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Season 1, Episode 6, Aired 9/2/01

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Dwayne, Brendon's neighbor, gives him a script for a rock opera based on Franz Kafka's "Metamorphosis". While Jason and Melissa love the project, Brendon is against it, favoring his own work "Louis Louis" (where Louis Pasteur meets Louis Braille). Meanwhile, McGuirk has problems with new assistant coach Andrew.moreless

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H. Jon Benjamin

Jason Penopolis, Coach John McGuirk, Perry, Various
Brendon Small

Brendon Small, Dwayne, Walter, Ken & Junior Addleburg, Various
Melissa Bardin Galsky

Melissa Robbins, Various

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HE IS FRANZ KAFKA!

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By mowub, Sep 28, 2010 Report Abuse

I remember watching this on the day Adult Swim premiered: This episode was the very first thing AS aired EVER. In this one, Melissa and Jason want to do a rock opera movie based on Franz Kafka's "The Metamorphosis," written by Dwayne. But Brendon isn't interested in it, and instead tries to cancel the project so the group can do "Louis Louis," a crappy project about the fictional meeting between Louis Pasteur and Louis Braille. The creative differences drive Brendon away for a while.

Also, Coach McGuirk is jealous of his assistant coach Andrew, who is actually a better coach than he is. The team starts to actually win games with Andrew at the helm. So McGuirk plots his revenge to smear Andrew's reputation...

Great music in this episode.moreless

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Creative differences arise when Brendon rejects Dwayne's new movie, a rock opera based on Kafka's "Metamorphosis".

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By gamsman, Sep 28, 2010 Report Abuse

A wonderful episode. We get the opportunity to hear some very interesting music created by the talented co-creator Brenden Small that leaves you wanting to see the entire rock opera. This is also the deepest that we get to see into Brendon our main character. He feels threatened when his best friends profess that they would rather work on Dwayne's opera than his film Louie, Louie. This is one of the few examples of Brendon actually acting like an 8 year old boy. We also would not have a complete show without some McGuirk. McGuirk's fear of the assistant coach was fun to watch and his back and forth with Brendon are always classic. An all-around laugh-fest.moreless

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Trivia
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- Gnome Appearances: During the first Kafka song, the gnome is in the bed when Dwayne says "Oh look, but there he is, what will he say?". At the end of Kafka there is a gnome on a string (he might represent God). Edit
- In the scene before the intro, Brendon tilts his head up to drink from his water bottle, and the end of his nose is floating in front of McGuirk. Edit
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- The three songs that Dwayne performs for his musical, Franz Kafka!, are called Franz Kafka! Intro, Turnin' Into a Bug, and Livin' Like a Bug Ain't Easy. They are available on the Home Movies CD that is packaged in with the Season Four DVD, as well as on Brendon's website. Edit
- This episode was produced for UPN but didn't air until the series was picked up by Adult Swim. Edit
- The Kafka rock opera began as a Tron rock opera Edit
Quotes
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- McGuirk: Brendon! Move up the field. Don't stand there like an idiot. Come on! Brendon: Okay! Drew: He's a goalie. He's, uh, playing goalie. McGuirk: Oh. Brendon! get out of the goal! Tim, get in Goal! I don't know what's going on, Drew. Time-out! Time-out! Drew: Coach, there's no Time outs in Soccer. I mean, You got to wait for the play to stop. McGuirk: There's no time-outs? Drew: No. No time-outs. Mcguirk: In soccer? Drew: No. No, it's... Mcguirk: I know the game of Soccer, Drew. Drew: No, I know, I know You do. Mcguirk: Forget the Time-out. Huddle up! Edit
- McGuirk: Makes me look bad. Brendon: Well it does, sort of, highlight a few weaknesses. McGurik: Shut up Brendon. Edit
- (Melissa, Jason, Dwayne and his band are standing near some trees. Brendon appears from behind a tree) Brendon: Hey, Melissa, Jason, Dwayne, guys in his band whose names I've never taken the time to learn but will. Edit
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- Strangers on a Train: Brendon tells coach McGuirk; "they could exchange the murders.... criss cross." This is a reference to the Alfred Hitchcock film Strangers on a Train. Edit
- Tommy: The rock opera Dwayne's band plays is very similar in style to the rock opera "Tommy" by The Who. Edit
- Dwayne's Musical: Franz Kafka! As if you couldn't guess, the musical is really based off Kafka and his short story, The Metamorphoses. Edit