danny Jelinek Ideal Milk Co.
Abominable Pictures[7]
(uncredited)		 June 7, 2016
27 Check It Out! with Scott
Clam[lower-alpha 6]		 John C. Reilly, Tim
Heidecker, and Eric
Wareheim		 Tim Heidecker, Eric Wareheim, and
John C. Reilly		 Tim Heidecker and
Eric Wareheim		 Abso Lutely Productions October 23, 2017
28 The Suplex Duplex Complex Zack Carlson, Bryan
Connolly, and Todd
Rohal		 Zack Carlson, Bryan Connolly, and Todd
Rohal		 Todd Rohal PFFR
Ten Acre Films		 October 30, 2017
29 Wet Shapes Kati Skelton Kati Skelton Kati Skelton Little Bear Bear Productions
It's Grim		 November 6, 2017
30 Innovation Makers: The
Coyote Suit		 Dan Guterman and
John Harris		 Dan Guterman and John Harris Danny Jelinek Abso Lutely Productions December 12, 2017
31 A Message from the Future Paul Scheer Paul Scheer and Jonathan Stern Ryan Perez Abominable Pictures
2nd Man On The Moon		 June 4, 2018
32 Cool Dad - Official Trailer Alex Kavutskiy and
Ariel Gardner		 Alex Kavutskiy and Ariel Gardner Alex Kavutskiy and
Ariel Gardner		 Abominable Pictures June 11, 2018
33 Dayworld[lower-alpha 9][lower-alpha 7] Cole Kush and Jay
Weingarten		 Cole Kush and Jay Weingarten Cole Kush and Jay
Weingarten		 Abso Lutely Productions
Daytime Studio		 June 18, 2018
34 Final Deployment 4: Queen
Battle Walkthrough[lower-alpha 11]		 Casper Kelly and Nick
Gibbons		 Casper Kelly and Nick Gibbons Casper Kelly and
Nick Gibbons		 June 25, 2018
35 Food: The Source of Life Greg Hess Greg Hess Ryan Perez Abominable Pictures July 2, 2018

Scrapped

  • The Six Pack Comedy Minute[8]
  • Ultimate Beetles Collection[9][10]

Notes

  1. ↑ Keith Crofford serves as Executive Producer for Williams Street for all infomercials.
  2. 1 2 Mike Lazzo and Walter Newman serve as Executive Producers for Williams Street for select infomercials individually alongside Crofford.
  3. ↑ Melissa Warrenburg serves as Producer for Williams Street for live action infomercials from 2016 and prior, as well as Final Deployment 4: Queen Battle Walkthrough in 2018.
  4. ↑ Ollie Green serves as Producer for Williams Street for animated infomercials and the M.O.P.Z. infomercial.
  5. ↑ Mark Costa serves as Producer for Williams Street for live action infomercials after 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 These three Infomercials are the only ones to be related to TV series.
  7. 1 2 These two Infomercials also acts as pilot episodes for Adult Swim.[5][6]
  8. 1 2 These two Infomercials are the only eighth-hour ones of the project, and are always scheduled as one program listed in TV guides as "Alpha Chow & Goth Fitness". No commercial break is aired between it.
  9. 1 2 3 These three Infomercials are the only animated ones of the project.
  10. ↑ Only music video Infomercial of the entire project.
  11. ↑ Only half-hour Infomercial of the entire project.

References

  1. ↑ Grinberg, Emanuella (November 10, 2014). "This weekend's trending video: 'Too Many Cooks'" (Online). Turner Media. CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Branch, Chris. "'Too Many Cooks' Creator Dishes On Making The Viral Hit". Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  3. ↑ "NTSF:SD:SUV" The NTSF: SD: SUV: HISS Infomercial (TV Episode 2012)". IMDb. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. ↑ Bean, Alex (November 13, 2012). "NTSF:SD:SUV:: Episode Recap - HISS Infomercial - Season 2, Episode 13 – ToonZone News". ToonZone. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  5. ↑ Adult Swim Pilot or Real Florida on Vimeo
  6. ↑ DAYWORLD - Cole Kush / Hello!
  7. ↑ Adult Swim Infomercials — Abominable Pictures
  8. ↑ Bnjrivera (March 11, 2016). "NEWS: The Return of the 4am Infomercials Premiering on 03.14.16 - [swim squad]". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ LySK1hZ.png (1301×642)
  10. ↑ Bnjrivera (March 11, 2016). "NEWS: The Return of the 4am Infomercials Premiering on 03.14.16 - [swim squad]". Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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