Shit My Dad Says

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Shit My Dad Says is a Twitter feed started by Justin Halpern, who, at the time, was a semi-employed comedy writer. [1] It consists of quotations made by Halpern's father, Sam, regarding various subjects. [2] Halpern started the account on August 3, 2009, soon after moving from Los Angeles back to his parents' house in San Diego. He intended it only as a storage site for his father's salty comments, but a friend posted a link to it. Comedian Rob Corddry then tweeted the link, and that really "jump-started it" according to Halpern. [3] In less than a month, the page was mentioned by The Daily Show , a popular San Francisco blog called Laughing Squid , and actress Kristen Bell. [4] As of February 2024, the feed has 2.1 million followers. The account has largely been inactive since 2014, with only two tweets since then and none after 2017.

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Adaptations

Book

In September 2009, Halpern found an agent and started sifting through book deals. [4] He signed an agreement with HarperCollins in October 2009. [2] The book based on the feed, titled Sh*t My Dad Says, was co-written with Halpern's longtime writing partner Patrick Schumacker, [5] and was released on May 4, 2010. [6] During its first week, the book reached #8 on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover nonfiction. [1] [7] For six weeks after its release, the book was #1 on the bestseller list. [8]

Television series

In November 2009, CBS announced that it was developing a television sitcom based on the Twitter feed, which would star William Shatner. [2] [9] The series, officially titled $#*! My Dad Says (spoken as Bleep My Dad Says), was green-lighted by CBS in May 2010 and began airing on CBS on Thursday nights. [10]

On May 15, 2011, CBS announced that it had canceled $#*! My Dad Says, [11] despite winning the People's Choice Award for Best New Comedy.

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  2. 1 2 3 Hart, Hugh (2009-11-10). "Shit My Dad Says: Twitter Got Me a Sitcom Deal". Wired News. Condé Nast Digital. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  3. ↑ Webley, Kayla (May 21, 2010). "Justin Halpern, Author of Sh*t My Dad Says". Time . Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  4. 1 2 Milian, Mark (September 2, 2009). "When Moving In with Your Parents Can Land You a Book Deal". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved May 18, 2010.
  5. ↑ Riemer, Emily (November 12, 2009). ""Shit My Dad Says" Creator Justin Halpern Talks Book Deal, TV Show". Paste . Archived from the original on October 10, 2016. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  6. ↑ Halpern, Justin (4 May 2010). Sh*t My Dad Says – Hardcover. HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0061992704.
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  9. ↑ "Twitter To TV: 'Shit My Dad Says' User Gets CBS Comedy Deal (PHOTOS, NSFW)". The Huffington Post. November 10, 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-15.
  10. ↑ "CBS Announces 2010–2011 Primetime Schedule". The Futon Critic. May 19, 2010. Retrieved May 19, 2010.
  11. ↑ TV by the Numbers

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