Written by: Liz Cackowski; Directed by: Jared Hess

DEN OF GEEK: You guys have Jared Hess stepping in to direct this episode. I know he’s not only directed Forte and Sudeikis before in movies, but he’s also directed a script that Emily Spivey’s had a hand in. Was he someone that you were trying to get over to the show in the past, or was it just a matter of timing on his part?

ANDY BOBROW: Will just came in one day and said, “Hey I was talking to Jared Hess and he was saying he likes the show and I said ‘wanna come do one?’” It was kind of serendipity that Jared was willing and also available. That’s one beautiful thing about having Will Forte. Everyone who works in comedy thinks very highly of Will. If any other show called Jared, he would weigh it more carefully. But Will Forte calls, Jared says sure.

We’ve already spoken about Carol’s art in this walkthrough, but it hits a new peak in this episode. There are so many brilliant Masturbatorium production details going on here like the sequined rain/sperm. Was this situation a bit of a nightmare like Carol’s decorations in “Secret Santa,” or did it come together rather easily?

This one was easy. Our Art Department has the Pilbasian art style down. In the production meeting, they asked how big should the women on the wall be and I said, “Friggin huge. You know, like those murals you see on the freeway.” That was my big contribution to the scene. Making the mural huge. They took it from there. As for the baby wall, all the script said was “magazine pictures of babies.” They really plussed it with the sequins and the rain. Liz Cackowski worked with the art department and gave them some direction, but they really get the tone and they know what the hell they’re doing. They executed it perfectly. And those baby photos were pics of our cast and crew.