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Best Episodes of China, IL
China-Man Begins
S2 Ep6
8.4
27th Oct 2013
Frank bets that he will be the focus of the "Person of the Day" news segment.
The Dream Reamer
S1 Ep9
8.4
26th Feb 2012
Baby cakes accidentally meets his old imaginary friend one day, and must travel into his own mind to defeat the beast before said friend destroys his real body.
Magical Pet
S3 Ep10
8.3
14th Jun 2015
Baby Cakes wants a magical pet; Frank learns why women find him unattractive; Pony and Steve try to prove they are good people.
Total Validation
S2 Ep7
8.2
3rd Nov 2013
Total Validation, China, IL's newest counselling service, will determine who is right or wrong in any relationship.
Dean's List
S1 Ep10
8.2
4th Mar 2012
Different departments on campus are selected for The Dean's List, an annual scavenger hunt that is much more dangerous than it sounds.
The Perfect Lecture
S2 Ep1
8.0
22nd Sep 2013
Frank wants to give a perfect lecture on the first day of school.
Is College Worth It?
S2 Ep2
8.0
29th Sep 2013
Pony must take drastic measures to afford a recently raised tuition.
The Diamond Castle
S2 Ep4
8.0
13th Oct 2013
Frank discovers that Thomas Jefferson's mythical Diamond Castle is real.
Worst Episodes of China, IL
Gummie World
S3 Ep9
7.2
7th Jun 2015
Steve and Baby Cakes strike it rich; Frank falls in love with a piece of a movie star.
Best Face Forward
S3 Ep2
7.3
12th Apr 2015
Frank learns how to speak and becomes a world-famous stand-up comic.
Parent's Day
S3 Ep6
7.4
10th May 2015
Baby Cakes cannot attend the faculty Parent's Day at UCI because he must visit his mother for the weekend.
Baby Boom
S1 Ep3
7.5
16th Oct 2011
A giant baby destroys the campus, and the faculty is split on how to handle the situation.
Frankensteve
S1 Ep8
7.5
19th Feb 2012
After both Frank and Steve sustain life-threatening injuries during a wrestling match, Dr. Falgot performs surgery on them turning Frankensteve into a super brother.
Coming Out Of The Casket
S1 Ep4
7.6
23rd Oct 2011
Student registration for the History Department sinks to an all-time low after the death of Harold, one of the faculty's best professors. Steve must come up with a plan to save their jobs while Frank becomes convinced that he's getting unsolicited attention from a paranormal being.
Chinese New Year
S1 Ep7
7.6
26th Dec 2011
The professors join together to build robotic replicas of themselves to take their place.
Crow College
S3 Ep4
7.6
26th Apr 2015
Since crows have the intelligence of 4-year-old humans, the dean enrolls a murder of them as new students.
China, IL Episode Guide
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S1 Ep1
7.7
2nd Oct 2011
Ronald Reagan wants revenge on the unstable Steve in the premiere of this animated comedy chronicling the hijinks of a pair of brothers who teach at a state university.
Dean vs. Mayor
S1 Ep2
7.8
9th Oct 2011
The Mayor is tired of the riots sparked by UCI, and challenges The Dean to an arm wrestling contest for control of the school.
Baby Boom
S1 Ep3
7.5
16th Oct 2011
A giant baby destroys the campus, and the faculty is split on how to handle the situation.
Coming Out Of The Casket
S1 Ep4
7.6
23rd Oct 2011
Student registration for the History Department sinks to an all-time low after the death of Harold, one of the faculty's best professors. Steve must come up with a plan to save their jobs while Frank becomes convinced that he's getting unsolicited attention from a paranormal being.
Secret Society
S1 Ep5
7.8
30th Oct 2011
Steve realizes life after tenure isn't as exciting as he suspected, and Pony finds out that the Dean has a secret that he'd do anything to keep hidden.
Prom Face/Off
S1 Ep6
7.8
6th Nov 2011
The Staff-Only Prom is thrown in a condemned building formerly used by Professor Cakes who experimented on hippies there.
Chinese New Year
S1 Ep7
7.6
26th Dec 2011
The professors join together to build robotic replicas of themselves to take their place.
Frankensteve
S1 Ep8
7.5
19th Feb 2012
After both Frank and Steve sustain life-threatening injuries during a wrestling match, Dr. Falgot performs surgery on them turning Frankensteve into a super brother.
The Dream Reamer
S1 Ep9
8.4
26th Feb 2012
Baby cakes accidentally meets his old imaginary friend one day, and must travel into his own mind to defeat the beast before said friend destroys his real body.
Dean's List
S1 Ep10
8.2
4th Mar 2012
Different departments on campus are selected for The Dean's List, an annual scavenger hunt that is much more dangerous than it sounds.
China, IL – meaning "China, Illinois" – is an animated television series for the cable network Adult Swim. The series is created by Brad Neely, and features Neely's existing characters from the China, IL web series and special. Characters include Frank and Steve Smith, aka "The Professor Brothers," and Mark "Baby" Cakes. Neely provides the voice for all three characters. The series is produced by Williams Street and animated by Titmouse, Inc. China, IL has been renewed for a second season with the possibility of a new half-hour runtime.
On May 25, 2008, Adult Swim ran The Funeral, an 11-minute special which was streamed on the now defunct Super Deluxe website. The special combined Brad Neely's Professor Brothers and Baby Cakes webseries, which were also streamed at Super Deluxe, and established a larger environment for the characters. The special, as well as Brad Neely's other videos, can be viewed at Neely's YouTube page.
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The best rated episodes of China, IL are:
China-Man Begins S2E6 rated 8.4
The Dream Reamer S1E9 rated 8.4
Magical Pet S3E10 rated 8.3
Total Validation S2E7 rated 8.2
Dean's List S1E10 rated 8.2
The Perfect Lecture S2E1 rated 8.0
Is College Worth It? S2E2 rated 8.0
The Diamond Castle S2E4 rated 8.0
The lowest rated episodes of China, IL are:
Gummie World S3E9 rated 7.2
Best Face Forward S3E2 rated 7.3
Parent's Day S3E6 rated 7.4
Baby Boom S1E3 rated 7.5
Frankensteve S1E8 rated 7.5
Coming Out Of The Casket S1E4 rated 7.6
Chinese New Year S1E7 rated 7.6
Crow College S3E4 rated 7.6
The first episode of China, IL aired on October 02, 2011.
The last episode of China, IL aired on June 14, 2015.
