Delocated

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Delocated
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Genre Mockumentary
Created by Jon Glaser
StarringJon Glaser
Jacob Kogan
Nadia Dajani
Eugene Mirman
Kevin Dorff
Zoe Lister-Jones
Jerry Minor
Steve Cirbus
Mather Zickel
Yung-I Chang
Ali Farahnakian
Marc Wootton
Janeane Garofalo
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes29 (and 1 pilot) (list of episodes)
Production
Running time11 minutes (2008–09)
22 minutes (2010–13)
Production companies PFFR
Williams Street
Unintelligible Grunt (2010–13)
Original release
Network Adult Swim
ReleaseApril 1, 2008 (2008-04-01) 
March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)

Delocated (or known in the title card as Delocated New York) is an American sitcom that premiered on February 12, 2009 on Adult Swim. [1] The original pilot for the show was aired on April 1, 2008. Jon Glaser plays a man in the Witness Protection Program who moves his family to New York City. The family exploits the situation by starring in a reality TV show about being in the Witness Protection Program (in which, initially, they all wear disguises for their faces and voices; later, only "Jon" does). Eugene Mirman co-stars in all seasons as Yvgeny, a Russian mafia associate and aspiring stand-up comic hired to kill "Jon." [2]

Contents

This series is produced by Wonder Showzen and Xavier: Renegade Angel creators and rock band PFFR. It leans decidedly towards deadpan humor while still reflecting the black humor typical of their other shows. It is presented as if it were the fictional reality show which it portrays.

In the first seven episodes, Delocated had an eleven-minute runtime; as of season two, each episode had a twenty-two-minute runtime. The series finale aired as a special, Delocated: The Frrt Identity, on March 7, 2013.

Plot

After testifying as a witness against a Russian mob family, "Jon" and his family are uprooted and start living undercover through the witness protection program. After existing quietly in an anonymous suburb, "Jon" accepts an offer for the family to participate in a reality show based on their current lives. In order to protect their identities from viewers—which could include the Russian gangsters who want him killed for testifying against them—they wear ski masks and have their voices digitally disguised. As part of the deal, the family is relocated to an upscale loft in New York City, where the series will be filmed. Not only does "Jon" find out that the "sweet" loft was not as advertised, his wife "Susan" promptly concludes that the life of a ski-masked, voice-disguised reality TV star is the wrong environment for her and their teenage son "David." Picked up for a second season by the network, "Jon" has little time to celebrate as the vicious Mirminsky family renews its efforts to destroy him and everything he holds dear.

Cast and characters

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 7April 1, 2008March 29, 2009
2 12August 22, 2010November 4, 2010
3 10February 2, 2012April 5, 2012
Series finale March 7, 2013

Season 1 (2008–09)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
11"Pilot"April 1, 2008 (2008-04-01)000
“Jon” and his family move to New York City in hopes of finding a new life in the witness relocation program. The family adjusts to new life and changes. Paul Rudd guest stars.
22"Bar Mitzvah"February 19, 2009 (2009-02-19)101
“Jon” does not like the theme that “David” has chosen for his Bar Mitzvah.
33"Good Buds"February 26, 2009 (2009-02-26)102
“Jon” fires Mike so they can officially be friends, and Susan divorces him.
44"Rage Cage"March 8, 2009 (2009-03-08)103
“Jon” opens his own business. He also meets a woman who ends up becoming his new girlfriend, Kim.
55"The Soother"March 15, 2009 (2009-03-15)104
“Jon” becomes a successful children's lullaby personality while his girlfriend Kim is out of town on a yoga retreat.
66"Member's Only"March 22, 2009 (2009-03-22)105
“Jon” joins a country club. A TV movie is made about “Susan's” life.
77"Sick of It!"March 29, 2009 (2009-03-29)106
“Jon” gets tired of having cameras following his every move. Michael Shannon guest stars.

Season 2 (2010)

This season, the runtime of each episode was expanded to 22 minutes (to fit a half-hour TV timeslot) -- twice the length of season one's episodes. The second season began airing August 22, 2010. [3]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
81"Decoys"August 22, 2010 (2010-08-22)201
The Mirminsky clan steps up its game with a new assassin: Yvgeny's aggressive older brother, Sergei. To ensure "Jon"'s safety, the government enacts "Operation: Many Jons."
92"Conversions"August 29, 2010 (2010-08-29)202
"Jon's life gets even more complicated when his ex-wife converts from Judaism to Catholicism and his son "David" expresses his desire to become a woman.
103"Dog Mayor"September 5, 2010 (2010-09-05)203
"Jon" puts himself out there and runs for NYC Dog Mayor even though he's in the witness protection program. One of Jon's lies results in the Mirminsky's kidnapping the owner of his favorite sub shop.
114"Mixer"September 9, 2010 (2010-09-09)204
"Jon" is invited to a "Witness Protection Convention," while Kim goes undercover to spy on Jon. Yvgeny and Sergei go on a weekend trip to Idaho.
125"Jon He Does It"September 16, 2010 (2010-09-16)205
"Jon" gets his own hidden camera prank show. The show itself ends up being an elaborate prank by Mighty Joe Jon.
136"Mole"September 23, 2010 (2010-09-23)206
"Jon" goes undercover to infiltrate the Mirminskys hideaway after a surgery (from the famed film Face/Off) transforms his appearance to match that of Sergei's.
147"Kim's Krafts"September 30, 2010 (2010-09-30)207
Kim opens her own craft store, and her tortilla hats become a surprise hit in the fashion world. "Jon" competes with Yvgeny in a stand-up comedy contest.
158"'Fidence"October 7, 2010 (2010-10-07)208
"Jon" helps Jay the doorman recover after he takes a bullet for him. Todd Barry pays off his poker debts to the Mirminsky family.
169"Tap"October 14, 2010 (2010-10-14)209
"Jon" meets his long-lost twin brother. Sergei discovers that he was adopted.
1710"RV B&B"October 21, 2010 (2010-10-21)210
Because of budget cuts, the network will no longer pay for Jon's rent. "Jon" opens a Bed & Breakfast inside his RV to make money.
1811"David's Girlfriend"October 28, 2010 (2010-10-28)211
David manages to find himself a brand new girlfriend and "Jon" is incredibly surprised once learns she is a Mirminsky. Meanwhile Jon, Rob and Susan's other FBI ex-boyfriends form the "Good Guys" doo-wop club.
1912"Coma"November 4, 2010 (2010-11-04)212
"Jon" goes into a coma, and Mighty Joe Jon pulls a ratings stunt by having people try to wake him up.

Season 3 (2012)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
201"Lipples"February 2, 2012 (2012-02-02)301
"Jon" has to deal with several major life-changes. Yvgeny falls in love, but the Mirminskys get bad news.
212"Skins"February 9, 2012 (2012-02-09)302
"Jon" becomes so obsessed with a potato skins bar that he could lose custody of David. Appointed the new family boss, Yvgeny has to assert his authority over his men.
223"Midnight Munchingtons"February 16, 2012 (2012-02-16)303
"Jon" develops a condition in which he not only sleepwalks, but also cooks fine meals when doing so. This situation is turned into an additional TV show that attracts a groupie (who can't stand "Jon" when he's awake).
234"Camping"February 23, 2012 (2012-02-23)304
"Jon" goes camping with his son, sending him off into the wilderness alone as a survival-challenge family tradition. "Jon" is then kidnapped by an elderly couple claiming to belong to a 'militia', who want to use "Jon"'s fame to promote their cause. Comedian Todd Barry returns (as himself), getting engaged to his favorite Russian prostitute -- much to Sergei's continued aggravation.
245"Warm-Up"March 1, 2012 (2012-03-01)305
"Jon"'s obsession with network Susan reaches a new level, and Yvgeny befriends a potato.
256"Sample"March 8, 2012 (2012-03-08)306
"Jon" goes on a silent strike upon learning that his catch-phrases are being sampled for dance music songs, without the network paying him for it. Yvgeny spirals out of control after learning his girlfriend, Trish, has been "visiting the Bone Zone" with another man..."Jon."
267"Friend"March 15, 2012 (2012-03-15)307
After realizing he has no friends, "Jon" befriends Charlie, who helps him feel better about himself. The Mirminskys frame "Jon" using a fake "Jon," Mishka (also played by Jon Glaser), to flood the internet with sandwich-based porn.
278"TB's Mom"March 22, 2012 (2012-03-22)308
TB learns his mom is getting a divorce. Afterwards, to his disgust, The Glaze begins dating his mom. Meanwhile, "Jon" dates a Chinese woman who later turns out to be Korean.
289"Jon Done Gone Nuts"March 29, 2012 (2012-03-29)309
"Jon" buys his freedom by living in a human-sized hamster ball. What starts as a truce between the Mirminsky and Wang-Cho families soon ends in misery for everyone.
2910"Reunion Show"April 5, 2012 (2012-04-05)310
In the epic Season 3 finale, the network allows a reunion special to occur, involving the entire cast of Delocated. Sergei escapes the reunion with "Jon," intending to finally complete the assassination contract once and for all.

Series finale (2013)

No.
overall
TitleOriginal air date
30"The Frrt Identity"March 7, 2013 (2013-03-07)
After being kidnapped by Sergei during the Reunion Show, "Jon" awakes an amnesiac on the New York coast.

International broadcast

In Canada, Delocated previously aired on G4's Adult Digital Distraction block, [4] and currently airs on the Canadian version of Adult Swim. [5]

Home media

The first two seasons were released on DVD in the United States on January 17, 2012. [6] In Australia Madman Entertainment has plans to release the DVD as well according to a DVD sampler.

DVD nameRelease dateEp #Features
Delocated: The Complete Seasons One & Two January 17, 201219 Commentary, deleted scenes, outtakes and the original demo Jon Glaser made to pitch the series to the network.

The series is also available on Max. [7]

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