Off the Air

Off the Air is an American-exclusive psychedelic anthology television series for Cartoon Network's late-night programming block Adult Swim (stylized as [adult swim] or [as]). The show was created by Dave Hughes who was originally a television editor for MTV Animation. His effort for Beavis and Butt-head, Cartoon Sushi and Celebrity Deathmatch pushed him further into working for Nickelodeon. However, this career did not suit him and, once he received a call to help edit Space Ghost Coast to Ghost on Adult Swim, did so, giving him a new career at the block's production studio Williams Street ever since. He wanted to create an anthology series for the block but did not know if he would create it. There were many inspirations for his idea, including 120 Minutes, Concrete TV, Night Flight and, most notably, Liquid Television of MTV. In 2005, Dave Hughes created his own company entitled Million Monkeys Inc. and had produced the music video for Dan Deacon's song "Okie Dokie" of the album Spiderman and the Rings. At last, he created a video mixtape for Mike Lazzo on Adult Swim's 2010 Carnival Tour event that gave him the chance to create his own show. Off the Air premiered unannounced on New Year's Day 2011 at 4AM then rerun once again. Every episode has a timeslot of 4AM, which means it is rather elusive among viewers. However, it has received positive reviews from critics. Most featured videos in episodes are either viral videos on YouTube or Staff Picks on Vimeo. the series has aired seven seasons, twenty-seven episodes and three specials.

Season One

 * Animals
 * Food
 * Dance
 * Space
 * Body

Season Two

 * Falling
 * Color
 * Nightmares
 * Special: Dan Deacon: U.S.A.
 * Light

Season Three

 * Nature
 * Robots
 * Worship

Season Four

 * Hair
 * Special: Seramthgin (note that this is sometimes credited as a season two episode)
 * Sports
 * Death
 * Transportation
 * Special: Dan Deacon: When I Was Done Dying

Season Five

 * Liquid
 * Conflict
 * Holes
 * NEWNOW

Season Six

 * Shapes
 * Clowns
 * Work
 * Words

Season Seven

 * Earth
 * Technology (by Wham City Comedy)
 * Paradise (by Ghosting.tv)
 * NEWNOW Analogue Video Remix

Season Eight

 * Health
 * Love