F.A.Q.
(Friggin' Annoying Questions)

Q: Who the hell is John Abrashkin?
A: Aw, shaddap. He's a nice kid in Matt, Eric, and Sam's class who they decided to name their silly show after, to confuse everybody, including John. And apparently it worked, because you wouldn't be asking the question if you weren't confused. Matt's explaination is: "It's a non-sequiter show with a non-sequiter title." He now wishes they had picked something else.

Q: Why is Staff Boy called Staff Boy?
A: Because that's his name, grease monkey. Actually, the back of his shirt says "Staff" on it, which is rarely seen on-camera, but it's there. Matt and Eric starting calling him "Staff Boy" from the first day of shooting, and it stuck.

Q: Can I be on the show?
A: Probably not. No offense. Matt, Eric, and Sam are usually able to fill all the roles themselves, since they're very full of themselves and can't stand to see anybody besides them on camera. Some special guests have appeared very briefly, including Steve Blair, Chris "Chewy" Adamcik, Jesse Boliver, Steve Kennick, Chad St. Martin, Jason Diemand, and John Harke, but only because he could play the piano.

Q: What does Eric say in Ep. 13 during the French subtitle bit?
A: "Vissez les Français!" which loosely translates to "Screw the French!" which is why the French man watching the show gets so pissed off.

Q: How come I can barely understand the phone calls?
A: Because you're not listening hard enough, that's why! What you're hearing is coming from an actual phone on the desk, with Matt, Eric, or Sam talking into a phone from another room. And Eric is hard enough to understand as it is.

Q: Want some ice cream?
A: Yes please.

Q: What other stuff have Matt, Eric and Sam worked on together?
A: Matt met Sam way back in 1989 for a production of "Goldenboy and the 3 Bears," which Matt played the title role in and Sam acted as narrator. I wish I was joking, but I'm not. Eric and Matt started hanging out in high school when they found out that they both had similer senses of humor and both drew silly cartoons. They co-wrote and starred in their first movie, "Anti-Fanboy Police," in 1998. After the show started, they wrote a sequel to AFP which was never filmed, and produced their second movie, "A Day in the Life of Robot Boy." They also worked on a countless number of short funny films.

Q: How did the show become what it became?
A: Jeez, you ask a lot of questions. The show's format was influenced by a show that was on MTV for two years, "The Sifl & Olly Show," a show with sock puppets. The show's content is influenced from many places besides their twisted minds, including S&O, the Kids in the Hall, and Monty Python (more Matt than Eric on that last one).

Q: John Abrashkin Show: The Movie?
A: No. That would be overkill, plus the show wouldn't work in movie format. Eric was mostly interested in doing it, but Matt just moped about it and shot down his dreams, as usual. Sam sat idly by. Plus, didn't you see the episode they did about the fictional "JAS:TM"? It ended in tragedy!!

Q: Where do the elaborate costumes/props come from?
A: Matt usually rounds most of them up, either from his house or the local wacky shop. Eric and Sam sometimes contribute something, but for the most part, they're lazy. But credit for the amazing robot costume in Ep. 11 has to go to Eric. Way to go, Eric.

Q: How does the show get written?
A: It's different every time, but generally speaking, it's this: Matt or Eric will think of a theme for a show, Matt will write an outline, and Eric will think up all the little funny details to put in or say, while Sam throws in ideas along the process and comes up with all his own lines.

Q: Crank putty duck alignment 36 gamble? Quaa???
A: Not before 9:30, young lady.