“Would you like fries with that?” All of us at one time or another have held a job that required us to say phrases like this one. “Workaholics” is a show about 3 friends named Anders, Blake and Adam that work together at a dead end job and spend their free time doing what any college-aged kids do, party. In this episode the guys find themselves in a tight spot when there is a drug that they did not know about. Blake put it best when said, “I’m excited, what kind of drugs are we testing.” Realizing that there was no chance they would pass the test the friends start looking for ways to pass the test including taking way too much Niacin and attempting to buy clean urine. Eventually, after not being able to find any they decide to just take the drug test and deal with the results, but as the audience expected the guys find a ridiculous way to get out of it.
As a show intended for a college audience, it is on point. The 3 main characters are a lot like many of the friends I have met since I came to college, which made me connect with them almost immediately. None of them really have a care in the world, other than the drug test, and the fact that the show both begins with them drinking on the roof of their house and ends the exact same way shows that their crappy job is nothing but a break in their schedule of constant partying. The use of “poopie dollar” and the scenes of the guys attempting to freestyle are hilarious because they are both things my roommates and I have done. The show is fantastic in its use of college-level dialogue and storylines which really draw in an audience of my age group.
This show has the potential to be a major hit with an age group ranging from 18-30, but the show has some material unsuited for kids younger than that and the same material (drug use, language) would be frowned upon by viewers older than 30. What gives the show even more potential is the time slot in which it airs on Comedy Central which is Wednesdays at 10:30 p.m. when many people in the 18-30 range are getting ready to go to bed and want something to relax with. This show is perfect for that.
There aren’t many areas the show can improve on. Great acting from Anders Holmes, Blake Anderson and Adam Devine bring to life this story of post-college life and the struggle to get integrated into the real world by flipping it and having the characters make the real world conform to their standards. The fact that Holmes, Anderson and Devine also helped produce the show makes it successful in my opinion. They were able to take their vision, and without anyone else being able to dissect it, make it into a humorous show that hits close to home with the intended audience. I love this show and have recommended it to many people already and will continue to do so. If you like comedy and love to laugh then “Workaholics” is a show you will enjoy.
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