Infomercials (TV series)
| Infomercials | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy Parody Satire Black comedy |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 15 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single camera |
| Running time | 5 to 11 minutes (15 min. with commercials) |
| Release | |
| Original network | Adult Swim |
| Picture format | 16:9 HDTV |
| Original release | December 17, 2013 – 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 an 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]
Episodes
2009
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Icelandic Ultra Blue" | David Cross & H. Jon Benjamin | David Cross & H. Jon Benjamin | November 3, 2009 |
2012
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Production Companies | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 1 | "Aziz" | Eric Wareheim | Aziz Ansari, Jason Woliner, Eric Wareheim | Abso Lutely Productions Grandpa Pictures |
July 23, 2012 |
| 3 | 2 | "Swords, Knives, Very Sharp Objects, and Cutlery" | Eric Appel | Rob Huebel | 2nd Man on the Moon Abominable Pictures |
November 27, 2012 |
2013
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Production Companies | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | "For-Profit Online University" | Sam West | Story by: Geoff Haggerty & Dan E. Klein & Matthew Klinman & Michael Pielocik & Chris Sartinsky & Sam West Teleplay: Sam West |
Abominable Pictures | December 17, 2013 |
| 5 | 2 | "Live Forever as You Are Now with Alan Resnick" | Ben O’Brien & Alan Resnick | Alan Resnick & Dina Kelberman (concept by Ben O’Brien & Alan Resnick) |
AB Video Solutions, LLC | December 24, 2013 |
| 6 | 3 | "Broomshakalaka" | Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert | Justin Becker & Steve Clemmons | Abominable Pictures | January 6, 2014 |
2014
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Production Companies | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "Fartcopter" | Alex Fernie | Rob Huebel | Abominable Pictures | October 6, 2014 |
| 8 | 2 | "The Salad Mixxxer" | Ken Marino & David Soldinger | Chris Amick & Ben Mekler & David Soldinger | Abominable Pictures | October 13, 2014 |
| 9 | 3 | "Alpha Chow" | Dave Green | Justin Becker & Steve Clemmons | Abominable Pictures | October 20, 2014 |
| 10 | 4 | "Goth Fitness" | Danny Jelinek | Chris Amick & Ben Mekler & David Soldinger | Abominable Pictures | October 20, 2014 |
| 11 | 5 | "Too Many Cooks" | Casper Kelly | Casper Kelly | TBA | October 27, 2014 |
| 12 | 6 | "The Newbridge Tourism Board Presents: We're Newbridge We're Comin' to Get Ya!" | Tom Scharpling | Tom Scharpling & Jon Wurster | Production Company Productions | November 3, 2014 |
| 13 | 7 | "In Search of Miracle Man" | Neil Mahoney | Matt Besser & Rich Fulcher | Abominable Pictures | November 10, 2014 |
| 14 | 8 | "Smart Pipe" | Zachary Johnson & Jeffrey Max | Story by: Geoff Haggerty & Dan E. Klein & Matthew Klinman & Michael Pielocik & Chris Sartinsky & Sam West Teleplay by: Michael Pielocik |
Abominable Pictures Wild Aggressive Dog |
November 17, 2014 |
| 15 | 9 | "Book of Christ" | Zachary Johnson & Jeffrey Max | Story by: Geoff Haggerty & Dan E. Klein & Matthew Klinman & Michael Pielocik & Chris Sartinsky & Sam West Teleplay by: Chris Sartinsky |
Abominable Pictures Wild Aggressive Dog |
November 24, 2014 |
| 16 | 10 | "Frank Pierre Presents: Pierre Resort & Casino" | Matthew Freund | Paul Scheer | Abominable Pictures 2nd Man on the Moon |
December 2, 2014 |
| 17 | 11 | "Unedited Footage of a Bear" | Alan Resnick & Ben O'Brien | Alan Resnick, Dina Kelberman, Robby Rackleff (concept by Ben O'Brien) |
AB Video Solutions, LLC | December 16, 2014 |
2016
| No. in series |
No. in season |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Production Companies | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 1 | "This House Has People In It" | Alan Resnick | Alan Resnick, Robby Rackleff, Dina Kelberman | AB Video Solutions, LLC | March 14, 2016 |
| 19 | 2 | "Joe Pera Talks You To Sleep" | N/A | Joe Pera | Chestnut Walnut Unlimited | March 21, 2016 |
| 20 | 3 | "M.O.P.Z." | Todd Rohal | Todd Rohal, Benjamin Kasulke | Mechanical Dreams PFFR |
April 4, 2016 |
| 21 | 4 | "Giles Vanderhoot" | Michael Showalter | Michael Showalter & Jonathan Stern | Abominable Pictures | April 25, 2016 |
| 22 | 5 | "Live at the Necropolis: Lords of Synth" | Nick Corirossi & Charles Ingram | Scott Gairdner & Ryan Perez | Abominable Pictures | May 2, 2016 |
| 23 | 6 | "NewsHits" | Sergio Cilli | Rob Huebel | Abominable Pictures | May 31, 2016 |
| 24 | 7 | "MulchTown" | TBA | TBA | TBA | June 7, 2016 |
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