China, IL
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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1.Rewind, Pause, Pay!
2.002-10-201111mRonald 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.
2.Dean vs. Mayor
09-10-201111mThe Mayor is tired of the riots sparked by UCI, and challenges The Dean to an arm wrestling contest for control of the school.
3.Baby Boom
16-10-201111mA giant baby destroys the campus, and the faculty is split on how to handle the situation.
4.Coming Out Of The Casket
2.023-10-201111mStudent 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 the...
5.Secret Society
30-10-201111mSteve 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.
6.Prom Face/Off
06-11-201111mThe Staff-Only Prom is thrown in a condemned building formerly used by Professor Cakes who experimented on hippies there.
7.Chinese New Year
26-12-201111mThe professors join together to build robotic replicas of themselves to take their place.
8.Frankensteve
19-02-201211mAfter both Frank and Steve sustain life-threatening injuries during a wrestling match, Dr. Falgot performs surgery on them turning Frankensteve into a super brother.
9.The Dream Reamer
26-02-201211mBaby 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.
10.Dean's List
04-03-201211mDifferent departments on campus are selected for The Dean's List, an annual scavenger hunt that is much more dangerous than it sounds.
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