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Mr. Deity
(Left to Right) Jesus, Lucy, Mr. Deity, and Larry
GenreComedy
Created byBrian Keith Dalton
Directed byBrian Keith Dalton
StarringBrian Keith Dalton
Jimbo Marshall
Sean Douglas
Amy Rohren
Opening themeThe Mr. Deity Theme
ComposerBrian Keith Dalton
Country of originUSA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes36
Production
ProducersBrain Keith Dalton
Jimbo Marshall
Sean Douglas
Running time2 to 7 minutes
Original release
NetworkYouTube
Crackle
ReleaseDecember 27, 2006 –
present

Mr. Deity is a series of two- to seven-minute comedy films created by Brian Keith Dalton and distributed by Lazy Eye Pictures. It stars Brian Keith Dalton, Jimbo Marshall, Sean Douglas, and Amy Rohren. It premiered on December 27, 2006. The show is once again broadcast on YouTube, after a brief spell on Crackle.

History

In late 2006 Director Brian Keith Dalton decided to make a series of short comedy films about God surveying the universe with his assistant. The first episode, called Mr Deity and the Evil, features only Dalton and his friend, cinematographer Jimbo Marshall, making decisions about what evils to allow. Jesus appears in the second episode, played by Sean Douglas. Amy Rohren rounded out the cast, portraying Lucifer (or Lucy) later in the first season.

After the last episode of the first season, Dalton signed a deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment to create a TV version of Mr. Deity for HBO. The deal also made the second season of the web series exclusive to Sony's comedy website, Crackle.com.[1] The Sony deal eventually fell through, prompting Dalton to bring the series back to YouTube. In May 2009 a trailer parodying Frost/Nixon using the cast of Mr. Deity was released, inaugurating the third season of the show.

Cast

  • Mr. Deity, Brian Keith Dalton: The creator. He is dating Lucy. He often makes pop-cultural references. He is often lazy, and either delegates work to Larry or simply ignores it.
  • Larry, Jimbo Marshall: Mr. Deity's assistant. Not a version of the Holy Spirit. He often helps Mr. Deity with his work; for instance, in putting together the "Top Ten" (the Ten Commandments).
  • Jesus, Sean Douglas: Often seen hanging around with Mr. Deity and Larry. He also helped put together the Top Ten. Mr. Deity is confused about his name, and often calls him Jesse.
  • Lucifer or "Lucy", Amy Rohren: A version of the Devil. She and Mr. Deity are in an on-off relationship.

Episodes

Season 1

Title Original Airdate #
"Mr. Deity and the Evil" December 27, 2006 1
After creating the universe, Mr. Deity and Larry decide what evil they'll allow.
"Mr. Deity and the Really Big Favor" December 29, 2006 2
Mr. Deity seeks help to save mankind while Larry oversees construction efforts.
"Mr. Deity and the Light" January 3, 2007 3
Mr. Deity and Larry have trouble with the lighting on their new world.
"Mr. Deity and the Messages" January 14, 2007 4
Mr. Deity explains prayer to Jesus while Larry gathers info on the evening's activities.
"Mr. Deity and Lucifer" January 29, 2007 5
Larry unforgivably forwards a call from Lucifer (or Lucy) to Mr. Deity's personal phone. All Hell breaks loose.
"Mr. Deity Super Bowl Extra: The Press Conf." February 2, 2007 6
Mr. Deity holds a press conference on the eve of the Super Bowl in order to clear things up.
"Mr. Deity and the Tour de Hell" February 20, 2007 7
Lucy takes Mr. Deity on a tour of Hell.
"Mr. Deity and the Top Ten" March 7, 2007 8
Jesus, Larry, and Mr. Deity struggle to come up with a Top Ten list.
"Mr. Deity and the Book" March 26, 2007 9
Mr. Deity is outraged by a billboard which presumes his authorship of a certain book.
"Mr. Deity and the Seed" April 15, 2007 10
Mr. Deity and Lucy work through a problem while Larry copes with the on-again/off-again nature of their relationship.

Season 2

Title Original Airdate #
"Mr. Deity and the Intel" October 17, 2007 11
Mr. Deity, Lucy, and George W. Bush discuss the finer points on the War On Terror.
"Mr. Deity and the Meaning Game" November 3, 2007 12
Mr. Deity and Larry discuss the meaning and purpose of life.
"Mr. Deity and the Voicemail" November 17, 2007 13
A harmless prank phone call to Jesus gets Mr. Deity into a huge PR mess.
"Mr. Deity and the Notes" November 30, 2007 14
Jesus has a few script notes for Mr. Deity.
"Mr. Deity and the Really Cheap Meal" December 14, 2007 15
The group goes out for a heavenly night on the town.
"Mr. Deity and the Murder" January 9, 2008 16
Mr. Deity and Lucy play a little game with Cain and Abel.
"Mr. Deity and the Limbo" January 23, 2008 17
Mr. Deity gets rid of Limbo, the First Circle of Hell...not the game, and Lucy gets pissed.
"Mr. Deity and the Good" February 8, 2008 18
Mr. Deity and Larry discuss the finer points of religious fundamentalism and idealism.
"Mr. Deity and the Help Meet" February 22, 2008 19
Gender roles determined by Mr. Deity and Lucy.
"Mr Deity and the Dress Rehearsal" March 7, 2008 20
Mr. Deity experiences difficulty relaying his vision.

Season 3

Title Original Airdate #
"Mr. Deity and the Virgin" June 8, 2009 21
Larry is stunned by Mr. Deity's callous response to a grave crisis.
"Mr. Deity and the Book, Part Deux" June 23, 2009 22
Mr. Deity is outraged with the ideologies associated with him by the Christians in the Bible. He and Larry conceive various ways to punish them.
"Mr. Deity and the Magic" July 6, 2009 23
Lucy explains to Mr. Deity the difference between magic and magic tricks. They then argue over the virtue of knowledge.
"Mr. Deity and the Scripts" August 3, 2009 24
Jesus wants Mr. Deity to pare down the four scripts into one coherent narrative that he can act.
"Mr. Deity and the Really Unique Gift" August 10, 2009 25
Lucy finds out what Mr. Deity is giving his chosen people.
"Mr. Deity and the Planes" September 3, 2009 26
Larry tries to get Mr. Deity to do something about the upcoming attack on New York City.
"Mr. Deity and the Skeptic" September 15, 2009 27
Skeptic Michael Shermer pleads his case before Jesus and Mr. Deity.
"Mr. Deity and Da Man" September 28, 2009 28
Mr. Deity and Larry prepare Adam for an wife.
"Mr. Deity and the Science Advisor" October 12, 2009 29
Mr. Deity is told by his science advisor PZ Myers that his design for the humans leaves something to be desired.
"Mr. Deity and the Identity Crisis" October 27, 2009 30
Mr. Deity and Jesus try to figure out their relationship.
"Mr. Deity and Death" November 10, 2009 31
Mr. Deity has to deal with an angry Death, whose day goes from bad to worse.
"Mr. Deity and the Woman" November 23, 2009 32
Mr. Deity and Larry wake the Created Eve for her first look at the Garden.
"Mr. Deity and the Wrong Number" December 16, 2009 33
Attempting to show Larry his new "Speed Dial" app, Mr. Deity gets a wrong number.
"Mr. Deity and the Magic, Part Deux" December 23, 2009 34
Mr. Deity thinks he's finally proved the existence of other magical beings.
"Mr. Deity and the Hard Wire" January 11, 2010 35
The head of R&D explains the limitations of the human brain to Mr. Deity and Lucy.
"Mr. Deity and the Promised Land" January 24, 2010 36
Mr. Deity is questioned by Larry about his plans for the Promised Land.

Trivia

  • In Mr. Deity and the Voicemail Mr. Deity imitates Alec Baldwin's angry voicemail to his daughter by calling Jesus a "rude thoughtless little pig"
  • In Mr. Deity and the Messages, one of his messages says "Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret"; this is a reference to a Judy Blume book.
  • The server in Mr. Deity and the Really Cheap Meal is played by Dalton's daughter.

References

  1. ^ Bender, Bobby (2008-08-11). "'Mr. Deity' May Be Heading to TV, But Converts Still Flocking Online". Tubefilter News. Retrieved 2008-08-11.
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