The Sausage Factory
2001 Canadian TV series or program
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The Sausage Factory, also known in the United States as MTV's Now What? or Much Ado About Whatever, is a teen sitcom that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School.[1]
- MTV's Now What
- Much Ado About Whatever
- Adam Brody
- Kenny Fisher
- Adam Frost
- Johnny K. Lewis
- Kristen Renton
- Andi Eystad
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by | Henry Pincus |
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| Opening theme | Brown – Satellite |
| Ending theme | Brown – Satellite |
| Composers | Ari Wise & Brian Carson |
| Countries of origin | Canada United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
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| Editor | Stuart Bass |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
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| Network | The Comedy Network |
| Release | November 26, 2001 – February 25, 2002 |
| Network | MTV |
| Release | April 6 – May 29, 2002 |
The four friends were Zack (Adam Brody), trying to win over his unrequited crush Lisa; Ted, the stereotypical rich kid who tries to consummate with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristen Renton); J.C. (Kenny Fisher), who finds himself constantly approached by middle-aged women; and Gilby (Johnny Lewis), the class clown, who regularly creates trouble.[2]
Produced in 2000 and 2001, it ran for one season. The single-camera series was shot without an audience and included no laugh track.
Originally aired in Canada on The Comedy Network,[3] reruns were later screened on CTV and YTV. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it airs on Trouble. Sky One previously aired it.
Cast
- Adam Brody as Zack
- Kenny Fisher as J.C.
- Adam Nicholas Frost as Ted
- Johnny K. Lewis as Gilby
- Kristen Renton as Nancy
- Andi Eystad as Lisa
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Election" | Ron Oliver | Howard Nemetz | November 26, 2001 (Canada) April 6, 2002 (USA) |
| 2 | "Running Free" | Ron Oliver | Marc Abrams & Mike Benson | December 3, 2001 (Canada) April 13, 2002 (USA) |
| 3 | "The Tux" | Richard Martin | Danny Kallis | December 10, 2001 (Canada) April 20, 2002 (USA) |
| 4 | "Gilby's Millions" | Anthony Atkins | Marc Abrams & Mike Benson | December 17, 2001 (Canada) April 27, 2002 (USA) |
| 5 | "Community Impact" | Richard Martin | Adam Lapidus | December 24, 2001 (Canada) May 4, 2002 (USA) |
| 6 | "Hang Ups" | Ron Oliver | Jeny Quine | January 7, 2002 (Canada) May 11, 2002 (USA) |
| 7 | "Purity Test" | Henry Pincus | Henry Pincus | January 14, 2002 (Canada) May 13, 2002 (USA) |
| 8 | "Good Ted Hunting" | Henry Pincus | Dan Signer | January 21, 2002 (Canada) May 21, 2002 (USA) |
| 9 | "Sex, Guys and Videotape" | Richard Martin | Jeny Quine | January 28, 2002 (Canada) May 22, 2002 (USA) |
| 10 | "JC, the Gay Model" | Ron Oliver | Danny Kallis and Henry Pincus | February 4, 2002 (Canada) May 23, 2002 (USA) |
| 11 | "Dances with Squirrels" | Milan Cheylov | Danny Kallis and Henry Pincus | February 11, 2002 (Canada) May 11, 2002 (USA) |
| 12 | "Zack's Little Problem" | John Pozer | Jeny Quine | February 18, 2002 (Canada) May 28, 2002 (USA) |
| 13 | "Reality Bites" | James Marshall | Howard Nemetz & Adam Lapidus | February 25, 2002 (Canada) May 29, 2002 (USA) |
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