The Sausage Factory

Canadian TV series or program

The Sausage Factory
Also known as	MTV's Now What, Much Ado About Whatever
Genre	Comedy
Created by	Henry Pincus
Starring	Adam Brody Kenny Fisher Adam Frost Johnny K. Lewis Kristen Renton Andi Eystad
Opening theme	Brown – Satellite
Ending theme	Brown – Satellite
Composer	Ari Wise & Brian Carson
Country of origin	Canada United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Danny Kallis Michael Hirsh Patrick Loubert Stephen Hodgins Timothy Gamble John Miller Jessica Swirnoff Doug Murphy
Producers	Stephen Foster Jeny Quine Dan Signer
Editor	Stuart Bass
Running time	25 minutes
Production companies	PeaceArch Entertainment Nelvana MTV Original Productions
Original release
Network	The Comedy Network
Release	November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) – February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25)
Network	MTV
Release	April 12 (2002-04-12) – May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29)

The Sausage Factory, also known in the United States as MTV's Now What? or Much Ado About Whatever, is a teen sitcom that followed the lives of four friends in their junior year at West Boulder High School.^[1]

The four friends were Zack (Adam Brody), trying to win over his unrequited crush Lisa; Ted, the stereotypical rich kid who tries to consummate with his girlfriend, Nancy (Kristen Renton); J.C. (Kenny Fisher), who finds himself constantly approached by middle-aged women; and Gilby (Johnny Lewis), the class clown, who regularly creates trouble.^[2]

Produced in 2000 and 2001, it ran for one season. The single-camera series was shot without an audience and included no laugh track.

Originally aired in Canada on The Comedy Network,^[3] reruns were later screened on CTV and YTV. In the United Kingdom and Ireland, it airs on Trouble. Sky One previously aired it.

Cast

Adam Brody as Zack
Kenny Fisher as J.C.
Adam Nicholas Frost as Ted
Johnny K. Lewis as Gilby
Kristen Renton as Nancy
Andi Eystad as Lisa

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Election"	Unknown	Unknown	November 26, 2001 (2001-11-26) (Canada) April 6, 2002 (2002-04-06) (USA)
2	"Running Free"	Unknown	Unknown	December 3, 2001 (2001-12-03) (Canada) April 13, 2002 (2002-04-13) (USA)
3	"The Tux"	Unknown	Unknown	December 10, 2001 (2001-12-10) (Canada) April 20, 2002 (2002-04-20) (USA)
4	"Gilby's Millions"	Unknown	Unknown	December 17, 2001 (2001-12-17) (Canada) April 27, 2002 (2002-04-27) (USA)
5	"Community Impact"	Unknown	Unknown	December 24, 2001 (2001-12-24) (Canada) May 4, 2002 (2002-05-04) (USA)
6	"Hang Ups"	Ron Oliver	Jeny Quine	January 7, 2002 (2002-01-07) (Canada) May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11) (USA)
7	"Purity Test"	Unknown	Unknown	January 14, 2002 (2002-01-14) (Canada) May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13) (USA)
8	"Good Ted Hunting"	Unknown	Unknown	January 21, 2002 (2002-01-21) (Canada) May 21, 2002 (2002-05-21) (USA)
9	"Sex, Guys and Videotape"	Richard Martin	Jeny Quine	January 28, 2002 (2002-01-28) (Canada) May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) (USA)
10	"JC, the Gay Model"	Unknown	Unknown	February 4, 2002 (2002-02-04) (Canada) May 23, 2002 (2002-05-23) (USA)
11	"Dances with Squirrels"	Unknown	Unknown	February 11, 2002 (2002-02-11) (Canada) May 11, 2002 (2002-05-11) (USA)
12	"Zack's Little Problem"	John Pozer	Jeny Quine	February 18, 2002 (2002-02-18) (Canada) May 28, 2002 (2002-05-28) (USA)
13	"Reality Bites"	Unknown	Unknown	February 25, 2002 (2002-02-25) (Canada) May 29, 2002 (2002-05-29) (USA)

References

^ John Doyle, "Let's hear it for Canada's benign social contract". The Globe and Mail, November 19, 2001.
^ Leah McLaren, "The not-so-junior highs". The Globe and Mail, November 28, 2001.
^ Liane Faulder, "Link up with some wacky teen misadventures: Everyone can relate to these hilarious high-school high jinks". Edmonton Journal, November 19, 2001.

External links

The Sausage Factory at IMDb (unaired pilot, portions of its plot were incorporated into the episode titled "Purity Test")
MTV's Now What (USA), The Sausage Factory at IMDb

MTV original programming

Current
All Star Shore (since 2023) Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012) Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023) The Challenge (since 1998) Couples Retreat (since 2023) MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021) Ex on the Beach (since 2018) The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023) Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022) Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023) Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023) The Love Experiment (since 2023) MTV Unplugged (since 1989) The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023) Ridiculousness (since 2011) RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023) Siesta Key (since 2017) Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022) Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022) Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

Current

All Star Shore (since 2023)
Catfish: The TV Show (since 2012)
Caught in the Act: Unfaithful (since 2023)
The Challenge (since 1998)
Couples Retreat (since 2023)
MTV Cribs (2000–2011; since 2021)
Ex on the Beach (since 2018)
The Exhibit: Finding the Next Great Artist (since 2023)
Help! I'm in a Secret Relationship! (since 2022)
Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (since 2018)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta (since 2023)
Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta: Run It Back (since 2023)
The Love Experiment (since 2023)
MTV Unplugged (since 1989)
The Real Friends of WeHo (since 2023)
Ridiculousness (since 2011)
RuPaul's Drag Race (since 2023)
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (since 2023)
Siesta Key (since 2017)
Teen Mom: Family Reunion (since 2022)
Teen Mom: Girls' Night In (since 2022)
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (since 2022)

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