Episode (Channel) 101

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1. Song sung by Jorma and Akiva

   9:59

   Jorma made the beat at Akiva's request, styled after the Fresh Prince theme. Akiva then wrote the lyrics on his own. The hosts seem genuinely surprised and amused by the result.

   Jorma: No, because you requested me to make this beat... I said, make me a Fresh Prince style beat.

2. Student discount computer

   23:54

   The group pooled money for a computer with a UCLA student discount to edit their early shorts, which shows how DIY the early work was.

   we all bought a computer. We went to UCLA, used my like last moment of being a student to get a student discount

3. Football Town: a Channel 101 pilot

   25:48

   Football Town is an unpicked-up pilot from the Channel 101 era, made for an FX show that would have mixed short films with live sports-style commentary. Jack Black and Jeff Davis were to host as commentators.

   Akiva: Football Town is that we were doing Channel 101, right, with Dan Harmon and Rob Schraub

4. Channel 101 pilot becomes a TV pitch

   26:04

   Channel 101 was a monthly screening of short films with audience voting. Its popularity led to an FX pilot deal, which is where the Football Town concept comes from.

   those guys sold an FX pilot for Channel 101 to be on FX.

5. Shot in a driveway with one plant

   30:16

   Without GoPros or a budget for car rigs, the crew parked a car in the driveway and walked a plant past the camera to fake motion. The same plant appears on both sides of the shot.

   we'll just park it in the driveway and walk back and forth with a plant going by.

6. Johnny Rice name origin in Football Town

   43:43

   The Rice surname came from a Jerry Rice jersey lying around the house. The props department was basically the living room.

   That's why their last names are Rice, because we had a Jerry Rice jersey.

7. Fans point here

   43:55

   3 YouTube comments timestamp this moment, 17 likes.

   that determine the writing but the best thing about it too is that like they don't hold up a jersey at the draft so you guys did all this work for a thing that doesn't happen at the draft well i didn't know that uh it… — Seth

8. Football Town's tiny football

   44:22

   A real regulation football was too expensive, so the production used a small dog toy football instead.

   we did not have the money literally to go buy a regular football.

9. Channel 101 pilot's later life

   46:02

   Akiva notes the Channel 101 pilot concept later became a TV show in a different format, which aired while the group was deep into SNL.

   they did have a TV show that went to air that was based on Channel 101 that was a different format.

10. House of Cosbys animated pilot

    46:39

    House of Cosbys was an animated Channel 101 pilot with a Cosby clone premise, voiced by the group.

    Remember they also had the one that we even did voices in called House of Cosbys?

11. Yacht Rock coined on Channel 101

    48:09

    The term Yacht Rock is credited to Channel 101 pilot creators, who popularized it in their shorts.

    they definitely coined the term Yacht Rock.

12. Arty Party written as a 2003 journal entry

    49:45

    Arty Party started as a 2003 journal entry written by Jorma and Akiva, mocking Andy when he wasn't there.

    One detail here is not in the transcript.

    It was me and Akiva in the grand tradition of basically calling him a cunt when he wasn't there.

13. Artie in sandals and socks

    51:43

    Artie's signature look of Tevas and wool socks was considered ugly in 2003, and later became a hip style.

    Sports sandals and socks.

14. Tevas and socks came back around

    54:17

    Akiva notes that the sandals-with-socks look went from ugly to very hip roughly six years later.

    Back then it was like the ugliest thing we could think of.

15. Andy's voice note on Arty Party

    55:40

    Andy recorded a voice note reacting to the song, recalling he wore sandals with socks and a Halloween costume built around the look.

    So yeah, Artie Party, a loving homage to a dear friend.
    Queen Bee

16. Andy's Halloween costume

    56:38

    Andy dressed as the cabin kid everyone hates, with fleece pants and Tevas, and nobody recognized him.

    I dressed as the kid from your cabin at summer camp that everyone hates.

17. Kid Icarus remix

    58:09

    A Guitar Center employee who made EDM-style music produced a remix of Arty Party under the name Kid Icarus.

    he did a remix of Artie Party for us.

18. MacGruber remix contest tradition

    1:01:58

    The group released acapellas for remixes before, including the Stereogum MacGruber contest for the Champion song.

    for Stereogum, we released the acapella and then people did like a gang of remixes.

19. Over My Dead Body film plug

    1:02:32

    Jorma's film Over My Dead Body had its trailer released, featuring Jason Segel and Samara Weaving, shot in Finland.

    Over your dead body, go on YouTube, Google it, and find the trailer.