For-Profit Online University (2013)
11m
Running Time
December 17, 2013Release Date
For-Profit Online University (2013)
11m
Running Time
December 17, 2013Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
The infomercial consists of various students giving testimonies of their success, owing it to the school, literally named For-Profit Online University. The later half of the special introduces the threat of an evil rogue spambot named Howard, who was bribed with a large sum of ThoughtCoins, a digital currency used through the school, in an attempt to placate him.
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Cast & Crew.
Nicole Byer
22MuchBIZ
Nelson Cheng
LetsFunHans
Nick Corirossi
FPOU_DEAN
Geoff Haggerty
USAdude1981 / Executive Producer / Story
Ingrid Tejada
sALTedAngel69
Brian Huskey
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Matthew Klinman
Executive Producer / Story
Chris Sartinsky
Executive Producer / Story
Melissa Warrenburg
Producer
Jonathan Stern
Executive Producer / Producer
Becca Kinskey
Executive Producer / Producer
Dan Klein
Writer
Michael Pielocik
Executive Producer / Story
Matthew Freund
Editor
Sam West
Teleplay / Executive Producer / Director / Story
Kevin Atkinson
Director of Photography / Art Direction
Franny Baldwin
Line Producer
Dan E. Klein
Story / Executive Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
For-Profit Online University is a television special written and directed by Sam West for Adult Swim. The special is presented as an infomercial parodying for-profit universities. The special is created by Wild, Aggressive Dog, a conglomerate of former Onion writers, consisting of Geoff Haggerty, Dan E. Klein, Matthew Klinman, Michael Pielocik, Chris Sartinsky and Sam West.
The special aired on December 17, 2013 at 4 a.m. on Cartoon Network's late-night programming block, Adult Swim. The special was viewed by 871,000 viewers and received a 0.6 rating in the 18–49 demographic Nielsen household rating.