''Testees'' is a

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, created by Kenny Hotz and written and produced by Kenny Hotz and

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. Testees originally aired on Thursdays at 10:30 PM EST on FX and ran from October 9, 2008, to December 18, 2008 and debuted on October 14, 2008, on Showcase in Canada. The show is filmed in

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and Hamilton,

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. After one season, Testees was not renewed by FX.

Premise

The series follows two friends ( Steve Markle and Jeff Kassel) as they work as human test subjects at Testico, a product testing Facility. Besides being an obvious play on

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– including the descended double "e" in its logo – the show's title plays up the Vulnerability of test subjects, which is the source of much of the humor in the series.

Episodes

Home releases

Paradox Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 (Canada only) on February 22, 2011. On April 26, 2011,

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released the entire series on DVD in the US.

References

External links

Official section of show creator's website
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Testees Pilot on Kenny Hotz's Official channel
{{FX network programming 2008 Canadian television series debuts 2008 Canadian television series endings Showcase (Canadian TV channel) original programming FX Networks original programming 2000s Canadian sitcoms 2000s Canadian workplace comedy television series Television series by Entertainment One