That's So Weird (TV series)
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That's So Weird is a Canadian sketch comedy
television show owned by the Halifax Film Company and is broadcast exclusively on YTV. The premise of the show is a documentation of a group of teenagers who work at a fictional television station called So Weird TV. They receive various unusual products from their owner, Jamco, and are given the duty of creating commercial advertisements for the strange items. Alongside the ads they are required to do, So Weird TV also has programming that parodies television programs such as Degrassi: The Next Generation
and This is Daniel Cook
. That's So Weird has been described as SCTV
for kids and includes an array of comedic skits.
"This is Daniel Book" – A parody of the TV show This is Daniel Cook
, except this is Daniel Book who is nineteen years old instead of six years old, but acts as if he is six years old. Daniel has gone of various adventures, such as dating and snowboarding.
Talking with Logan and Wilf – Two boy kids that are played by girls talk about various things.
Poptrendz – A parody of Etalk, Poptrendz is a show with various guest stars talking and doing adventures. Some of these are James meeting Eva, and interviews with Mario and Peach, Hogwarts Students and more.
Raptoritus – A boy is afflicted with a rare condition where loud noises set him off. Acting like a velociraptor, he terrorizes all those around him.
Like a Doctor – A doctor who works at a hospital. But he doesn't actual work there, he isn't even a doctor. He thinks he is one though, because he has seen every episode of Gray's Anatomy
ever made.
Abby and Trevor (unofficial name) - A series where Abby reads incredibly weird things out loud to Trevor, who has a crush on Abby. Unfortunately Trevor has a very hard time trying to clearly explaining his crush.
Jamco commercials and their production - Appearing in most episodes where the gang receives a product from Jamco and has to make a commercial for it. Products include "Extra-cise", "Combo-cise", "Invisiball", etc.
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
television show owned by the Halifax Film Company and is broadcast exclusively on YTV. The premise of the show is a documentation of a group of teenagers who work at a fictional television station called So Weird TV. They receive various unusual products from their owner, Jamco, and are given the duty of creating commercial advertisements for the strange items. Alongside the ads they are required to do, So Weird TV also has programming that parodies television programs such as Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation
Degrassi: The Next Generation is a Canadian teen drama television series set in the Degrassi universe, which was created by Linda Schuyler and Kit Hood in 1979. Degrassi is the fourth fictional series in the Degrassi franchise, and follows The Kids of Degrassi Street, Degrassi Junior High, and...
and This is Daniel Cook
This is Daniel Cook
This is Daniel Cook is a children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse TV, TVOkids, Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN...
. That's So Weird has been described as SCTV
Second City Television
Second City Television is a Canadian television sketch comedy show offshoot from Toronto's The Second City troupe that ran between 1976 and 1984.- Premise :...
for kids and includes an array of comedic skits.
Recurring sketches
Every episode shows something going on with the team. In Season two, Kayla develops a crush on James who develops a crush on Hannah."This is Daniel Book" – A parody of the TV show This is Daniel Cook
This is Daniel Cook
This is Daniel Cook is a children's television series created by J.J. Johnson and Blair Powers and produced by Toronto's marblemedia and Sinking Ship Productions in association with Treehouse TV and TVO, and is shown in Canada on Treehouse TV, TVOkids, Access, Knowledge Network, and SCN...
, except this is Daniel Book who is nineteen years old instead of six years old, but acts as if he is six years old. Daniel has gone of various adventures, such as dating and snowboarding.
Talking with Logan and Wilf – Two boy kids that are played by girls talk about various things.
Poptrendz – A parody of Etalk, Poptrendz is a show with various guest stars talking and doing adventures. Some of these are James meeting Eva, and interviews with Mario and Peach, Hogwarts Students and more.
Raptoritus – A boy is afflicted with a rare condition where loud noises set him off. Acting like a velociraptor, he terrorizes all those around him.
Like a Doctor – A doctor who works at a hospital. But he doesn't actual work there, he isn't even a doctor. He thinks he is one though, because he has seen every episode of Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy
Gray's Anatomy is an English-language human anatomy textbook originally written by Henry Gray. The book is widely regarded as an extremely influential work on the subject, and has continued to be revised and republished from its initial publication in 1858 to the present day...
ever made.
Abby and Trevor (unofficial name) - A series where Abby reads incredibly weird things out loud to Trevor, who has a crush on Abby. Unfortunately Trevor has a very hard time trying to clearly explaining his crush.
Jamco commercials and their production - Appearing in most episodes where the gang receives a product from Jamco and has to make a commercial for it. Products include "Extra-cise", "Combo-cise", "Invisiball", etc.
Characters
- Alana Johnston - The boss of the station, who, despite being a good friend, can be harsh.
- Kayla Lorrette - A worker in the station. She is often criticized by Alana. In season 2 she develops a crush on James.
- James Hartnett - A worker in the station that develops a crush on Hannah, and is unaware that Kayla has a crush on him.
- Hannah Hogan - Has the highest popularity rating, and is often overconfident mostly for her own good. Her father also owns Jamco.
- Joey Lucius - A worker in the station who always manages to attract the attention of others.
- AJ Vaage - A worker in the station who often assists others.
- Alex Spencer - A worker in the station who has a relatively good relationship with everyone.
Season 1 (13 Episodes, September 9th, 2009 to March 17th, 2010)
| Season | Series | Episode | Air Date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Chocklick" | September 9th, 2009 | The team makes a commercial for Chocklick; a chocolate Chocolate Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC... block that "lasts forever". YTV's Carlos makes a guest apparance. |
| 2 | 2 | "Shantz" | September 16th, 2009 | A new product that is a shirt Shirt A shirt is a cloth garment for the upper body. Originally an undergarment worn exclusively by men, it has become, in American English, a catch-all term for almost any garment other than outerwear such as sweaters, coats, jackets, or undergarments such as bras, vests or base layers... and pants are made. |
| 3 | 3 | "Drool Aid" | September 23rd, 2009 | Drool Aid; a powder making you drool juice; is brought forward. |
| 4 | 4 | "Pretty as A Picture" | September 30th, 2009 | A picture frame that goes on your neck and strangely makes you look prettier. |
| 5 | 5 | "Greeting Card" | October 14th, 2009 | Greeting Cards for just when you need them is the ad for the team. |
| 6 | 6 | "Beef Whiz" | October 21st, 2009 | A commercial needs to be made for a liquid beef Beef Beef is the culinary name for meat from bovines, especially domestic cattle. Beef can be harvested from cows, bulls, heifers or steers. It is one of the principal meats used in the cuisine of the Middle East , Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Europe and the United States, and is also important in... named Beef Whiz. |
| 7 | 7 | "Hamicil" | October 28th, 2009 | An acne cream that also can be dinner named Hamicil. |
| 8 | 8 | "Tacorea" | November 4th, 2009 | A taco restaurant ad needs to be made (Tacorea). |
| 9 | 9 | "Leaky Roof" | November 11th, 2009 | A leaky roof won't stop following Kayla; unfortunately, she is the only one noticing it. |
| 10 | 10 | "Scissors" | November 18th, 2009 | The team needs to make a Running With Scissors public service announcement. |
| 11 | 11 | "Feetza" | January 6th, 2010 | Feetza is a Pizza Pizza Pizza is an oven-baked, flat, disc-shaped bread typically topped with a tomato sauce, cheese and various toppings.Originating in Italy, from the Neapolitan cuisine, the dish has become popular in many parts of the world. An establishment that makes and sells pizzas is called a "pizzeria"... is also a foot lotion. |
| 12 | 12 | "Tried" | January 7th, 2010 | The detergent for people who don't care about clean clothes named Trid. |
| 13 | 13 | "Background Music" | March 17th, 2010 | Alana spends $500 on a subliminal background music machine. |
Season 2 (13 episodes, October 6, 2010 to March 30, 2011)
| Season | Series | Episode | Air date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | "Space Thunder" | October 6, 2010 | Kayla, in an attempt to gain James's love gets the right to develop a TV show version of the comic book "Space Thunder". |
| 2 | 15 | "Divide and Conquer" | October 13, 2010 | Alex and Hannah both want personal assistants, but they have a problem sharing them. |
| 3 | 16 | "Gravity Trouble" | October 20, 2010 | Weird gravity causes trouble for making shows. |
| 4 | 17 | "Emu Flu" | November 3, 2010 | AJ catches the Emu Emu The Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae) is the largest bird native to Australia and the only extant member of the genus Dromaius. It is the second-largest extant bird in the world by height, after its ratite relative, the ostrich. There are three subspecies of Emus in Australia... flu, which makes him act like an emu. He is then quarantined. |
| 5 | 18 | "April Fools" | November 10, 2010 | Kayla pulls an April Fools joke, convincing everyone that Jamco is going to fire them if they don't make an April Fools prank. Everyone comes up with their own idea. |
| 6 | 19 | "The Game" | November 17, 2010 | James, Joey, AJ, and Kayla play a game instead of working. |
| 7 | 20 | "Carmine" | January 5, 2011 | A puppet named Carmine brings his show Carmine's Crib Sesame Street Sesame Street has undergone significant changes in its history. According to writer Michael Davis, by the mid-1970s the show had become "an American institution". The cast and crew expanded during this time, including the hiring of women in the crew and additional minorities in the cast. The... back. Carmine becomes an annoyance and an unpopular towards everyone. |
| 8 | 21 | "Power Struggle" | January 19, 2011 | Hannah and Alex battle for who has the most ratings. |
| 9 | 22 | "Retro Show" | February 2, 2011 | So Weird TV's 50th anniversary is coming up; Kayla initiates a plan to get James's attention; but it backfires when James ends up being with his love interest, Hannah. |
| 10 | 23 | "Ruthless Boss" | February 16, 2011 | Alana trains for an annual ruthless boss competition trying to beat last year's champion, and uses the MAL1000 computer to try to assist her in being ruthless. Unfortunately, MAL1000 becomes too ruthless even for Alana. |
| 11 | 24 | "A Visit from Mom" | March 2, 2011 | Alex's mom pays a visit to the station. |
| 12 | 25 | "Make AJ Do It" | March 16, 2011 | When AJ gets a mustache, he feels more in control. A giant blue hand stops Space Thunder. |
| 13 | 26 | "Bollywood" | March 30, 2011 | Low ratings force the team to make a Bollywood music video. James speaks out to Kayla. |
Season 3 (13 Episodes, October 5th, 2011 to 2012)
| Season | Series | Episode | Air date | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | "Iguana" | October 5, 2011 | AJ falls in love with Alana, resulting in a love song. Alana interviews Jerry Trainor Jerry Trainor Gerald William "Jerry" Trainor is an American actor, comedian and voice actor, widely known for playing Spencer Shay on iCarly. He is also known as Crazy Steve on Drake & Josh and the title character, Dudley Puppy, on T.U.F.F. Puppy... from iCarly ICarly iCarly is an American sitcom that focuses on a girl named Carly Shay who creates her own web show called iCarly with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series was created by Dan Schneider, who also serves as executive producer. It stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan... . |
| 2 | 28 | "Heist" | October 12, 2011 | The cast try to retrieve their property from Alana's locked cupboard. Daniel Book meets a policeman. Alana interviews David Henrie David Henrie David Clayton Henrie is an American actor, television writer, and producer. He is noted for playing Ted Mosby's future son on How I Met Your Mother, Justin Russo in Wizards of Waverly Place and Larry on That's So Raven... from Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place Wizards of Waverly Place is a Disney Channel Original Series that premiered on October 12, 2007. It won "Outstanding Children's Program" at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in 2009... . |
| 3 | 29 | "" | October 19, 2011 | Thor's brother is introduced. |
| 4 | 30 | "Heavy Metal AJ" | November 2, 2011 | Joey discovers AJ's old band, which he decides to rejoin on their comeback tour. |
| 5 | 31 | "Ain't No Thing" | November 9, 2011 | Alex's old sitcom is rebooted to bring back ratings, but the remake is cancelled. Logan and Wilf answer questions from viewers. |
Specials
- That's So Scary! – Put in an online version, and a televised version. Both have different sketches from each other. For example, the online version has the sketch "Ghost Chasers", while the televised version has "The Mom Whisperer" instead.
Minis
A series of four mini episodes were made, featuring sketches from the first and second seasons without any sitcom content. The theme song from the second season plays without any opening sketch.Trivia
- Season 1 was filmed in Toronto, while Season 2 and 3 were filmed in Halifax.
- All seasons use laugh tracks, but filmed in front of live studio audiences.