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449:, prompting an advert for "Icelandic Ultra Stuff", a cream to cure shaving bumps. After advertising for the "Icelandic Ultra Blue Ultimate Party Pack", Dr. Samuelson says "Phase one is complete" into his watch and looks up menacingly at the viewer along with the three extras in the shot. The screen then fades to black and the words " 540:, during a monthly comedy event called "Popcorn Comedy night". To Cross's surprise, the majority of the audience laughed so hard they missed some jokes; Cross stated, "Quite often they didn’t even get the references, but they got the context, I guess". 31: 422:". This transitions into an animation of how the system functions, with "pure" air particles dressed as Nazi-esque soldiers herding "inferior air particles" into "the expulsion area", which then transitions into an advert for "Kimmel's 262:) that premiered, unannounced, in the United States on the night of November 2, 2009, and was then re-aired every Monday through Friday night until December 4, 2009. It did not reair the night of November 23, 2009 due to a 884: 805: 943: 695: 1098: 1074: 1405: 919: 798: 353:
as similar to a real infomercial as possible, in order to trick unsuspecting viewers into thinking it's a real infomercial; and was upset that the project was announced at
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self-proclaimed "Doctor" who has spent "thirty-six years hanging out in the medical community". Best known as the founder and lead spokesmen for Icelandic Ultra Blue.
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within an infomercial"; no other information was revealed at that time. Although Benjamin and Cross make voice cameos in the pilot, the cast of
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when screened at monthly comedy event called "Popcorn Comedy night". Adult Swim continues to periodically rebroadcast the pilot episode.
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Balm". He then announces that his nephew Lars won the contest. Lars's performance is interrupted by a DJ, prompting an advert for a
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rerun take its time slot. Adult Swim periodically re-airs the pilot episode, and posted it to their official site in 2015.
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the pilot every Monday through Friday night until December 4, 2009, with the exception of November 23, 2009 which saw a
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was not picked up as a full series, as revealed when Benjamin referred to it as an "abject failure".
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during the removal procedure prompting Dr. Samuelson to advertise the "Icelandic Ultra Blue
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The pilot starts as a typical advert for the "Icelandic Ultra Blue Health" line of
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was aired in the United States on the night of November 2, 2009 at 4:30 am (
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was never picked up for a full series, it received a positive reception in
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Cheyenne Cinnamon and the Fantabulous Unicorn of Sugar Town Candy Fudge
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showed the pilot episode to a group of about 600–700 people in
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received negative feedback from viewers upset that re-runs of
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consists mainly of "non-recognizable" amateur actors from
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Despite the pilot failing, the network greenlit more
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Index


Comedy
Parody
H. Jon Benjamin
David Cross
Williams Street
Adult Swim
Infomercials
television pilot
Cartoon Network
Adult Swim
Family Guy
parody
infomercials
H. Jon Benjamin
David Cross
Central Casting
pilot
London
H. Jon Benjamin
David Cross
pilot episode
Dragon*Con 2009
infomercial
Central Casting
production cards
cliffhanger
Dragon*Con
fake infomercials
Adult Swim

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