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'{{short description|American television series}} {{more citations needed|date=June 2018}} {{Use American English|date = December 2019}} {{Use mdy dates|date = December 2019}} {{Infobox television | show_name = Joe Pera Talks with You | image = | genre = [[Comedy]] | creator = [[Joe Pera]] | presenter = | starring = {{ubl |[[Joe Pera]] |[[Jo Firestone]] |[[Conner O'Malley]] |Gene Kelly }} | narrated = | opentheme = | country = United States | language = English | num_seasons = 1 | num_episodes = 9 | list_episodes = | runtime = 11 minutes | company = {{ubl| {{nowrap|[[Joe Pera|Chestnut Walnut Unlimited]]}} |[[Cartoon Network Studios|Factual Productions, Inc.]] {{small|(season one)}} |[[Cartoon Network Studios|Alive and Kicking, Inc.]] {{small|(season two)}} |[[Williams Street]] }} | network = [[Adult Swim]] | distributor = [[Warner Bros. Television]] | executive_producer = {{ubl |Joe Pera |Conner O'Malley |Marty Schousboe |Jo Firestone{{efn|name=JoProd|Firestone was co-producer in season one and executive producer in season two.}} |Mark Costa{{efn|name=EPF|Mark Costa is executive producer for Factual Productions, Inc. in season one and Alive and Kicking, Inc. in season two.}} |Keith Crofford{{efn|name=EPWS|Crofford and Newman are executive producers for Williams Street}} |Walter Newman{{efn|name=EPWS}} }} | producer = {{ubl |Jonathan Roig{{efn|Roig is producer for season two.}} |Dan Licata{{efn|name=CoProd|Licata and Stone are co-producers in season two}} |Patrick Stone{{efn|name=CoProd}} |Jackie Stolfi{{efn|Stolfi was producer for season one.}} }} | picture_format = | first_aired = {{Start date|2018|5|20}} | last_aired = present | preceded_by = | website = http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/ }} '''''Joe Pera Talks with You''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[live-action]] [[comedy television series]] that first premiered on [[Adult Swim]] on May 20, 2018. The series was created by [[Joe Pera]] and produced by Factual Productions, Inc. It entered development following the success of the 2016 non-canonical [[Television special|specials]] ''Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep'' and ''Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree'', of which the first was [[Animation|animated]], airing as part of ''[[Infomercials (TV specials)|Infomercials]]''. Adult Swim has renewed the show for a second season which premiered on December 6, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/JosephPera/status/1169335958057234432|title=Big news I can finally share - season two of 'Joe Pera Talks With You' will be coming out this holiday season on @adultswim. There are 14 new episodes, each with new topics, and I will let you speculate whether this fire hydrant will be introduced as a new major character.https://twitter.com/adultswim/status/1169324254262939651 …|last=Pera|first=Joe|date=2019-09-04|website=@JosephPera|language=en|access-date=2019-09-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Joe Pera Shares More of His Lovable Wisdom in Season Two of "Joe Pera Talks with You"|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2019/11/05/joe-pera-shares-more-of-his-lovable-wisdom-in-season-two-of-joe-pera-talks-with-you-532514/20191105adultswim01/|work=[[The Futon Critic]]|date=November 5, 2019}}</ref> ==Summary== The series stars comedian [[Joe Pera]] as a fictionalized version of himself, living in [[Michigan]]'s [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] and teaching choir at a local middle school. Pera attempts to talk directly to the audience about mundane subject matter such as iron, Sunday breakfast, fall drives and sleeping. ==Characters== *[[Joe Pera]] as a fictionalized version of himself, a self-proclaimed "soft-handed choir teacher" from [[Marquette, Michigan|Marquette]]. Though he is very introspective, with a vast knowledge of specific concepts, he expresses naivety in his social interactions. He has a pet dog named Gus. *[[Conner O'Malley]] as Mike Melsky, Joe's neighbor. The two meet in the events of the show's first episode, when Mike attempts to buy Joe's house due to a misunderstanding with where the sign is placed. He is generally sarcastic, short-tempered, and incredulous towards Joe. *Gene Kelly as Gene, Joe's best friend. He likes to help Joe teach his lessons, and often ends up giving Joe advice in the process. *[[Jo Firestone]] as Sarah, a new band teacher working at the same school as Joe. Many of her beliefs are rooted in conspiracies and fears for the future, as evidenced by her construction of a fortified basement below her house. She becomes Joe's love interest over the course of the first season. *Nancy Cornell as Joe's Nana Josephine. *Jo Scott as Sue Melsky, Mike's wife. *Fitzgerald William as Gus, Joe’s dog. ==Predecessors== The first Pera project to appear on Adult Swim was the animated short, ''Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep''. It was aired as part of the network's ''[[Infomercials (TV specials)|Infomercials]]'' series on March 21, 2016. The short was animated and directed by Kieran O'Hare, who had previously animated a Joe Pera comedy bit for his [[YouTube]] channel titled ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXOQTxFi9Y0 Comedianimations - Joe Pera's Running Sneakers]''. O'Hare applied the same animation style to the Adult Swim special. The special can be seen on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trfHP5LHVNY Adult Swim's YouTube channel] for free, as well as a [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91wX0NRjJqg ten-hour looped version]. On December 9, 2016,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.avclub.com/joe-pera-helps-you-find-the-perfect-christmas-tree-in-t-1798255176 |title=Joe Pera Helps You Find The Perfect Christmas Tree in this Adult Swim exclusive |publisher=News.avclub.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-29}}</ref> a second special, ''Joe Pera Helps You Find the Perfect Christmas Tree'', premiered on Adult Swim. The live-action special was more tonally similar to what would become Joe Pera Talks with You. Like the series, it was directed by Marty Schousboe and written by Pera alongside Dan Licata, and made by the same production team under the name [[Cartoon Network Studios|Rent Now Productions]]. It also takes place in the same location in Michigan where Pera works as a choir teacher. It features characters that would later appear in the series, such as Gene Gibson, the Melsky family and Joe's Nana Josephine, all portrayed by the same actors. Differences include Joe's dog Gus not being a basset hound, Joe living in a different house, and Joe's co-worker and love interest Sarah, portrayed in the series by [[Jo Firestone]], being absent entirely. These differences imply the special and series are not within the same continuity. Pera appeared on local talk shows to promote the special.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUBO7dLRyJU |title=Christmas Tree Expert Joe Pera |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2019-11-29}}</ref> ==Episodes== ===Season 1 (2018)=== {{Episode table |background=#b9d7da |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |country=US |viewers= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Joe Pera Shows You Iron | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = [[Joe Pera]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|20}} | Viewers = 0.631<ref name="tvbythenumbers 2018-05-20">{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title=Sunday cable ratings: 'Fear the Walking Dead' dips opposite NBA Playoffs|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-20-2018/|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=May 22, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe attempts to educate viewers on the rocks and minerals of his Michigan home, but is distracted by the thought that he might have to sell his house. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Joe Pera Takes You to Breakfast | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = [[Conner O'Malley]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|20}} | Viewers = 0.573<ref name="tvbythenumbers 2018-05-20"/> | ShortSummary = Joe teaches viewers about different ways people eat breakfast while trying to decide on his own breakfast choice. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Joe Pera Takes You on a Fall Drive | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = [[Conner O'Malley]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|27}} | Viewers = 0.631<ref name="tvbythenumbers 2018-05-27">{{cite web|last=Porter|first=Rick|title=Sunday cable ratings: ESPN gets huge numbers for Cavaliers-Celtics Game 7|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-may-27-2018/|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=May 30, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe takes viewers on his annual fall drive, where he muses on fall and gives his jack-o-lantern a proper funeral. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Joe Pera Shows You How to Dance | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = [[Jo Firestone]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|5|27}} | Viewers = 0.549<ref name="tvbythenumbers 2018-05-27"/> | ShortSummary = Joe goes to a coworker's wedding, shows viewers how to dance, and gets to know his coworker Sarah better. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = Joe Pera Talks You Back to Sleep | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = Amalia Levari | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|3}} | Viewers = 0.665<ref name="tvbythenumbers 2018-06-03">{{cite web|title=Sunday cable ratings: 'Westworld' rebounds a little, 'Pose' and 'Succession' start slowly|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/daily-ratings/sunday-cable-ratings-june-3-2018/|work=[[TV by the Numbers]]|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 10, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe muses on topics to help viewers go back to sleep after being awakened by thunder. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = Joe Pera Reads You the Church Announcements | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = Dan Licata | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|3}} | Viewers = 0.556<ref name="showbuzz 2018-06-03">{{cite web|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|title=Updated: Showbuzzdaily's top 150 sunday cable originals & network finals: 6.3.2018|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-3-2018.html|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=June 5, 2018|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe attempts to read out the church announcements, but is distracted by his recent hearing of "[[Baba O'Riley]]" by [[The Who]] for the first time. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = Joe Pera Lights Up the Night with You | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = Dan Licata | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|10}} | Viewers = 0.523<ref name="showbuzz 2018-06-10">{{cite web|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|title=Updated: Showbuzzdaily's top 150 sunday cable originals & network finals: 6.10.2018|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-10-2018.html|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=June 12, 2018|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe babysits his neighbor's daughter for New Year's. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = Joe Pera Talks to You About the Rat Wars of Alberta, Canada (1950–Present Day) | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = Jo Firestone | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|10}} | Viewers = 0.459<ref name="showbuzz 2018-06-10"/> | ShortSummary = Joe and Sarah try to put on a musical about the Rat Wars of Alberta, Canada, but their relationship gets in the way. | LineColor = b9d7da }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9<hr>10 | EpisodeNumber2 = 9<hr>10 | Title = Joe Pera Answers Your Questions About Cold Weather Sports | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = ''Story by'': Joe Pera and Amalia Levari<br>''Teleplay by'': Joe Pera | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|6|17}} | Viewers = 0.516<ref name="showbuzz 2018-06-17">{{cite web|last=Metcalf|first=Mitch|title=Updated: Showbuzzdaily's top 150 sunday cable originals & network finals: 6.17.2018|url=http://www.showbuzzdaily.com/articles/showbuzzdailys-top-150-sunday-cable-originals-network-finals-6-17-2018.html|work=Showbuzz Daily|date=June 19, 2018|accessdate=June 29, 2018}}</ref> | ShortSummary = Joe and Sarah learn to like each other despite their differences. '''Notes:''' Double-length episode | LineColor = b9d7da }} }} ===Season 2 (2019)=== {{Episode table |background=#AE1C26 |overall= |season= |title= |director= |writer= |airdate= |country=US |viewers= |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = Joe Pera Talks with You About Beans | RTitle = <ref name="zap2it1">{{cite web|url=https://tvlistings.zap2it.com/overview.html?programSeriesId=SH02950690&tmsId=SH029506900000&from=undefined&aid=gapzap |title=Full episodes and TV Listings- Zap2it.com |publisher=Tvlistings.zap2it.com |date= |accessdate=2019-11-29}}</ref> | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = [[Joe Pera]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|6}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AE1C26 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = Joe Pera Takes You on a Hike | RTitle = <ref name="zap2it1"/> | DirectedBy = Marty Schousboe | WrittenBy = Nathan Min | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|6}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AE1C26 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 13 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = Joe Pera Waits with You | RTitle = <ref name="zap2it1"/> | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|13}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AE1C26 }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 14 | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = Joe Pera Guides You Through the Dark | RTitle = <ref name="zap2it1"/> | DirectedBy = | WrittenBy = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2019|12|13}} | Viewers = | ShortSummary = | LineColor = AE1C26 }} }} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==External links== *[http://www.adultswim.com/videos/joe-pera-talks-with-you/ AdultSwim.com] *{{IMDb title|tt8199790}} {{Adult Swim original programming}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Joe Pera Talks With You}} [[Category:2018 American television series debuts]] [[Category:2010s American comedy television series]] [[Category:Adult Swim original programs]] [[Category:English-language television programs]] [[Category:Fictional schoolteachers|Pera, Joe]] [[Category:Television series by Williams Street]] [[Category:Television shows set in Michigan]] [[Category:Upper Peninsula of Michigan]] [[Category:Works about educators]] {{Tv-stub}}'