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An Oral History of Adult Swim’s ‘Home Movies’

When Adult Swim launched in September 2001, the lineup of original shows leaned decidedly toward absurdist comedy. Following the path paved by Space Ghost: Coast to Coast, new series included The Brak Show, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, Sealab 2021, Aqua Teen Hunger Force and one more animated show that danced to a beat entirely its own.

Home Movies, created by Loren Bouchard and Brendon Small, was made for UPN but lasted just five episodes before being canned and revived by Adult Swim. The series centered around an aspiring eight-year-old filmmaker, Brendon Small, and his best friends/stars of his movies, Jason and Melissa. Also featured were Brendon’s single mother, Paula, and several other side characters, most memorably, H. Jon Benjamin’s Coach McGuirk, an alcoholic soccer coach who found himself involved in nearly every aspect of Brendon’s life, especially when Brendon didn’t want him there.

Top 10 David Letterman Top 10 Lists That Would Be Hard to Explain to a Teenager

From its inception, the Top Ten List was a staple of Late Night With David Letterman, the talk show that followed Johnny Carson before Letterman’s escape to CBS. The bit was a sure laugh-getter, but because the lists often tackled the news of the day, the jokes would likely be met with confused silence by anyone born after 2000. Here are our top ten Top Ten lists that would make absolutely no sense to a teenager in 2023…

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