Gilardi traveled to the Nickelodeon Animation Studio in Burbank, California to pitch a cartoon featuring his original character "Fishworth."

In an interview with YouTuber Dovendraw in August 2023, Gilardi stated that in retrospect, having a TV show was a "crazy upheaval" he wasn't sure he was capable of.

[8] From 2011 to 2013, he gained notoriety for releasing his six-part video parody of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, PONY.MOV, an adult animated dark comedy web series in the art style of John Kricfalusi and Spümcø's The Ren & Stimpy Show.

He also gained notability for his comedic parodies of video games such as Five Nights at Freddy's, Cuphead, and Animal Crossing, due to their dark nature and subversive themes.

He also announced there are no current plans for future episodes of Brain Dump, putting the series on indefinite hiatus while he continues his focus on Relax With Max.

Gilardi has cited Craig McCracken, Matt Groening, John Kricfalusi, Jhonen Vasquez, Danny Antonucci, Genndy Tartakovsky, United Productions of America, Hanna-Barbera, Junji Ito, Akira Toriyama, Bill Watterson, and early Charles Schulz as influences on his art and animation.