China, IL (2011)
China, IL – meaning "China, Illinois" – is an animated television series for the cable network Adult Swim. The series is created by Brad Neely, and features Neely's existing characters from the China, IL web series and special. Characters include Frank and Steve Smith, aka "The Professor Brothers," and Mark "Baby" Cakes. Neely provides the voice for all three characters. The series is produced by Williams Street and animated by Titmouse, Inc. China, IL has been renewed for a second season with the possibility of a new half-hour runtime. On May 25, 2008, Adult Swim ran The Funeral, an 11-minute special which was streamed on the now defunct Super Deluxe website. The special combined Brad Neely's Professor Brothers and Baby Cakes webseries, which were also streamed at Super Deluxe, and established a larger environment for the characters. The special, as well as Brad Neely's other videos, can be viewed at Neely's YouTube page.
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Episode 1 - Rewind, Pause, Pay!
Release Date: 2011-10-02Ronald Reagan wants revenge on the unstable Steve in the premiere of this animated comedy chronicling the hijinks of a pair of brothers who teach at a state university.
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Episode 2 - Dean vs. Mayor
Release Date: 2011-10-09The Mayor is tired of the riots sparked by UCI, and challenges The Dean to an arm wrestling contest for control of the school.
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Episode 3 - Baby Boom
Release Date: 2011-10-16A giant baby destroys the campus, and the faculty is split on how to handle the situation.
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Episode 4 - Coming Out Of The Casket
Release Date: 2011-10-23Student registration for the History Department sinks to an all-time low after the death of Harold, one of the faculty's best professors. Steve must come up with a plan to save their jobs while Frank becomes convinced that he's getting unsolicited attention from a paranormal being.
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Episode 5 - Secret Society
Release Date: 2011-10-30Steve realizes life after tenure isn't as exciting as he suspected, and Pony finds out that the Dean has a secret that he'd do anything to keep hidden.
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Episode 6 - Prom Face/Off
Release Date: 2011-11-06The Staff-Only Prom is thrown in a condemned building formerly used by Professor Cakes who experimented on hippies there.
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Episode 7 - Chinese New Year
Release Date: 2011-12-26The professors join together to build robotic replicas of themselves to take their place.
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Episode 8 - Frankensteve
Release Date: 2012-02-19After both Frank and Steve sustain life-threatening injuries during a wrestling match, Dr. Falgot performs surgery on them turning Frankensteve into a super brother.
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Episode 9 - The Dream Reamer
Release Date: 2012-02-26Baby cakes accidentally meets his old imaginary friend one day, and must travel into his own mind to defeat the beast before said friend destroys his real body.
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Episode 10 - Dean's List
Release Date: 2012-03-04Different departments on campus are selected for The Dean's List, an annual scavenger hunt that is much more dangerous than it sounds.