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What if your daydreams were funnier than your actual life?
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Andy Richter Controls the Universe (2002)

absurdist workplace chaosearly 2000s energycriminally underrated

Latest Episode

Saturday Early Evening Fever
22 min

Season 2 • Episode 13

Latest

Saturday Early Evening Fever

Mar 24, 2009

Andy's grandmother also happens to be Byron's girlfriend.

Overview

Comedy

Fanciful series about an aspiring writer who imagines alternative life scenarios while working for a big company.

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chicago, illinoisworkplace comedysitcomaspiring writer

Standout Aspects

Writing

Victor Fresco's absurdism hits different — same brain as Better Off Ted.

Acting

Richter's everyman chaos anchors the whole beautiful mess.

Production

Fantasy cutaways were genuinely inventive for 2002 network TV.

Best for:Solo: Perfect comfort watch when you need to laugh alone at 2am.·Binge: Only 19 episodes — knock it out in a weekend before it disappears.·Background: Great for multitasking, but you'll miss the visual gags.
Victor Fresco

Creator

Victor Fresco

First AiredMar 19, 2002
StatusCanceled

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensitylow
Tonelight
Feellight
Seasons2·Episodes19
FOX

Top Cast

Andy Richter

Andy Richter

Andy Richter

Paget Brewster

Paget Brewster

Jessica Green

Irene Molloy

Irene Molloy

Wendy McKay

Jonathan Slavin

Jonathan Slavin

Byron Togler

James Patrick Stuart

James Patrick Stuart

Keith

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Cultural

This was Fox's placeholder between Malcolm in the Middle and Arrested Development, and it pioneered the single-camera workplace absurdity that Ted Lasso later perfected.

Trivia

Victor Fresco recycled entire plotlines and character dynamics for Better Off Ted — Phil and Lem are basically Byron and Keith with better funding.

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