Adult Swim's Least 'Adult Swim' Show 

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It's exactly an adult swim show actually. Adult swim is constantly about surprising people and catching them off guard. So making a show like Mr. Rodgers with no hint of irony after 20 years of R rated stuff is the most unexpected move possible. Love Joe btw!

discovered this gem late at night a few months back while clobbering around streaming services for something to watch, watched nothing else until i finished it. and i want more

I started watching Joe while I was in chemotherapy. My mom saw how much the show meant to me and wrote Joe an email, a while later I got a really nice, thoughtful letter from Joe. It really meant a lot.

It is both the least Adult Swim show and also the most Adult Swim show

I like how Joe Pera balances the humor with the serious subject matter. It feels very natural and never forgets that it's a comedy. A lot of shows that attempt this sort of thing end up with tonal whiplash or come off as feeling forced.

Joe himself perfectly describes his own show perfectly in his Season 3 Promo: "You know how most television shows feel like they were made by an energy drink? Well my show feels like it was made by apple cider." It's genuinely one of my favorite show :)

Great video! I've probably watched "the perfect egg bite" bit a dozen times.

I saw Joe Pera for the first time when I was stuck in the hospital after a surgery and was going through a lot of sleepless nights. Something about the show was so calming and comforting, really helped me get through the tough nights.

I love how wholesome the show feels, you go from the erratic and in your face cartoons to a calm, dry regular guy at 12am.

I was lucky enough to see Joe Pera when he came to my city on standup tour. His on-stage persona is just like his on-screen persona, so I'm happy to say that I think he's just like that. I shouted from the mezzanine "I love your show, Joe" and he just seemed sad it ended on him. I can't wait to see what else he creates, and I pray he'll get a real budget. I wish there were more shows like Joe Pera Talks with You.

I've struggled to describe Joe Pera to curious friends, but you really did a great job navigating what makes the show special. The Bob Ross comparison is especially on point.

Joe Pera legit gives me the same sense of comfort as Winnie the Pooh does, just a dude, absolute guy, I'd love to be his friend

I think what Joe gets right over other “wholesome” comedies is that it shouldnt constantly be cheery happy fun times. Have your character go through trials that test their spirit-and have them come out the other end stronger and indomitable.

It was a surreal little show. Calm and comforting, like a weighted blanket and a cup of hot chocolate. Joe Pera was a show that really could only exist on Adult Swim as they're always willing to try something different.

Joe kinda seems like that awkward friend you had in middle school, and despite them not being very interesting, they're still in your friend group well on into your adult years, working the 9 to 5. They don't do anything outstanding, yet you've kept them around, even when some of your other friends have changed out over the years. I kinda dig it.

Joe Pera Talks With You is my favorite show of all time. As an autistic person, I relate A LOT to Joe + Sarah. But also love how most of the other characters are very upfront. They can tell that Joe + Sarah are a little different, but they don’t care. They just love them as is. I also find the most joy in things that are labeled as small and mundane- and this series shows that these things are actually what makes life so special.

Honestly, I hope the show comes back. It was one of those good feel shows, a show that made me cry because it made me feel comforted.

Honestly? As someone with various disorders in the brain and neurological stuff I can see a lot of myself in Joe. So seeing him just go around and vibing and people offering help and listening to him just filled me with love. It's my own little escapism into a world I wish had more patience for people like me.

Joe Pera feels like a show that'd play in the background of another show. One example that came to mind was the Pretty Patrick show from Bee and Puppycat

Joe Pera feels like an Mr Rogers for adults. His delivery is simple, comforting, and tackles adult dilemmas in such a fresh way. Definitely a comfort show that I’d recommend to anyone.

I have so much respect for Adult Swim. Whether a show lasts for one season or twenty, each show is unique in it’s premise and execution. I’ve never been a fan of their live action shows, but at least AS takes risks. It doesn’t help that in a world of remakes and reboots, AS feels like the only source of genuine creativity and heart.

I’m so happy more people are talking about Joe Pera talks with you, it’s one of the most charming and heartwarming shows out there

If you want more Joe Pera, I highly suggest his appearances on the podcast “This Story Must Be Told”. They read surreal short stories and the ones Joe have made me cry

Holy shit “We’re suing each other to learn about the legal system” is hilarious. Holy fuck that’s genuine laughter

Joe's new podcast is amazing - he literally gets Arthur Morgan's VA while talking about how he spent quarantine aging rd2r

So many things about Joe remind me of the people I've known in the rural communities I grew up in and lived in. So sincere in ways one wouldn't expect

It's a show I genuinely never knew I wanted or needed until I finally saw it. Growing up in the mid west up near states like Ohio and Michigan, I get a really familiar and comforting nostalgia even though I'd never seen it.

Rest in Peace to Lance Reddick man. We lost a true Paragon of the "Weird/Surrealist" Wave of comedy

Joe Pera Talks With You is one of my favorite shows ever created. The fact that it AND the Midnight Gospel got canceled in the same year broke my heart

Honestly, between this and Off the Air, I have a lot of respect for [AS]'s artistic integrity. They really aren't afraid of taking risks, and because of that they end up with a lot of really great shows. A lot of not-so-great shows too, but I think that's really how it has to go if you want to do creative original things.

I love Joe Pera's vibe. I often times have a really hard time going to sleep. So listening to him talking about little stuff quietly like a friend helps me.

I remember when my anxiety got bad enough to the point that I couldn’t sleep unless I was talked to I scoured on RU-vid for people talking, and found one of the episodes. At first I thought it was going to be loud and crass because it was adult swim who posted it but gave it a shot anyways. I remember tearing up at how unexpectedly peaceful it was to see Joe just, well yknow, talk about stuff. This video helped me remember how comforting, and as he said, sincere Joe Perra’s show felt, and how great it truly is. Amazing video

I remember waking up at 3 am one night and hearing the joe Pera Christmas tree short on AS. Although I couldn't even remember the show's title, his voice stuck with me. When I heard it again years later I was an instant Joe Pera superfan

ahhh thank you so much for highlighting joe pera talks with you, and for pointing out that it's not just wholesomeness! it's sincerity and appreciation that joe pera has for the things in his life, and his approach to each of these varies a great deal, and yet his flat delivery and demeanor tamp it all down in such a way that i find so comedic.

That intro scenario is too familiar, waking up to random episodes of Sealab was wild. Half awake watching these mutants scream "Bizzaro Bizzaro Bizarro" was something else.

I found Joe Pera talks you to sleep when I was way too high by myself and kinda freaking out about it and I was absolutely hypnotized by how soothing Joe was and everything about it was so comforting

0:32 Love seeing Xavier Renegade Angel get more recognition!

I been watching the show since episode 1 and i'm glad folks are finally giving the show a chance. This show is like a warm bowl of your favorite homemade soup on a cold winter night.

i have been looking for a show of this sort for *years* now and, honestly adult swim is the only network i imagine could make something like this because theyre the only ones to deviate from formulas to this extent. many thanks for this vid

I completely forgot about Joe Pera' show.. I vividly remember seeing his rock episode, while at first I felt disinterested by the topic, I kept watching out of curiosity. I became invested after a few minutes because it didn't feel like he was talking to an audience, but to an acquaintance or friend who's with him on his day to day. It felt personal, something not many shows have or really do anymore.

We all strive to be this man. My friend recommended this show months ago, and I really needed it. Thank you.

beautifully put. love your visuals too, totally unique feel that sells joe well!

That tender moment between Joe and his mom made me cry. The beauty of that simple moment of care is wonderful and so nice to watch.

Urick summarized it best in the least words required just by going “hmm.” The show really is just; “I find this interesting.” “hmm.” Its an enjoyable show. It’s adorable in its mundanity.

joe pera genuinely saved my life. i found this show in 2020 and it saved my life and helped me keep going. so thank you joe

I listened to 'Relaxing Old Footage with Joe Pera' last night for the 1st time. He somehow escaped me until I very recently found this review of yours. Thanks a lot for introducing his content to me. You're the best. I swear, Adult Swim is full of geniuses. Mr. Pera reminds me of my grandpa/Papy, dad & uncles with how he talks. I can almost hear their long-lost conversations about grown-up stuff when I watch him.

He really nailed a balancing act that is nearly impossible to attain. I wish this show could have gone on longer. I'm glad I discovered this show in the most ideal way to discover an adult swim show, by waking up to it just playing on the TV in the late hours of the night.

I didn't expect to relate to Joe over the coarse of this video. Parts like 5:12 & 5:25 especially are situations I've faced in in the past. I needed this recommendation. Thank you Uricksaladbar

For those interested in Joe Pera, I also recommend Action Button Reviews by Tom Rogers, as well as his videos for Kotaku. The man will wax poetic about becoming a vegetarian as a child, working his first job and passing out from heat stroke and how all that relates to the magic and simplicity of Earthbound. It's incredible stuff.

Nunca he visto este show, pero realmente tengo ganas de verlo. Esta semana será el día c:

This looks fantastic! I spent my early-mid 20's with the older shows on Adult Swim like Aqua Teen's first 6 or so seasons among some other shows airing in that time frame, and it's really great to see some young talent carry that torch of similar spirit to entertain the younger generation of 20-somethings today!

I feel like when it comes to shows like this I need a Jumpstart. I thought this show was extremely boring before but with your perspective I'm excited to check it out now. Love watching videos like this one. 😎

WOW! I never knew this show even existed the only thing I remember was some weird animated thing where he tries to talk to you to sleep. It was weird. But your video showing it's a live action show with the kind of mild humour I adore. I am so ready to give it a watch thank you.

Oh my god I'm so happy someone's talking about this show, it's one of my favorites that ever aired on AS.

Joe pera talks to you and his podcast are so amazing...made me cry multiple times

While I've never seen this show... it's giving me feelings of calm similar to Mr. Rogers. It's not quite the same thing, this one is a bit more of a self-reflective approach. How interesting.

As someone who grew up in the Midwest and lives in the UP, this show makes me feel at home completely.

Literally one of the greatest shows of all time. Season 2 in particular is a 10/10

It’s worth mentioning that the show feels so authentic because in part, the topics featured in the episode often are thing the real Joe Pera is into. And apparently he’s a lovely person if you meet him. Too bad the show didn’t get a 4th season, Joe Pera said he would have liked to give it a more proper conclusion Also, this is a wonderful composed description of why this show is so great.

Thanks for reminding me of Joe. Discovered him a few years back and I miss him. Now I wanna go back and watch his stuff again.

you perfectly encapsulate all of the things i love about this show. great video as usual Urick

For me, the heaviest thing Joe ever said was in "Joe Pera talks you to sleep." "If we're so tiny and insignificant, if you're able to find that one person in the universe who cares about you... Why would you want to disappoint them?" That was probably the single most insightful and good-hearted thing I've ever heard on late night TV, animated or no.

love this show, glad to see someone else talk about it. also appreciate the hotline miami music🙏

Your style of video never ceases to amaze! Its amazing how you can create these full length videos in the span that you do, it took me a week of non stop work to make a 3 minute video even remotely close to rivaling something like yours... Not that I'd ever wanna rival you :p

This show, and the Joe Pera podcasts always calm me down when I’m having panic attacks, or when I’m just going through a bad time. Not much else does that for me. When it was announced there would be no season four, I was crushed. But his new podcast is a good replacement. I can’t wait for Joes new special :)

im honestly in disbelief over the lack of people talking about joe pera, and im very glad you decided to share this vid! me and my mom bond over pera in our free time, its our favorite show! our favorite episode is "Joe Pera Takes You On A Fall Drive" :o)

I had never heard of this show till now but just by the few clips you've showed I think I'd really enjoy it. Thank you for doing video on it. 😄

Joe pera is one of the greatest shows I’ve ever watched. I have incredibly niche reasons for loving it. My family is from northern Michigan and the show takes place there too. Not the same region but the same vibe. And it really helped me through a pretty difficult part of my life mentally and it still does. It’s just incredibly charming and is set in the same world we are now and sorta is a head on take of nihilist thoughts and the strange modern world we’re in. His relationship with Sarah he has in the show is so truly charming and the shows end made me tear up a bit. It’s just such a sweet show that feels so real and is something you can relate both in easy or difficult times someone might be going through. Like he said it’s honestly not a very deep show at all. I’ve taken deeper meanings on it personally that makes me happy, but it’s just wonderful, and it is legit hilarious at times.

I think what made this show standout of the others it’s the fact it is innovative in a sense that it’s not what the common general public is used to see (some super hero bs or something that’s has to be thought provoking or a action to be thrilling). It just a simple concept putted in a heartwarming character And, to me, it’s more than enough and a breath of fresh air

will definitely watch this show, also love that the editing still has little stuffs from disco elysium, another banger as always mr. bar.

He's giving Mr Fred Rogers. Edit: RIP Lance Reddick.

His character feels almost idealistically human, plain, simple and mundane but ever so content to just be, I like it.

Adult swim has always been that one late night comedy Channel that you'd see whatever new shit was pushing boundaries. Joe Pera has been one of my favorite modern additions to their lineup.

I discovered Joe with a random RU-vid video that had him reading a story for an hour. His soft talking voice and dry approach is exactly what I was looking for

just wanted to let you know this was a really enjoyable vid to watch thanks for making it

A contender for my favorite show of all time. Wish we could get a physical release.

I started watching this show earlier this week out of morbid curiosity, this video absolutely could not have come at a better time for me

I've been watching Joe Pera for a few years and he is honestly one of my favorite people on this planet. His podcast and show are something that I will frequently turn to when I'm feeling stressed and it always does the trick. He's so genuine with everything he says and it's something that I strive to be myself. God bless this man.

Im glad someone talked about this show. Found it late at night when it first aired. I was immediately hooked on the charm and the feeling of just a guy video taping himself. Especially when it was reaching the late hours, was really nice to have a nice thing to close my eyes and listen to as I fell asleep.

It's my favorite show for a reason. It's incredible on all bases.

Im really happy alot of people have been talking about joe pera lately. This guy rocks.

Watched it because of you! Thank you so much, it's a beautiful show. I wish there were more of it, it feels like it could go on forever.

This reminds me of that one thing that went viral once, where some place opened a library, where instead of reading books, you sit next to people who tell you their life story.

Adult Swim and Newgrounds formed the bridge between TV and the internet for me as a kid. I used to only watch cartoon network, but then after being exposed to Adult Swim, I wanted to watch more stuff like it, leading me to Newgrounds.

I remember staying up one night and seeing this. I was confused by it, naturally, but there was nothing else on so I kept watching. Really good show honestly.

Thank you for letting me know about the podcast. This is the greatest gift I've received in a long time, and I just got an impact wrench from my folks in west virginia.

Joe Pera talks with you was my favorite show adult swim ever put out, no lie. I actually watched it when the first season came out, and funnily enough my life wasn't really great for a number of reasons. Listening to Joe perry dry humor and seemingly sincere kindness really brought up my sports and hope back into my life. It sucks that the series wasn't renewed this past year, but I'm really glad Joe is still doing things on the side and was able to what he could when he had the chance!

I absolutely adore Joe Pera, more people should know about this wonderful work of modern art

Joes 10 hour version of his animation talking you back to sleep helped keep me alive a lot of nights when I came home from the military. Imagine my surprise a few years later when I learn he has a whole show. Bless Mr. Pera, he truly is one of the best people online and in the world.

This video was so well made and narrated, what got me to subscribe though was the shoutout to your patrons. Insanely wholesome.

This really reminds me of slice of life in anime. No big over plot or danger, just some people chilling out.

Discovered this show in late 2019. Was at a really low part of my life and hearing Joe’s calm and charismatic voice as he describes mundane topics like breakfast or sleeping managed to melt away my depression and made me cry tears of pure happiness. No other show was able to do that. Thank you Joe Pera and god bless you.

so glad someone decided to make a video on joe pera talks to you, this and off the air used to be favorites of mine when I was younger

thank you so much for recommending this show! me and my friends lives has changed just because of you! Thank you!

This show resonates so much with me. Thank you for showing appreciation and bringing more attention to it.

Joe Pera's show is just straight up pleasant. Strange nowadays.

I’ve been interested in watching this show for quite a while. I never did because I figured it wouldn’t be what it was advertised as considering it was adult swim. Im glad to hear this inst the case and now I’m definitely gonna watch it. Ty Salad

I really loved that old video "Joe Pera Talks You to Sleep". i never knew they also made a show. very relaxing indeed... such a calm vibe

as an autistic person, Joe Perra talks with you has been one of my favorite shows, it perfectly captures, to me, the experience of being autistic. people lament "a cold unfeeling existence" but really, my life is filled with joy for the mundane, and episodes of Joe Perra being me to tears nearly every time. its like, i see someone like me on screen for the first time. someone who loves live as much as me in the way i do, and yes! its comedy, its so goddamn funny it's its dry wit, but its also just, so good