Justin Roiland

Mark Justin Roiland (born February 21, 1980) is an American voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director. He is best known as the co-creator of Adult Swim's animated sitcom Rick and Morty, for which he voiced the protagonists Rick Sanchez and Morty Smith, and as the co-creator of Hulu's Solar Opposites, in which he voiced the main character Korvo, until both networks severed ties with him in 2023. He has also played Earl of Lemongrab on Adventure Time and Blendin Blandin on Gravity Falls. He founded the animation studio Justin Roiland's Solo Vanity Card Productions! and the video game studio Squanch Games. Description above from the Wikipedia article Justin Roiland, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

Tiger, Wizzard, and Suitcase

This is actually the first cartoon I ever made. Working with Sevan Najarian and Abed Gheith, this thing was all we did every day for a few months back in early 2003. I drew everything and Sevan key-framed all my art making it come alive. It was actually one of the most pure things I’ve ever done, since we had no reason for making this thing other than our own desire to do so. We didn’t have an audience in mind. I remember Abed and I recorded all the voices in my car, right into the mic of a shitty Sony digital 8 camcorder. It sounds like shit, and we were soaked in sweat from the heat of that car, but the whole time we were laughing our asses off. The comic book shop in the opening is “Earth2Comics” in Sherman Oaks. I still shop there to this day. This thing was originally supposed to just be a segment on a larger animated variety show that was packaged as a comic book. 22 minute comedy. episode one would have been issue #1, episode two would have been issue#...

Release Date: 2004-05-30

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Paloni Pitch Presentation

This was a pitch presentation that I made on spec in order to convince FOX that “The Paloni Family” would be the ideal late night show for their saturday night block. It was 2009, and they had just cancelled Mad TV and there was a perfect little slice of heaven that I was hoping to turn into my playground. I brought this in, and was able to sell them on it. We started moving forward with this as late night for a few weeks, when suddenly, BOOM. The president of FOX (Kevin Reilly) shifted gears on the animated idea for that Saturday night slot. He still loved this project, and decided that it was strong enough/ interesting enough to be developed for prime time. So that’s what we did. And the original idea began to buckle once subjected to the scrutiny of the prime time development process. The Paloni “packaging” was supposed to be a really simple narrative that took up at most 25% of the total episode. Instead we ended up writing a pilot script that was about 9...

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Rick and Morty: Interdimensional Showdown

Rick's just trying to enjoy a nice breakfast, but he's kidnapped by a group of alternate Ricks and taken to stand trial for crimes against Ricks. Rick and Morty encounter a Rick and Morty from the Citadel of Ricks before heading off on an adventure. Morty hopes to reconnect with Rick, leading them down an emotional path. Without a portal gun, Rick and Morty are stranded as they float through space. The search for Rick Prime takes Rick and Morty to the vast reaches of the multiverse to bring him down for good.

Release Date: 2023-11-12

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith / Rick Prime / Evil Morty (voice)

Vote Count: 1

King Star King

Greg McNelson, committed family man, is in for a rude awakening.

Release Date: 2023-02-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Hank Waffles

Vote Count: 1

Koala Man

A powerless superhero and family patriarch in an Australian suburb lives a not-so-secret identity as Koala Man while possessing a burning passion to snuff out petty crime and bring order the community.

Release Date: 2023-01-09

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Chad Wagon (voice)

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 35

The Paloni Show! Halloween Special!

Leroy, Reggie and Cheruce Paloni host a Halloween special full of spooky shorts from a group of up-and-coming animators.

Release Date: 2022-10-17

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Leroy Peloni (voice)

Vote Count: 30

The Boys Presents: Diabolical

From some of the most unhinged and maniacal minds in Hollywood today comes this animated anthology series, a collection of irreverent and emotionally shocking animated short films. Each episode plunges elbow-deep into unseen crevices of The Boys Universe.

Release Date: 2022-03-03

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Papers / Narrator’s Dad / Picante’s Dad (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 349

A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log

Sit back, watch interdimensional cable, and listen to the relaxing sounds of a crackling fire with Rick and Morty.

Release Date: 2021-12-15

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character:

Space Jam: A New Legacy

When LeBron and his young son Dom are trapped in a digital space by a rogue A.I., LeBron must get them home safe by leading Bugs, Lola Bunny and the whole gang of notoriously undisciplined Looney Tunes to victory over the A.I.'s digitized champions on the court. It's Tunes versus Goons in the highest-stakes challenge of his life.

Release Date: 2021-07-08

Character: Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith (voice)

Vote Count: 4044

Solar Opposites

A family of aliens from a much better world must take refuge in middle America after the destruction of their planet. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living super computer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth.

Release Date: 2020-05-08

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Korvo (voice)

Episode Count: 27

Vote Count: 509

Invader Zim: Enter the Florpus

ZIM discovers his almighty leaders never had any intention of coming to Earth and he loses confidence in himself for the first time in his life, which is the big break his human nemesis, Dib has been waiting for.

Release Date: 2019-08-16

Character: Foodio 3000 / Weird Alien #1 / Excited Audience Member (voice)

Vote Count: 235

Accounting Plus Out Now! (Director's Cut)

Release Date: 2018-10-18

Character: Harold Jenkins

Smallfoot

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist—a human. News of this “smallfoot” throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village.

Release Date: 2018-09-20

Character: Garry (voice)

Vote Count: 1525

Seth Rogen's Hilarity for Charity

Seth Rogen and friends combine stand-up, sketches and music for an outrageous comedy special that could only come from the mind of Seth. Guests include Tiffany Haddish, Sarah Silverman, Michelle Wolf, John Mulaney, Michael Che, David Chang, Ike Barinholtz, Chelsea Peretti, Kumail Nanjiani, Jon Lovitz, Jeff Goldblum, Sacha Baron Cohen, Nick Kroll, Post Malone, Chris Hardwick, and Craig Robinson & The Nasty Delicious.

Release Date: 2018-04-06

Character: Char (voice)

Vote Count: 87

Mystery Science Theater 3000

The cult hit returns! Captured by mad scientists, new host Jonah survives a blitz of cheesy B movies by riffing on them with his funny robot pals.

Release Date: 2017-04-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Gizmonic Institute Emergency Announcer (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 35

Rick and Morty: State of Georgia Vs. Denver Fenton Allen

A faithful, word-for-word recreation of one colorful day in the American court system.

Release Date: 2016-08-04

Department: Production

Job: Executive Co-Producer

Character: Judge Morty / Denver Felton Allen

Vote Count: 1

TV's Funniest Animated Stars: A Paley Center for Media Special

The top 40 funniest cartoon characters are showcased in this TV special, as determined by a Nielsen viewers' survey.

Release Date: 2015-12-07

Character: Self

Krampus

When his dysfunctional family clashes over the holidays, young Max is disillusioned and turns his back on Christmas. Little does he know, this lack of festive spirit has unleashed the wrath of Krampus: a demonic force of ancient evil intent on punishing non-believers.

Release Date: 2015-11-26

Character: Clumpy

Vote Count: 2231

Rick and Morty

Rick is a mentally-unbalanced but scientifically gifted old man who has recently reconnected with his family. He spends most of his time involving his young grandson Morty in dangerous, outlandish adventures throughout space and alternate universes. Compounded with Morty's already unstable family life, these events cause Morty much distress at home and school.

Release Date: 2013-12-02

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith (voice)

Episode Count: 71

Vote Count: 9976

The Animated Tales of GWAR

Lead singer Oderus Urungus loses his murderous-mojo prompting the rest of the band to embark on an Antarctic quest for the cure.

Release Date: 2013-11-14

Character: Little Boy

Vote Count: 2

Fred & Vinnie

Lonely guy Fred Stoller is thrilled when his good buddy, Vinnie D'Angelo, the world's happiest agoraphobic and fattest vegetarian, comes to live with him, until Vinnie also proves to be the world's most maddening roommate.

Release Date: 2011-01-01

Character: Pizza Delivery Guy

Fish Hooks

This inventive animated comedy series, set inside a giant fish tank in Bud's Pet Shop, presents high school life as seen through the eyes of three BFFs (best fish friends), Bea, Milo and Oscar. Together they experience the typical life challenges and triumphs, including friendship, dating and sports, along with more atypical situations such as giant lobster attacks and, with the use of special land suits, school field trips to the hamster cages. The series was created by children's book illustrator Noah Z. Jones and features a notable voice cast. It's produced using an innovative mixture of digital animation and photo collage

Release Date: 2010-09-03

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Character: Oscar (voice)

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 80

Santa Buddies

When Puppy Paws, the fun-loving son of Santa Paws, gets bored, he finds Budderball on Santa's naughty list and figures he's just the dog to show him how to be an ordinary pup. When the magical Christmas Icicle starts to melt however, and the world begins to forget the true meaning of the season, it's up to Puppy Paws and his newfound Buddies to journey back to the North Pole and save Christmas.

Release Date: 2009-10-22

Character: Chihuahua (uncredited)

Vote Count: 227

Everything

In 2009, Danny Jelinek and Jason Whetzell teamed up to bring Channel 101 an offbeat, ridiculously well-made series consisting of five short segments from five different creators. Two years later, the show was cancelled. In between, "Everything" set a slew of Channel 101 records and produced a mind-blowing nineteen episodes. Clear your schedule and soak in every episode of this show - it's truly a Channel 101 classic.

Release Date: 2009-08-30

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character:

Episode Count: 1

Marooned?

A middle-aged science fiction nerd role-plays as his favorite space hero out in the desert when he hits his head and becomes convinced he is a space hero for real. When he starts to suspect his role-playing buddy of being an enemy alien, what started as a ridiculous fantasy game becomes a matter of life and death.

Release Date: 2009-01-23

Character: Cadet Moore

The Mountain

Two brothers are reunited after five years to save The Mountain.

Release Date: 2008-10-26

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Character: Batman / Phillip Panda / Jojo the Elephant / Wake Johnson

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 1

The Adventures of Lisa and Friends

Kelsy Abbott returns in September with a new cartoon, this time about a girl named Lisa, her unfriendly friends, and a tiny diary.

Release Date: 2008-09-28

Department: Crew

Job: Other

Episode Count: 1

2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show

Cup lives in Sherman Oaks with two wonderful girls. But, he has a secret desire. 2 Girls, 1 Cup: The Show premiered in January 2008 and quickly became one of the top downloaded shows on the site. It was canceled after five episodes.

Release Date: 2008-01-27

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Character: Cup

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 2

Fantastimart

This here is a cartoon I wrote for the Sarah Silverman show y’all! Same team as on all the short cartoons I wrote and directed for the Sarah show. The Fantastimart characters were designed by Rob Schrab. He’s great. He should design more things. I guess he just doesn’t have any time.

Release Date: 2007-10-31

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Billy The Bull (voice) / White Kid (voice)

Episode Count: 2

The Carebears

The real fun carebears! a cartoon!!

Release Date: 2007-10-01

Department: Crew

Job: Thanks

Character:

My Friend Mike

(Whose Trapped Inside A Synthetic Drum Machine). An animation by Kelsy Abbott.

Release Date: 2007-09-30

Department: Sound

Job: Sound

Character: Robot / Mike / Dirk Peters

Episode Count: 1

Kosbees

This is one of the animated shorts we made for Acceptable TV that never made it to air. What a shame. I have a feeling it would have been a REAL SIDE SPLITTER! This was me doing another “House of Cosbys” type thing, only within the boundaries of what a legal team working for a cable network deemed acceptable. I intend to credit everyone involved on this as soon as I have some down time. Maybe my kind and hard working assistant JD can do the legwork. Did you work on this? Want to see your name in lights? Contact me. You know how email works.

Release Date: 2007-05-11

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Mr. Sprinkles

Mr. Sprinkles deals with being obsolete.

Release Date: 2007-05-03

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Mr. Sprinkles (voice)

House of Cosbys

The series centers on Mitchell Reynolds, who builds a cloning machine to make duplicates of his favorite comedian, Bill Cosby.

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Mister Sprinkles

Once upon a time, Mr. Sprinkles brought mirth to children on rainy days. That was once upon a time: this is now.

Release Date: 2007-03-23

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Mister Sprinkles (voice)

Episode Count: 8

Relative insanity

These are three shorts I made for a FOX pilot I sold with the legendary/ wonderful Jack Black back in 2007. These shorts were produced thanks to the amazing and lovely Jennifer Howell who stepped into office at 20th Century Fox as the head of animation around the same time I was writing the pilot script for this show. They originally passed on my insane pilot script, and then Jen pleaded with the big wigs to find some money for me to produce a pilot presentation. Here it is. For the first time ever. Never before seen. Fresh for your eyes. I had a lot of help on this. Some blood, sweat, and a few tears were shed here. Not literally though. No one cried. Myke Chillian, Dan O’Conner, and Collin Flemming were the lead character animators and boy oh boy did they do a TON of work let me tell you. There were also other fine folks who worked on background and color and I am in the ongoing process of collecting everyone’s information for you all to see. stay tuned. OH...

Release Date: 2007-01-01

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 3

Tenacious D: Time Fixers

After an open mic night, JB and KG get a message from Michael Keaton who tells them that the time-space continuum has been disrupted at the Ford's Theater in 1850 and only Tenacious D can fix it.

Release Date: 2006-11-14

Character: Abe Lincoln

Vote Count: 3

Puzzles

A magical tale starring Justin and Myke.

Release Date: 2006-03-26

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Character: Jeremy

Episode Count: 1

Unbelievable Tales

A lot of people forget that before creating one of Channel 101's most marketable [if illegal?] breakouts, House of Cosbys, Comic Sacrifice was the team that brought you Hilarious Jokes and It's Twissleton. Imagine, if you will, Justin Roiland blowing off steam...

Release Date: 2006-01-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Little Dipper (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

The Call of Echo Mountain

Once again, Dave Hartman uses superb technique to take us on a mindblowing journey into the horrific and comical. Once again he is stopped dead in his tracks by the audience. We're ready for the next one, Dave! Dave? Where'd you go?

Release Date: 2005-10-30

Department: Crew

Job: Other

Character: Tom Osterwoldt

Episode Count: 1

Cookie Party

This is another one of the cartoons I wrote and directed for The Sarah Silverman Program. Same team as the other Sarah cartoons, consisting of Andrew Delange on backgrounds, design, and color; Myke Chilian on character animation, design, and color, AND the absolutely adorable Sevan Najarian on Aftereffects animating, lip sync, and other odds and ends. We were a one stop shop. We had it down. We knew what we were doing. We had it all figured out. Huge shout out to Abed Gheith who voiced the evil Mister Cookiecrumble guy. He really did a great job. Good work pal! These were really fun to make. We were on the lot, able to run around the sets and be assholes while everyone else worked hard to produce and film Sarah’s show. I would go and grab whoever I could in between takes and record them in an office or whatever I had available to me. We really were a rag tag team of rough and tumble animators, just finding our way in the big bright city. I was so proud/ excite...

Release Date: 2005-10-04

Character: Cookie (voice)

House of Cosbys

The first Channel 101 series ever to go three consecutive months at #1, House of Cosbys was one of those rare 101 breakouts that went on to satisfy the world. In the show, the real Bill Cosby never came along and destroyed his own clones, but in real life, creator Justin Roiland and channel101.com site administrator Dan Harmon received "cease and desist" orders from Cosby's attorney in June 2005. The legal questions ground HOC's intensive animation process to a halt and House of Cosbys became Channel 101's first show to be killed not by the audience or by its own creator, but by lawyers. An unofficial fifth episode was created for the live screening by Romano and Falconer but is not served by channel101.com for genuine legal concerns. However, due to outcry and outrage, Channel 101 will continue to carry the first four episodes for your enjoyment.

Release Date: 2005-01-30

Department: Visual Effects

Job: Character Designer

Character: Curiosity Cosby (voice) / Data Analysis Cosby (voice)

Episode Count: 5

Gloop World

Bob Roundy and Funzy are two roommates, who also happen to be anthropomorphic blobs. As they encounter grand adventures and experience bizarre phenomenon, their unorthodox friendship becomes closer and closer.

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 1

Vindicators 2: Last Stand Between Earth and Doom

A spin-off of "Rick and Morty" focusing on the lives of the Vindicators

Release Date: 2022-07-23

Character: Noob Noob (voice)

Episode Count: 10

INVINCIBLE

Mark Grayson is a normal teenager except for the fact that his father is the most powerful superhero on the planet. Shortly after his seventeenth birthday, Mark begins to develop powers of his own and enters into his father’s tutelage.

Release Date: 2021-03-25

Character: Doug Cheston / Punk Kid (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 4635

All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite

A world-class roster of diverse male and female wrestlers give fans a new wrestling experience for the first time in 20 years.

Release Date: 2019-10-02

Character: Rick Sanchez (voice) / Morty Smith (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 72

Blark and Son

Blark and Son follows the adventures of Blark as he struggles to bond with his son who he loves more than anything else in the world.

Release Date: 2018-06-03

Character: Junior (voice)

Episode Count: 9

Vote Count: 7

Hot Streets

An FBI agent, his partner, his niece and her cowardly dog investigate supernatural phenomena.

Release Date: 2018-01-14

Character: Chubbie Webbers (voice)

Episode Count: 20

Vote Count: 8

Animals.

An animated comedy focusing on the downtrodden creatures native to Earth’s least-habitable environment: New York City. Whether it’s lovelorn rats, gender-questioning pigeons or aging bedbugs in the midst of a midlife crisis, the awkward small talk, moral ambiguity and existential woes of non-human urbanites prove startlingly similar to our own.

Release Date: 2016-02-05

Character: H&M (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 67

Future-Worm!

The show follows Danny Douglas and his friend Future-Worm as they go on adventures and travel through time.

Release Date: 2016-01-08

Character: General Couponocus (voice) / Commandant Giflington (voice)

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 3

Pig Goat Banana Cricket

Release Date: 2015-07-16

Character: Psychopath Giraffe / Radical Rick (voice)

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 10

Star vs. the Forces of Evil

Intergalactic warrior Star Butterfly arrives on Earth to live with the Diaz family. She continues to battle villains throughout the universe and high school, mainly to protect her extremely powerful wand, an object that still confuses her.

Release Date: 2015-01-18

Character: Doop-Doop (voice)

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 1406

The Cyanide & Happiness Show

Following the success of its webcomic and occasional animated shorts, Cyanide & Happiness has debuted its animated show. After a very successful Kickstarter campaign, the creators of the popular comic (Kris Wilson, Rob DenBleyker, Matt Melvin, Dave McElfatrick) have released a much longer show that’s essentially a collection of animated sketches with some recurring themes throughout.

Release Date: 2014-11-12

Character: Boss (voice)

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 16

King Star King

King Star King is a tall, blond muscular man who after seducing his love, Princess Snow White, falls from his higher plane of existence to serve as a fry cook in a run-down waffle house. In order to reclaim his place in the heavens, he must battle his amnesia to defeat the evil Spring Bunny and rescue Snow White.

Release Date: 2014-06-15

Character: Hank Waffles (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 10

The Littlest Sketch Show

Four short sketches featuring donuts, aggressive dads, ice cream, and more!

Release Date: 2013-09-28

Character: Husband

Episode Count: 1

Uncle Grandpa

The adventures of Uncle Grandpa who is out to help every child and adult in the world through the power of imagination. With his mystical R.V. and eternal optimism, Uncle Grandpa is always ready to greet the day - and everyone he meets - with his signature, "Good Mornin'."

Release Date: 2013-09-02

Character: Additional Voices (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 93

Out There

Chronicling the coming-of-age misadventures of socially awkward Chad, his little brother Jay and his best friend, Chris. Living in the small town of Holford, the boys wander its surreal, bleak landscape waiting out their last few years of adolescence. Along the way, viewers meet Chad's conservative parents, Wayne and Rose, as well as Chris's single mother, Joanie and her disastrous boyfriend, Terry. They also meet the object of Chad's affection, Sharla. The series confronts the perils of youth including puberty, first loves and social ostracism, while exploring that terrifying limbo between childhood and adulthood when fragile young personalities form and re-form. Relive the agony and ecstasy of those special times as Chad and Chris try to navigate life... out there.

Release Date: 2013-02-22

Character: Chris

Episode Count: 10

Vote Count: 4

Super F*ckers

A team of super-powered teens use their powers to get high, play pranks, and fight everyone except the bad guys.

Release Date: 2012-11-30

Character: Orange Lightning (voice) / Vortex (voice)

Episode Count: 12

Vote Count: 1

Icons of Teen

From Batman to Oprah, find out what your favorite fictional characters and celebrities were like as teenagers! Every Thursday right here on Shut Up! Cartoons.

Release Date: 2012-10-18

Character: Teenage Dumbledore

Episode Count: 10

Princess Kazoo's Kartoon Show

This is not your average cartoon show.

Release Date: 2012-07-28

Character: The Simptsons

Episode Count: 1

Gravity Falls

Twin brother and sister Dipper and Mabel Pines are in for an unexpected adventure when they spend the summer helping their great uncle Stan run a tourist trap in the mysterious town of Gravity Falls, Oregon.

Release Date: 2012-06-15

Character: Additional Voices (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3075

Adventure Time

Unlikely heroes Finn and Jake are buddies who traverse the mystical Land of Ooo. The best of friends, our heroes always find themselves in the middle of escapades. Finn and Jake depend on each other through thick and thin.

Release Date: 2010-04-05

Character: Lemonpink (voice) / Gummy Fish (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 2824

Community

Follow the lives of a group of students at what is possibly the world’s worst community college in the fictional locale of Greendale, Colorado.

Release Date: 2009-09-17

Character: Ice Cube Head (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1776

The Vacationaires

The Vacationaires love to go on vacation. In the first episode, they go on their very first cruise. From Kelsy Abbott, Kate Freund, and Kyle Reiter.

Release Date: 2009-06-28

Character: Travel Agent

Episode Count: 2

Adventures in Advertising

An animated show about adventures in the advertising world.

Release Date: 2009-04-26

Character: Huggin's Diaper (voice)

Episode Count: 1

The Paloni Family Comedy Show!

Release Date: 2009-01-01

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character: Leroy Peloni (voice)

Episode Count: []

Shitbuster

A re-creation of a classic Channel 101 show, created by the talented Morgan Locke, Willy Roberts, and Dan Murrell.

Release Date: 2008-10-26

Character: Superfan

Episode Count: 1

The Pop

The Pop reinvents Popeye, and it does it with great casting and unique stylization. From Abed Gheith and Sevan Najarian.

Release Date: 2008-08-31

Character: Pappy

Episode Count: 2

Planners

Taz and Eugene are in the planning business, helping make plans. Things get shaky when Eugene doubts Taz's commitment to the process. From Eric Acosta and Danny Jelinek.

Release Date: 2008-07-27

Character: Planbot (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Tales from Railroad Times

A lot of crazy shit went down in "railroad times." Here are just a few important tales. By Kelsy Abbott.

Release Date: 2008-06-29

Department: Crew

Job: Other

Character: Train (voice) / Theodore Ward (voice)

Episode Count: 3

Water And Power

It's a tough gig working for the Water Department, and it's also a tough gig working in Power. Dan Harmon and Ryan Ridley show you why.

Release Date: 2008-04-27

Character: Justin

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Mattress Guy

On a school field trip to the mattress factory, young Tommy fell into one of the machines and became Mattress Guy.

Release Date: 2008-03-30

Character: Mattress Guy (voice)

Episode Count: 1

The Bed & Breakfast Club

But what happened when The Breakfast Club grew up? They opened a motel and became The Bed & Breakfast Club.

Release Date: 2008-01-27

Character: Luke

Episode Count: 1

Eat My Shit

Terry Bison is cursed to feed people his shit every couple hours or he will get sick and die.

Release Date: 2007-10-28

Character: Little Kid (voice)

Episode Count: 1

The Forgotten Classics

After the success of Your Magic Touched Me and Your Magic Touched Me: Nights, there were a lot of people figuring that Ryan Nagata needed the lovable Shizuki Thornburg to crack prime time again. But those people are morons... and wrong. In The Forgotten Classics, host Jeff Davis takes us back in time through the hidden cinematic gems you've never seen.

Release Date: 2007-10-28

Character: Jewish Redneck

Episode Count: 1

Yo Gabba Gabba!

Yo Gabba Gabba! is an American children's television show that airs on the Nick Jr. cable network in the United States and the Nick Jr. networks in the United Kingdom & Ireland, Italy, France and Australia as well as Treehouse TV network in Canada and RTE2 on RTÉjr in Ireland. The show stars five costumed toys-come-to-life and their friend DJ Lance Rock, who explore a single topic in each episode through songs and short storylines in the half-hour program while teaching children life and social skills. It also encourages viewers to move along with and dance with the characters in the program. The show is noted for its indie-culture guest stars and bands, and for drawing visual inspiration from 8-bit video games and H. R. Pufnstuff.

Release Date: 2007-08-20

Character: Sea Queen (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 22

Cautionary Tales of Swords

The existence of Channel 101 led to a show on VH-1 called Acceptable.TV. Director/Actor Drew Hancock wrote a mini-show for Acceptable.TV about the dangers of swords, but VH-1 hated it so it was never produced. Now, in the post-ATV era, Hancock has brought the show to the Channel 101 audience to great success. Sit back and enjoy as Trip Fisk warns you of the dangers of owning swords, and always remember: Don't Fucking Touch Swords.

Release Date: 2007-06-24

Character: Jazzman

Episode Count: 2

Acceptable.tv

Jack Black, Channel 101, and VH1 want to introduce you to their new interactive sketch comedy show: Acceptable.tv. Each week you'll see five mini TV shows made by the Acceptable.tv team.

Release Date: 2007-03-23

Department: Production

Job: Consulting Producer

Character: Mister Sprinkles (voice)

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 2

The Sarah Silverman Program.

Sarah Silverman plays a character named Sarah Silverman, whose absurd daily life unfolds in scripted scenes and songs. With her sister and her gay neighbors by her side, Sarah always manages to fall into unique, unsettling and downright weird predicaments.

Release Date: 2007-02-01

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Nihm Nihm (voice) / Blonde Craig (voice)

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 68

Reporters

When asked to say a few words about Reporters, Justin Roiland replied, "It's a modern tale and struggle of... uhm... I dunno. A fantastic epic following the struggles of two well-meaning newspaper reporters and their out-of-the-ordinary boss." He then left the room and returned moments later to add: "A.K.A. a slapdash turd of a Channel 101 show." This insane attempt from Roiland, Vatche Panos, and Kelsy Abbott charmed audiences just enough in January of 2007 to fill the Prime Time void left by the Phone Sexxers self-cancellation. Even later, Justin returned to add that "Reporters is the only Channel 101 show that has AIDS. You should put that."

Release Date: 2007-01-28

Department: Art

Job: Set Decoration

Character: Little Timmy (girl) / Jerry

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 1

The Real Animated Adventures of Doc and Mharti

Mharti's kite is stuck in a tree and Doc must help him retrieve it by getting--well... it's a Justin Roiland pilot so there are a lot of balls in it.

Release Date: 2006-10-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Doc Smith (voice) / Mharti Mcdonalds (voice)

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 5

Exposure

Since the 2005 cancellations of Laserfart and MESI Dan Harmon has lingered in the background of Channel 101, sneaking into various hit shows while working on "real" television for VH-1. Before 2006 was complete, Harmon delivered this poignant gem to October audiences and strolled back into prime time. Exposure tells the story of Dylan Carter, a struggling creative drawn to the power of Channel 101, who must overcome his own limitations and cope with rejection. On the show's similarities to Channel 101: The Musical, Harmon writes: "It's Last Temptation of Christ to Makiaris' Jesus Christ: Superstar."

Release Date: 2006-10-29

Character: Himself

Episode Count: 1

Christmas World 2050

Christmas World 2050, where it is Christmas all year long. Justin Roiland and Drew Hancock join forces to imagine a world where a Christmas Item Retrieval Team travels between worlds to steal Christmas things. Crowned "Best Failed Pilot" at the 2006 Channy Awards.

Release Date: 2006-10-26

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: King Snyder / Reginald

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Phone Sexxers

When Phone Sexxers premiered in the summer of 2006 the audience granted the simple show about Phone Sex the honor of another episode. Ryan Ridley and Abed Gheith took their good fortune and ran with it, re-inventing themselves with every episode, right up until the end of the 2006 season. They managed to juxtapose the inner workings of the male phone sex industry with situations ranging from high-rise bloodbaths to the depths of hell, and did it with the kind of class and skill that landed the show Best Editing, Best Special Effects, and Best Writing at the 2006 Channy Awards. In January of 2007, Phone Sexxers ended their legacy with a touching self-cancellation that would make Mike Nichols proud.

Release Date: 2006-06-25

Character: Sebastian / Shard Face

Episode Count: 1

Magic Fantastic Animatic

House of Cosbys creator Justin Roiland shit out this little nugget on the afternoon of the submissions deadline.

Release Date: 2006-05-28

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: (voice)

Episode Count: 3

musium of soda

"museium" of soda.

Release Date: 2006-03-26

Episode Count: 1

Opportunity Knockers

Two screwy screwballs screw up a lady's plumbing.

Release Date: 2006-02-26

Character: Banana Bandit

Episode Count: 1

Pretty President

Pretty President was the result of an unlikely collaboration between Shitcock co-creator Wade Randolph and House of Cosbys animator/editor Sevan Najarian. Smart, funny and fast, its who-gives-a-shit story may have been its greatest strength and weakness. Like about half of all prime time shows, Pretty President was impeached on its second episode.

Release Date: 2006-02-26

Character: Conservative Columnist

Episode Count: 2

Classroom

Here's a history lesson: From April 2007 until February of 2011, Classroom was Channel 101's longest running show of all time. Tyler Spiers created Classroom in January of 2006 writing, producing and directing the first three episodes. With help from the hilarious Joe Davidson, Spiers started the show as a humble, character-driven pilot and it became the most embraced episodic series, schooling the competition for twelve screenings in a row. With its talented cast of Channel 101 regulars, the creative addition of Mike Rose as writer/producer beginning with Episode 4, and frequent plot hi-jinks, the show maintained its status throughout one of the best seasons of Channel 101. Closing the book with it's thirteenth episode, Classroom leaves behind a legacy of five first-place episodes, thousands of happy audience members, and a show that can teach us all a thing or two about Channel 101 success.

Release Date: 2006-01-29

Character: Jason / Wheelchair Escapee

Episode Count: 1

Losting

Losting was a phenomenon of videos made by alumni of Channel 101

Release Date: 2005-11-02

Episode Count: 1

Channel 101: The Musical

The Musical broke a longstanding set of unwritten commandments at Channel 101: thou shalt not reference other shows, thou shalt not reference Channel 101 itself, thou shalt especially not admit, on camera, that Channel 101 makes you happy, let alone sing about it. Nevertheless, what it lacked in humility and aloofness, it made up for in devotion, boldness, friendliness, heart and some seriously catchy tunes. Add to that the fact that they bothered to conclude their own story with a tearjerking finale, and you have a masterpiece of meta-tainment and a permanent addition to Channel 101's gilded hall of fame.

Release Date: 2005-08-28

Character: Himself

Episode Count: 1

Rock Gods of Rock

Rock Gods, as a followup to the much loved but short-lived S.O.S. Fantome, officially established The Valley Pals as recognizable, bankable talent within the 101 universe. The second episode in particular felt like a group of young writer/performers truly finding their own unique voice, after which point it's easy to imagine that the tedious chore of animating this show became less attractive. Having realized that they could probably get just as many votes for one tenth the labor, The Valley Pals voluntarily retired their own hit show by going over the time limit in a very memorable fourth episode.

Release Date: 2005-06-26

Department: Sound

Job: Music

Character: Theme Song Vocals (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Yacht Rock

What can be said about Yacht Rock that hasn't been said by various magazines, newspapers and disc jockeys across the country? J.D. Ryznar and Hunter Stair's saga detailing the unknown mythical origins of a previously obscure genre of music struck the audience like a lightning bolt on its first episode, much like fellow 101 breakout House of Cosbys. Unlike HoC, however, Yacht Rock was never sued by its iconic characters' real life counterparts. In fact, it is said that at one time or another, just about every musician lovingly portrayed in the series has witnessed and enjoyed it behind closed doors. Yacht Rock enjoyed success on levels and in ways previously unattained by 101 shows, its title becoming a household phrase at radio stations, a bin at your local record store and a category on iTunes. But beneath its pop cultural triumph was an artistic one that often went undescribed: Yacht Rock's stories were always clever and sometimes downright genius in their assembly, weaving trivi...

Release Date: 2005-06-26

Character: Christopher Cross

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 4

The Most Extraordinary Space Investigations

A marijuana induced experiment that generated more data than ever expected, MESI was a show that taught us all a lot of lessons, none of which may ever be agreed upon. Rejected by the prime time panel, it was the only show to ever enter the screening via the short-lived "wildcard" system, then went on to garner more votes by acquiring the beloved Sarah Silverman and heroically committing to its anti-production value. After entertaining many, irritating many and confusing many more, MESI was put to an appropriate death in the bloody Halloween screening of 2005.

Release Date: 2005-04-24

Department: Editing

Job: Editor

Character: Sampson

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Robot Chicken

A series of pop-culture parodies using stop-motion animation of toys, action figures and dolls. The title character was an ordinary chicken until he was run down by a car and subsequently brought back to life in cyborg form by mad scientist Fritz Huhnmorder, who tortures Robot Chicken by forcing him to watch a random selection of TV shows, the sketches that make up the body of each episode.

Release Date: 2005-02-20

Character: Booking Agent (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 491

Documentary: The Series

Two people film each other for a double documentary.

Release Date: 2004-08-30

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: Documenter #2

Episode Count: 2

PJ and Kid Spaceship

A cosmic adventure begins...

Release Date: 2004-08-30

Character: PJ (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Hilarious Jokes

The creators of Friends and Lovers and It's Twissleton bring you a little harmless comedy.

Release Date: 2004-04-25

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Leroy Paloni (voice)

Episode Count: 1

It's Twissleton

The creators of "Friends and Lovers" return, this time coupling their trademark absurdity with a coherent story and likeable characters. Not to mention the amount of work that has to go into a Channel 101 animated show. This one could have been a real juggernaut, but my feeling is that it suffered from the sometimes unpredictable effects of maximum audio volume in Cinespace's theatre. Some of the dialogue was hard to catch at the screening- which is not the case at all on your computer, so enjoy.

Release Date: 2004-03-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Peter (voice) / Susan (voice) / Commander Sparks (voice) /

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Laser Fart

Laser Fart began as a joke submission during a light month in 2004. Creator Dan Harmon was able to keep it alive with a Jack Black cameo in episode 2. On the third episode, Harmon teamed up with samurai lensman David Hartman and Channel 101 history was made. Laser Fart delighted audiences with its ironically epic feel and came breathtakingly close to breaking The 'Bu's record for longest running show. Then, in July of 2005, a weary Harmon wrote a ridiculous, slapdash script and the always hungry audience moved down the buffet, never looking back. This coincided with the "takeover" of 101 at the hands of a new generation of leaner, meaner (well, nicer), post-ironic underdogs like J.D. Ryznar, Ryan Ridley, Justin Roiland and the once-cursed Valley Pals. Laser Fart stands as a 101 legend and a cautionary tale: No artist has immunity, no show has true momentum. We can all go at any time.

Release Date: 2004-03-29

Character: Hurtful Guy

Episode Count: 1

Friends and Lovers

Imagine "knowing what's going on" as being a desert, and this pilot as an oasis.

Release Date: 2004-03-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Captain Zander

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 1

Cheap Seats

Cheap Seats without Ron Parker, commonly shortened to Cheap Seats, is a television program broadcast on ESPN Classic hosted by brothers Randy and Jason Sklar. The brothers appear as fictional ESPN tape librarians who amuse themselves by watching old, campy sports broadcasts and wisecracking about them. Cheap Seats debuted on February 4, 2004, with an episode that showed ESPN sportscaster "Ron Parker" getting buried under a shelf full of tapes, forcing the Sklars to fill in, as they were behind Parker on the "hosting depth chart". The founding production team behind "Cheap Seats" included Mark Shapiro, Showrunner, Todd Pellegrino, James Cohen and Joseph Maar. Cheap Seats was originally an hour-long program. There were about 10 one hour-long episodes in the first season, all of which were subsequently cut down to fit a 30 minute time slot.

Release Date: 2004-02-04

Character: Rhonda's Son

Episode Count: 1

Sockbaby

A sockbaby is where you take a sock, fill it with flour and draw a face on it. It sleeps in your drawer.

Release Date: 2004-01-25

Character: Lungs (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

Toro and Moro

This was my entry to a very old (2004) Channel101 pilot for FX. IT SUCKS! DON’T WATCH IT! Out of all the things I’ve ever made, THIS is the one that I am the most ashamed of. I hesitated to even post it on this website, but that felt like the wrong thing to do. Let me start with the things that I love about this. I love Patton Oswalt as the father. I wrote the character to be like Dave from “Alvin and the Chipmunks” and Patton delivered the goods and then some. I love Rich Fulcher as the battery guy/ dad’s friend. Rich is amazing. I love Laura Silverman as the little girl. in fact, I love all the voices except for Toro and Moro themselves. I also love the character designs and I love the painted backgrounds by Steven Chunn. I love the look overall. It feels nice. But I dropped the ball where it counts the most. The story and the comedy.

Release Date: 2004-01-01

Department: Crew

Job: Creator

Character: Toro (voice) / Mr. Nanners (voice) / Customer #1 (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.

Release Date: 2000-12-30

Character: (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 204

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Release Date: 1989-12-17

Character: Rick Sanchez / Morty Smith (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 10058