History Trivia / TooManyCooks

** Casper Kelly says that it was planned to be just be an OverlyLongGag, but this wasn't deemed interesting enough, so the surreal humor, [[spoiler:the Killer, and creepier elements]] were added in.

* SpoiledByTheFormat: While much of the short's popularity has come from being viewed on the Internet, knowing in advance from the playback bar how long it's going to last does lessen the effect of some of the jokes, especially [[spoiler:the very brief appearance of actual show before the sudden appearance of the end credits]]. On the other hand, the original TV run put a pretty major spoiler right at the beginning: [[spoiler:[[ContentWarnings TV-MA V]]]].

* BigNameFan: Many popular comedians praised it, and Rian Johnson stated in complete seriousness that it deserved the [[AcademyAward Best Live-Action Short Oscar]].

* BigNameFan: Many popular comedians praised it, and Rian Johnson stated in complete seriousness that it deserved the [[AcademyAward Best Live-Action Short Oscar]]. Which it would sadly be ineligible for, since it already aired on television in the United States prior to the 2015 ceremony. (However, it could be in the running for at least one Emmy.)

* BigNameFan: Many popular comedians praised it, and Rian Johnson stated in complete seriousness that it deserved the [[AcademyAward Best Live-Action Short Oscar]].

* SpoiledByTheFormat: While much of the short's popularity has come from being viewed on the Internet, knowing in advance from the playback bar how long it's going to last does lessen the effect of some of the jokes, especially [[spoiler:the very brief appearance of actual show before the sudden appearance of the end credits]].

** The ''Roseanne'' table homage could have kept going. [[http://imgur.com/sPLdFwa Smarf would have replaced Alex Cook for the second lap]].

** In a meta-sense, almost all the actors' names given throughout the short are their own, not made up ones.

* BigNameFan: Many popular comedians praised it, and Rian Johnson stated in complete seriousness that it deserved the Best Live Action Short Oscar.

** The ''Roseanne'' table homage could have kept going. [[http://imgur.com/sPLdFwa Smarf would have been right after Ali Froid]].

* NoBudget: [adult swim] has not divulged the full budget, but it's known that it was five figures and equal to that of their other parody infomercials. Almost all of the actors were from Atlanta, Georgia and paid the bare minimum. A lot of the scoring, editing, and FX were done as favors to the creator. Several of the sets, like the hospital set or police briefing room set, consisted of just a wall with props set up on it.

** The ''Roseanne'' table homage was going to keep going. [[http://imgur.com/sPLdFwa Smarf would have been right after Ali Froid]].

** Juggler Cook was going to be [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Cook who is juggling]] while ''[[IncendiaryExponent ON FIRE]]'', but was decided to be too wacky.

* ThrowItIn: The ''{{Series/Dynasty}}'' spoof with the clip of the falcon playing over and over originated from a playback error, which the creators decided to just leave in.

* SpoiledByTheFormat: While much of the short's popularity has come from being viewed on the Internet, knowing in advance from the playback bar how long it's going to last does lessen the effect of some of the jokes.

* NoBudget: Most of the actors were paid the bare minimum and a lot of the scoring, editing, and FX were done as favors to the creator.

** There was going to be a [[TheStinger Stinger]] with a promo for a different show, ''Two in the Bush'' starring Chloe Bush, but it too was cut.

** In a meta-sense, almost the actors' names given throughout the short are their own, not made up ones.

* NoBudget: Apparently most of the actors were paid the bare minimum and a lot of the scoring and editing were done as favors to the creator.

** The actors' names were originally going to be made up ones, but they ended up just posting their real ones.

* DeletedRole: Comparing the end credits with the rest of the short reveals a handful of missing characters such as Eugene Jackson as Captain James Cook, Jonathan Jackson as Juggler Cook, Rachel [=DeJulio=] as Chloe Bush, etc.

* ShrugOfGod: On his {{Website/Reddit}} [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2lm9se/we_are_the_gobsmacked_creators_behind_too_many/AMA]], the director of ''Too Many Cooks'' was just as uncertain about what the short means, and also left it vague whether [[spoiler:Smarf managed to push the BigRedButton before he died.]]

** Due to uncertainty about how many people would see this (remember, this short was scheduled to play at ''4 am''), the director considered [[ViewersAreMorosn putting in arrows to point out]] the {{Freeze Frame Bonus}}es of [[spoiler:the Killer in the background.]]

* ShrugOfGod: On his {{Website/Reddit}} [[http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2lm9se/we_are_the_gobsmacked_creators_behind_too_many/AMA]], the director of ''Too Many Cooks'' was just as uncertain about what the short means, and also left it vague whether [[spoiler:Smarf managed to push the BigRedButton before he died.]]