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Too Many Cooks (short film) (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 1 month ago by perishthethought@piefed.social to c/wikipedia@lemmy.world

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Too Many Cooks is a surreal comedy horror short that originally aired as a special during Adult Swim's "infomercials" block on October 28, 2014, at 4:00 a.m. Eastern Time. It was created, written, and directed by Casper Kelly, and produced by Williams Street. After its original airing, the piece became a viral video online and was repeated each night at midnight Eastern Time during the week of November 11, 2014.

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[–] regdog@lemmy.world 60 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I really wanted to get into that show, but I can not make it past the opening 😤

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Man once the opening credits are done the show opens with a banger you should try again

[–] daychilde@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I found the plot very hard to follow and uninteresting. No character development at all.

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 45 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This lives in my brain during every corporate jack off meeting.

[–] nek0d3r@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 1 month ago

I'm in one of those now!!! ...It takes a lot to make a stew...

[–] SmackemWittadic@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Especially when people are just introducing themselves and stating their positions

[–] Brickhead92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Hi I'm SteveDave and I'm another person in this meeting.

[–] protist@mander.xyz 40 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)

Too Many Cooks and Unedited Footage of a Bear ruined me

[–] Tenthrow@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I love Too Many Cooks but I haven't seen Unedited Footage of a Bear before. I'm excited to get into it but there is some sort of weird ad that the skip button doesn't work on. Thanks for the link!

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah just ignore the skip button, it'll go away when the Claridryl kicks in

[–] real_squids@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Try "this house has people in it"

[–] plateee@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago

Don't forget about Broomshakalaka. That's also a delight.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago

Too Many Cooks was the best thing to just start watching without any expectations. Even having someone say "hey, you should watch this" sort of ruins it.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fuck you OP, now I'm going to be singing this to myself for weeks.

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago

Tom Scott's Lateral podcast cursed me, so I'm just passing it along to you all now so I can move on.

[–] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 20 points 1 month ago (4 children)

That show/video made me feel uncomfortable things that I don't even have words to express and I loved it. I didn't technically see it live when it first aired, but most have seen it not long after on the internet. It always stuck with me and helps me to understand that even if I don't understand the appeal of any specific piece of art work, that those pieces of work speak to other people in the way that Too Many Cooks spoke to me. It made me feel things that are indescribable.

There was another show called "Don't Hug Me I'm Scared" that presses the same buttons and causes similar emotional responses from me.

Dunno why but I can't get enough of this shit and I want more.

[–] AlfalFaFail@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This one really got me.

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago

That's what they talked about on the podcast I heard! Casper Kelly gave Lars VT an acting credit with this since he's normally a director.

[–] underscores@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago

Have you tried watching local58 or Gemini home entertainment?

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 month ago

Don't Hug me I'm Scared is insane, and apparently was just picked up by Dropout

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I've been getting that kind of feeling from aggressive, experimental music. Clipping. Backxwash. Daughters.

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago

Too Many Cooks is 12 years old? How could this happen?

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE A STEW

A PINCH OF SALT AND LAUGHTER TOO

A SCOOP OF KIDS TO ADD THE SPICE

A DASH OF LOVE TO MAKE IT NICE

AND YOU'VE GOT...

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Too many cooks?

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

Too many cooks.

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TOO MANY COOKS

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TOO MANY COOKS!

[–] VerilyFemme@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 month ago

TOO MANY COOKS

[–] Dialectical_Specialist@quokk.au 13 points 1 month ago

absolute masterpiece. I went from crying of laughter to trembling panic so quickly. I will never forget my first watch.

[–] Zozano@aussie.zone 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fun fact: you can add it on Radarr

[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 8 points 1 month ago

members of the Cook family

Ohhhhhh, that's why there's too many cooks. Only took me thus many years to figure that out, lol

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I'm convinced that this and the other weird films they did were broadcast at times to deliberately fuck with people watching TV on drugs.

[–] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Lol you don't need to be convinced. It started with late night infomercials and slowly evolved into the Brady Bunch.

[–] The_Almighty_Walrus@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Adult Swim Off the Air is great background noise for acid trips

[–] DABDA@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 month ago

"Too Many Cooks"
OR
"One toque over the line"

[–] you_are_dust@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I love this. I only watched it for the first time like 2 years ago.

[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Listened to Lateral recently?

[–] probable_possum@leminal.space 2 points 1 month ago

I've seen a short movie about too many... oh. Cooks. Nevermind.

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Casper Kelly is amazing. I also recommend his workplace sitcom in hell, Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell.

[–] CH3DD4R_G0BL1N@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Don’t forget Yule Log 1 & 2. Any Casper fan must watch those

[–] nonfuinoncuro@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

unfortunately i had already stopped watching tv and as back in the 2000s but i am lucky enough to have experienced it for the first time today, chefs kiss masterpiece! reminds me of https://youtu.be/JM7FKE88Y2g