Workaholics, with Adam Devine, Blake Anderson, and Anders Holm as a trio of loveable goofballs, rarely disappoints. Adam takes his shirt off more often than not, and usually expresses an interest in men, or at least penises. But not always, and there are a lot of "let's look at naked ladies!" plotlines -- this was on Comedy Central, after all -- so going in cold, reviewing an episode without watching it first, is risky.
But I'm feeling adventurous, so let's go. Episode 6.1, "The Wolves of Rancho," a parody of The Wolves of Wall Street -- the guys work as telemarketers in Rancho Cucamonga.
Scene 1: At the office, instead of working, Blake and Ders are having a beatbox battle, while Adam moderates.
Scene 2: The guys continue to avoid work, hiding behind the office to eat noodles. Suddenly Cushing (Liam Hemsworth), who used to work there, drives up in his Porsche. They're amazed: "You've changed -- you used to look horrible, but now you're hot."
Scene 3: They yell at their own boss, Alice. Why do they spend all day doing beat-box contests and taking naps? Why aren't they making the big commissions? Because she's a lousy leader. They insist that she transfer them to the Van Nuys branch, where they can be inspired by a real leader, and become great men and "playboy pimps." She agrees.
Scene 4: Their new office, all dark and deserted. A guy on the telephone tells them to "sell me on each other." Blake: "He could sell sand to Sandra Bullock." Adam: "He's like a hammerhead shark of telemarketing." That's enough: The lights go on, and everyone pops out like at a surprise party. They have a week to prove that they belong at the money-making machine.
Cushing give them the tour -- they each get their own office, decorated however they want, and there are new suits and hair gel products for them. Hey, Cushing just "goosed" a passing guy. That's sexual harassment, buddy, but at least it demonstrates that you are attracted to men.
Scene 5: JP's inspirational speech: "We're gonna take this week, and butt-f*k it until it dumps Monday." I don't know what that means, except for the butt-f*king part. The employees are all dudes, except for two women standing in the background. Looks like some gender discrimination going on, and quite a lot of dudebro homoeroticism.
JP explains his shark sales strategy: If an old guy says no because he spent all his money on his heart medication, what do you do? Tell him to buy, and skip the medication! No means yes! Adam is horrified, but goes along with it.
Scene 6: End of day: "You crushed it! 200 sales!" Presumably that means the whole office, not just the guys. "Now you get to work late and make 200 more!" The guys are exhausted, but it's stay late or get fired. So, do they get time and a half?
To motivate them during their overtime, the big-dicked John Jordan will be coming around with botox injections, and there are sushi strippers: you pick sushi off their naked bodies, presumably trying to reveal the good parts. Plus Pauly Shore, known for playing annoying characters, in a cage. "If you meet your quota, you can "wease the juice" with him." I don't know what that means, but it sounds dirty.
Cut to the guys in their offices, doing hard-sells: "Do you care about the happiness of your children?" Ders is juggling, Adam working out; and Blake doing martial arts. I know this is a "grass is always greener" workplace episode, but isn't Adam contractually obligated to take off his shirt at least once?
