History Series / AndyRichterControlsTheUniverse

The unique aspects that diferenced the series from other sitcoms was Richter's voiceover, which essentially narrated the plot as well as Andy's thought processes in each episode, and secondly, and connected to the first, Andy's imagination, which was presented onscreen as if it were reality until it was revealed in a smash cut accompanied by the sound of rewinding audio tape. This was often used to demonstrate alternatives to what actually happened for a given event. These fantasy sequences inspired the original working title, "Anything Can Happen," a sentiment Richter expresses in the series premiere's opening narration.

* TwoferTokenMinority: "We're all the name, but Different" has the main cast competing to find someone to fill a job opening, with the reward of a $5000 finders fee. Knowing they're looking for diversity, they try to one-up each other, culminating in [[NamesTheSame Keith Richards]] having found a one armed, gay, native American little person (... who sadly wasn't a technical writer, but still).

* NamesTheSame: A major character on the show is [[Music/TheRollingStonesBand Keith Richards]].

* NamesTheSame: A major character on the show is [[Music/TheRollingStones Keith Richards]].

* YouKnowImBlackRight: Done by Andy's black co-worker, although in this case he was letting Andy know he's Irish.
* ValuesDissonance: In-universe, Andy has imaginary arguments with the Gilded Age-era founder of his company based on this trope.

''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' was a 2002-2003 Creator/{{Fox}} WorkCom series from Victor Fresco, who later made ''Series/BetterOffTed''. A total of 19 episodes in two seasons. It was the first series to star Andy Richter following his departure from ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien''.

* MistakenForRacist: After Andy launches into a minor tirade against the Irish, Andy's black coworker reveals he's Irish and takes it up with their boss. When the boss learns that the complaint is about the Irish, not blacks, their boss responds with a resounding "... so what?" This process repeats until one of the bosses is an Irishman.

''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' was a 2002-2003 Creator/{{Fox}} WorkCom series from Victor Fresco, who later made ''Series/BetterOffTed''. A total of 19 episodes in two seasons. It was the first series to star Andy Richter since his departure from ''Series/LateNightWithConanOBrien''.

Andy Richter is an aspiring writer living in Chicago who wants to write short stories. However, he is forced to work as a technical manual writer for Pickering Industries, the fifth largest company in America, even through he doesn't really want to, to pay the bills.

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''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' was a 2002-2003 {{Fox}} WorkCom series from Victor Fresco, who later made ''Series/BetterOffTed''. A total of 19 episodes in two seasons. It was the first series to star Andy Richter since his departure from ''Late Night with Creator/ConanOBrien''.

* ScyllaAndCharybdis: After being MistakenForRacist and going to mandatory therapy, Andy no longer saw people in terms of race. This led to him being criticized for not celebrating everyone's differences. This leads to the [[SpoofAesop you have to celebrate everyone's differences, while ignoring them at the same time]].

* NamesTheSame: A major character on the show is [[Music/RollingStones Keith Richards]].

* TokenTwoferMinority: "We're all the name, but Different" has the main cast competing to find someone to fill a job opening, with the reward of a $5000 finders fee. Knowing they're looking for diversity, they try to one-up each other, culminating in [[NamesTheSame Keith Richards]] having found a one armed, gay, native American little person (... who sadly wasn't a technical writer, but still).

''Andy Richter Controls the Universe'' was a 2002-2003 {{Fox}} WorkCom series from Victor Fresco, who later made ''Series/BetterOffTed''. A total of 19 episodes in two seasons. It was the first series to star Andy Richter since his departure from ''Late Night with ConanOBrien''.