China, IL

45min

Animation

Comedy

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.

Production Companies

Working For Monsters

Neely Comics

Titmouse

Williams Street

Episodes

Cast

Rewind, Pause, Pay!

1. Rewind, Pause, Pay!

11min

2nd Oct 2011

Ronald 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.

Dean vs. Mayor

2. Dean vs. Mayor

11min

9th Oct 2011

The Mayor is tired of the riots sparked by UCI, and challenges The Dean to an arm wrestling contest for control of the school.

Baby Boom

3. Baby Boom

11min

16th Oct 2011

A giant baby destroys the campus, and the faculty is split on how to handle the situation.

Coming Out Of The Casket

4. Coming Out Of The Casket

11min

23rd Oct 2011

Student 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 their jobs while Frank becomes convinced that he's getting unsolicited attention from a paranormal being.

Secret Society

5. Secret Society

11min

30th Oct 2011

Steve 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.

Prom Face/Off

6. Prom Face/Off

11min

6th Nov 2011

The Staff-Only Prom is thrown in a condemned building formerly used by Professor Cakes who experimented on hippies there.

Chinese New Year

7. Chinese New Year

11min

26th Dec 2011

The professors join together to build robotic replicas of themselves to take their place.

Frankensteve

8. Frankensteve

11min

19th Feb 2012

After both Frank and Steve sustain life-threatening injuries during a wrestling match, Dr. Falgot performs surgery on them turning Frankensteve into a super brother.

The Dream Reamer

9. The Dream Reamer

11min

26th Feb 2012

Baby 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.

Dean's List

10. Dean's List

11min

4th Mar 2012

Different departments on campus are selected for The Dean's List, an annual scavenger hunt that is much more dangerous than it sounds.

First air date

2nd Oct 2011

Last air date

14th Jun 2015

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks