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2024 / Animated workplace comedy / Created by Adam Malamut & Craig Malamut
Two brothers face life after their factory jobs disappear.
What is Universal Basic Guys about?
After their factory jobs are replaced by automation, brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies receive universal basic income and try to build new lives. Their plans and habits create the comic engine of this animated series about work, family and an unexpected change in routine.
Five things to know.
The starting situation
The brothers lose their jobs when automation takes over the factory where they work.
The world around it
The series uses a fictional Pennsylvania town and universal basic income as the condition that reshapes the brothers’ daily lives.
The central pressure
Mark and Hank have to decide what to do with their time and new circumstances, even when their ideas do not lead where they expect.
The creative approach
Adam and Craig Malamut created the FOX animated comedy and voice the central brothers.
Before episode one
The series uses a speculative social premise for comedy; it is not a policy guide to universal basic income.
A thought to take with you.
The premise gives the brothers security without a clear plan for what comes next. Their adjustment turns a large economic idea into everyday sibling comedy.
Is it your kind of series?
Try it for an adult animated sitcom with a work-and-family premise. Expect irreverent humor and episodic misadventures.
Three ideas to take with you.
- A change in income can leave the question of purpose unresolved.
- Family members can respond differently to the same change.
- Automation affects identity as well as employment.
Before you press play.
What is Universal Basic Guys about?
After their factory jobs are replaced by automation, brothers Mark and Hank Hoagies receive universal basic income and try to build new lives. Their plans and habits create the comic engine of this animated series about work, family and an unexpected change in routine.
Who is behind Universal Basic Guys?
Created by Adam Malamut & Craig Malamut. Adam and Craig Malamut created the FOX animated comedy and voice the central brothers.
What kind of series is Universal Basic Guys?
Animated workplace comedy. Try it for an adult animated sitcom with a work-and-family premise. Expect irreverent humor and episodic misadventures.
Sources & scope
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