A BBN Original · Late-night TV parody
Wrong Signal
The studio monitor catches a stray signal, and the desk gets stuck flipping through channels from slightly broken other realities.
A channel-surfing parody of late-night TV. Every episode flips through five channels from slightly broken other realities: shopping hours selling things nobody needs, local news from towns that should not exist, sports nobody asked for, and a BBN that went the other way. Hank, Vera and Dale watch from the desk until the signal comes back.
Every episode
7 episodes, five channels each▶1:31Episode 1Socks Without Reason
- 57Shop Without Reason
- 12Gourmet Garden Hour
- 31Tidewater Local Six
- 88Wild Wobble Network
- 404Sunrise Stretch Studio
▶1:28Episode 2Line Of Sight
- 618Patience Sports Net
- 47Kettle Cove Cooking
- 371Cornerstone Crafts TV
- 233Sunday Hush Shopping
- 905Hearthside Home Studio
▶1:24Episode 3Pebble Stays Put
- 4Cloudy Corner Weather
- 37Buy Buy Basement
- 214Public Access Prime
- 96Brunch Panic Network
- 161Gate Nine Auto Mart
▶1:22Episode 4Folded Air And Silent Spoons
- 14Calm Living Corner
- 207Late Night Lumps
- 58Turf Sports Eleven
- 331Buy Now Basement
- 742Glow Shop Direct
▶1:28Episode 5The Moss Won't Thank You
- 14Green Thumb Hour
- 88Moonlit Wild Network
- 231Village Hall Treasures
- 402Shop Haven Direct
- 777Vitality Vault TV
▶1:28Episode 6Static Has Opinions
- 14Harbor Tide Radio Cam
- 38Velvet Pond Wildlife
- 227Sparkle Pantry Live
- 503BBN Sideways Desk
- 761Dawn Patch Gardening
▶1:18Episode 7Static Over Everything
- 4Lighthouse Live Eleven
- 37Gravy Boat Theater
- 112Parking Lot Prophet
- 260BBN Wrong Way Desk
- 418Hobby Hut Home Network
Shorts
21 Shorts, a few seconds each- CH 4 · Lighthouse Live ElevenThe lighthouse keeper's forty-year secret about his lightFrom Ep 7: Static Over Everything
- CH 112 · Parking Lot ProphetThe parking lot prophet who talks to every empty spaceFrom Ep 7: Static Over Everything
- CH 418 · Hobby Hut Home NetworkHe can knit one mitten in an hour. The twin never ends.From Ep 7: Static Over Everything
- CH 14 · Harbor Tide Radio CamThe Bridge Toll Is One Compliment, and He Is Strict About ItFrom Ep 6: Static Has Opinions
- CH 227 · Sparkle Pantry LiveThis Whisk Whisks Nothing, Beautifully. Order Now for a Second NothingFrom Ep 6: Static Has Opinions
- CH 761 · Dawn Patch GardeningHe Asked His Hedge for Advice. Now They Are Negotiating.From Ep 6: Static Has Opinions
- CH 14 · Green Thumb HourNine Years of Watering and Gordon the Moss Never Said ThanksFrom Ep 5: The Moss Won't Thank You
- CH 231 · Village Hall TreasuresThe Vase Was Worthless, but the Lid Was PricelessFrom Ep 5: The Moss Won't Thank You
- CH 777 · Vitality Vault TVLeaf Aerobics: Even the Cactus Gets a WorkoutFrom Ep 5: The Moss Won't Thank You
- CH 14 · Calm Living CornerShe Folds the Air in Your Home So You Can Store ItFrom Ep 4: Folded Air And Silent Spoons
- CH 58 · Turf Sports ElevenThe Lawn Listening Finals: Dennis Hears the Grass Answer BackFrom Ep 4: Folded Air And Silent Spoons
- CH 742 · Glow Shop DirectThis Lamp Glows When You're Right. Even About Soup Moons.From Ep 4: Folded Air And Silent Spoons
- CH 4 · Cloudy Corner WeatherThe weather presenter whose personal cloud won't leave her aloneFrom Ep 3: Pebble Stays PutOn YouTube
- CH 214 · Public Access PrimeEleven years of training and this pebble still obeys perfectlyFrom Ep 3: Pebble Stays PutOn YouTube
- CH 161 · Gate Nine Auto MartThis Used Armchair Comes With Its Previous OwnerFrom Ep 3: Pebble Stays Put
- CH 618 · Patience Sports NetMargaret has waited nine hours and never asked whyFrom Ep 2: Line Of Sight
- CH 371 · Cornerstone Crafts TVMabel Will Fix Anything, Even Your Sense Of DirectionFrom Ep 2: Line Of Sight
- CH 905 · Hearthside Home StudioTen Minutes Of Silence Goes Wrong ImmediatelyFrom Ep 2: Line Of Sight
- CH 57 · Shop Without ReasonThey're Selling Mirrors To Socks, And You Get TwoFrom Ep 1: Socks Without ReasonOn YouTube
- CH 31 · Tidewater Local SixThe Gull Who Became Harbor MasterFrom Ep 1: Socks Without ReasonOn YouTube
- CH 404 · Sunrise Stretch StudioHe Asks The Soup How It Feels FirstFrom Ep 1: Socks Without Reason
At the desk
Hank LedgerStays deadpan. Has seen worse. Has not.
Vera BullockLoves every channel. Would like to visit.
Dale BearmanWelcomes the end of everything, gently.
Running gags to watch for
- Static, a remote click, a channel number in green.
- Signal restored (mostly).
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