Infomercials (TV series)

Infomercials
Genre	Parody Satire Black comedy
Starring	Various live actors
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Keith Crofford Mike Lazzo Walter Newman
Producer(s)	Melissa Warrenburg Ollie Green
Camera setup	Single camera
Running time	5–11 minutes (15 min. with commercials)
Production company(s)	Williams Street
Release
Original network	Adult Swim
Picture format	16:9 HDTV
Original release	November 3, 2009 (2009-11-03) – present
External links
Website

Infomercials is the name of a series 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 during 4am. 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 1980's and 1990's TV shows, except with a seemingly endless cast that continued to be introduced for 11 minutes straight.^[1]^[2]

Specials

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 (2009-11-03)
2	Dangerously Delicious: Paid Advertisement		Aziz Ansari, Jason Woliner, and Eric Wareheim	Eric Wareheim	Abso Lutely Productions Grandpa Pictures	July 23, 2012 (2012-07-23)
3	Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects, and Cutlery	Paul Scheer	Rob Huebel	Eric Appel	2nd Man On The Moon Abominable Pictures	November 27, 2012 (2012-11-27)
4	For-Profit Online University		Sam West (teleplay) Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein, Matthew Klinman, Micheal Pielocik, Chris Sartinsky, and Sam West (story)	Sam West	Abominable Pictures	December 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
5	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 (2013-12-24)
6	Broomshakalaka!		Justin Becker and Steve Clemmons	Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert	Abominable Pictures	January 6, 2014 (2014-01-06)
7	Fartcopter		Rob Huebel	Alex Fernie	Abominable Pictures	October 6, 2014 (2014-10-06)
8	The Salad Mixxxer		Chris Amick, Ben Mekler, and David Soldinger	Ken Marino and David Soldinger	Abominable Pictures	October 13, 2014 (2014-10-13)
9	Alpha Chow		Justin Becker and Steve Clemmons	Dave Green	Abominable Pictures	October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
10	Goth Fitness		Chris Amick, Ben Mekler, and David Soldinger	Danny Jelinek	Abominable Pictures	October 20, 2014 (2014-10-20)
11	Too Many Cooks	Drew Asparagus and Yohanne Asparagus	Casper Kelly	Casper Kelly		October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
12	The Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: "We're Newbridge, We're Comin' to Get Ya!"		Tom Scharpling and Jon Wurster	Tom Scharpling	Production Company Productions	November 3, 2014 (2014-11-03)
13	In Search of Miracle Man		Matt Besser and Rich Fulcher	Neil Mahoney	Abominable Pictures	November 10, 2014 (2014-11-10)
14	Smart Pipe		Micheal Pielocik (teleplay) Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein, Matthew Klinman, Micheal Pielocik, Chris Sartinsky, and Sam West (story)	Zachary Johnson and Jeffrey Max	Abominable Pictures Wild, Aggressive Dog	November 17, 2014 (2014-11-17)
15	Book of Christ		Chris Sartinsky (teleplay) Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein, Matthew Klinman, Micheal Pielocik, Chris Sartinsky, and Sam West (story)	Zachary Johnson and Jeffrey Max	Abominable Pictures Wild, Aggressive Dog	November 24, 2014 (2014-11-24)
16	Frank Pierre Presents: "The Frank Pierre Resort & Casino"		Paul Scheer	Matthew Freund	Abominable Pictures 2nd Man On The Moon	December 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)
17	Unedited Footage of a Bear	Ben O'Brien	Alan Resnick, Dina Kelberman, and Robby Rackleff	Alan Resnick and Ben O'Brien	AB Video Solutions, LLC	December 16, 2014 (2014-12-16)
18	This House Has People in It		Alan Resnick, Robby Rackleff, and Dina Kelberman	Alan Resnick	AB Video Solutions, LLC	March 14, 2016 (2016-03-14)
19	Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep	Joe Pera	Joe Pera		Chestnut Walnut Unlimited	March 21, 2016 (2016-03-21)
20	M.O.P.Z.		Todd Rohal and Benjamin Kasulke	Todd Rohal	Mechanical Dreams PFFR	April 4, 2016 (2016-04-04)
21	Giles Vanderhoot		Michael Showalter and Jonathan Stern	Michael Showalter	Abominable Pictures	April 25, 2016 (2016-04-25)
22	Live at the Necropolis: The Lords of Synth		Scott Gairdner and Ryan Perez	Nick Corirossi and Charles Ingram	Abominable Pictures	May 2, 2016 (2016-05-02)
23	NewsHits		Rob Huebel	Sergio Cilli	Abominable Pictures	May 31, 2016 (2016-05-31)
24	Mulchtown		Chris Sartinsky	Danny Jelinek	Ideal Milk Co.	June 7, 2016 (2016-06-07)

References

↑ Grinberg, Emanuella (November 10, 2014). "This weekend's trending video: 'Too Many Cooks'" (Online). Turner Media. CNN. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
↑ Branch, Chris. "'Too Many Cooks' Creator Dishes On Making The Viral Hit". Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved 19 May 2016.

External links

Official website

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