Day 16: Mr. Robinson’s Driving School

Ah, branded entertainment! We were certainly on the ground floor of that movement. Case in point, the first of several partnerships with MSN and Reveille (producer of Ugly Betty, The Office and The Biggest Loser)… our web series for Volvo, Mr. Robinson’s Driving School. The time was 2007, when MySpace still reigned supreme and “social media” didn’t have a name yet. The variables we were given:

  • The amazing Craig Robinson
  • Runs a driving school
  • Using a Volvo C30.

Well, this what came out of our brains! The 16-part web series also stars Jeannie Bolet, Lola Blank, Scott Walker Mullin and Pirates of the Caribbean’s Lee Arenberg as “Boyd Butler” (our world’s Cal Worthington). Keep an eye out for all kinds of D34 regulars including Pam Cook, Liam Sullivan, Kirk Zipfel, David Rothblum, Brice Beckham, plus a sweet dog and an adorable goat. Other side notes:

  • Additional material written by Megahn Perry and Liam Sullivan!
  • Some episodes directed by Mike Horowitz!
  • Filmed primarily at College of the Canyons, where Brice’s mom was once on the faculty!

All 16 episodes may be found below. Binge watch them, they work kind of like one big feature film! Enjoy!


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