History Trivia / TheBrothersGrunt

* TheWikiRule: [[http://thebrothersgrunt.wikia.com/wiki/The_Brothers_Grunt Here.]]

* The "Water of Brut" mentioned in the pilot's initiation ceremony shares its name with a brand of men's aftershave [[note]]This would explain why the brothers had such a strong reaction to it while being "cleansed", since a good deal of it appeared to get in their eyes[[/note]]. Given a throwaway comment Poobah makes about drinking aftershave, it's likely this was the intended joke.

* Similar to the Advertising/{{Geico}} ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' TV show[[note]]which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation (or brief hiatus, in the cases of long-running or up-and-coming TV shows that haven't been canceled) of a lot of established and up-and-coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-canceled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected[[/note]], this was based on a commercial. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV-shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced sometime later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: If you want to watch this show, you are better off finding the episodes on [=YouTube=] from someone who actually taped the episodes when they aired years ago. See OldShame below, as to why MTV won't release the show on DVD.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: The Illusions Gaming Company was working on a video game adaptation of this series, detailing in the article "[[http://web.archive.org/web/20070620223400/https://www.gamespot.com/features/disillusioned/index.html Dis-Illusioned! How a Great License Killed a Small Developer]]". Apparently, it was actually [[SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames quite good]], but the poor reception of the show scared off potential playtesters and it was ultimately scrapped.

* Similar to the Advertising/{{Geico}} ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' TV show[[note]]which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation (or brief hiatus, in the cases of long-running or up-and-coming TV shows that haven't been canceled) of a lot of established and up-and-coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected[[/note]], this was based on a commercial. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButthead'' (as ''The Brothers Grunt'' was made as a replacement for ''Beavis and Butthead'' when the show was temporarily pulled for censorship reasons) as they thought it was a horrible substitute, though, according to the animation book, ''Outlaw Animation'', Danny Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why there's so much hatred for it.

* Similar to the Geico ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' TV show[[note]]which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation (or brief hiatus, in the cases of long-running or up-and-coming TV shows that haven't been canceled) of a lot of established and up-and-coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected[[/note]], this was based on a commercial. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* Similar to the Geico ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' TV show[[note]]which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation (or brief hiatus, in the cases of long-running or up-and-coming TV shows that haven't been canceled) of a lot of established and up-and-coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected[[/note]], this was based on a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* Similar to the Geico ''Series/{{Cavemen}}'' TV show[[note]]which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation of a lot of established and up and coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected[[/note]], this was based on a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* HeyItsThatGuy -- Backstage Edition: The Danny Antonucci who created this show is the same one who made ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', which is tamer than ''Brothers Grunt'', but still has flashes of being disturbing and/or risqué.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'' (as ''The Brothers Grunt'' was made as a replacement for ''Beavis and Butthead'' when the show was temporarily pulled for censorship reasons) as they thought it was a horrible substitute, though, according to the animation book, ''Outlaw Animation'', Danny Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why there's so much hatred for it.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'' (as ''The Brothers Grunt'' was made as a replacement for ''Beavis and Butthead'' when the show was pulled for censorship reasons) as they thought it was a horrible substitute, though, according to the animation book, ''Outlaw Animation'', Danny Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why there's so much hatred for it.

* Similar to the Geico Cavemen TV show (which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation of a lot of established and up and coming scripted shows while reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected), this was based on a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* Similar to the Geico Cavemen TV show (which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007 and causing the cancellation of a lot of up and coming shows that were scripted. Reality shows, long-cancelled TV shows, and sports broadcasts weren't affected), this was based on a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped turd [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* HeyItsThatGuy -- Backstage Edition: The Danny Antonucci who created this show is the same one who made ''WesternAnimation/EdEddAndEddy'', which is tamer than ''Brothers Grunt'', but still has flashes of being disturbing and/or risqué.

* HeyItsThatGuy -- Backstage Edition: The Danny Antonucci who created this show is the same one who made ''EdEddAndEddy'', which is tamer than ''Brothers Grunt'', but still has flashes of being disturbing and/or risqué.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'' (as ''The Brothers Grunt'' was made as a replacement for ''Beavis and Butthead'' when the show was pulled for censorship reasons) as they thought it was a horrible substitute, though (according to the animation book ''Outlaw Animation''), Danny Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why there's so much hatred for it.
* Similar to the Geico Cavemen TV show (which is also a footnote in the history of bad television, and was mercifully canceled after a short run, not just because of audience hatred, but because of the Writers Guild of America going on strike in 2007), this was based on a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped...something, [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: If you want to watch this show, you are better off finding the episodes on [=YouTube=]. That's only because MTV didn't bother to release the show on VHS, or DVD, for that matter.
* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'', though (according to the animation book Outlaw Animation) Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why fans hate it.
* Similar to the Geico Cavemen TV show, this was based on a [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng61vJuCwJc commercial]]. It showed each of the Brothers grunting and straining... and then with a plop, an MTV shaped...something, [[ToiletHumor plopped into yellow water]], accompanied by relieved sighs. The TV show was announced some time later; the commercial wasn't directly referenced otherwise.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'', though (according to the animation book Outlaw Animation) Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why fans hate it.

* OldShame: MTV doesn't want anyone to know this show existed and neither do the people who watched it as a substitute for ''BeavisAndButthead'', though(according to the animation book Outlaw Animation) Antonucci actually likes the show and doesn't know why fans hate it.