Bagboy is an American television special produced by Abso Lutely Productions for Adult Swim, and aired on February 21, 2015, to positive critical reception.
Dr. Steve Brule directs himself in the title role of a rejected sitcom pilot about a Myer's Super Foods bagboy who must decide whether or not to report a shoplifter.
Afterwards, Steve attempts to reveal his true affections for her when he is interrupted by his coworker Chip, who says that he has two tickets for a Twisted Chains concert.
After playing with security guard Terry's gun, he goes off to snack on some horse meat, when he thinks of how disciplining Charlie would not be the right course of action.
Just then, he hears a strange sound coming from butcher Brown's cutting room, and when he goes in, he finds Charlie tied to a piece of meat.
[9] In the aforementioned publication, Dennis Perkins called the special a "top pick" of the night" along with the series premiere of The Jack and Triumph Show on the same network, writing "may God have mercy on us all".
Club gave it an A− grade, writing that, while not as nightmarish as Heidecker and Wareheim's other works for the network, it would attract comparisons to the horror-comedy short Too Many Cooks, which also aired on Adult Swim.
[12] Writing in the Den of Geek, Daniel Kurland rated it three-and-a-half out of five stars, complimenting the world building of Brule's universe while expressing that it was "not the best thing that Tim and Eric have put out recently", yet "still expertly assembled and conveys what it's trying to".
[13] Melissa Locker of Vanity Fair called the "situational humor and subtlety" of it "knockout hilarious" for those who "get it", but concluded that, "truthfully, it is not for everyone".