CommodoreHUSTLE

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Format: Ongoing Situation Comedy

Created By: LoadingReadyRun

Status: Active

Updates: First Monday of the Month (Season 1), Mondays (Sporadic) (Seasons 2 - Present)

Host: Blip.tv (October 2008-July 2009), YouTube (February 2009-October 2009, November-December 2009, April 2015-Present), EscapistMagazine.com (April 2010 - December 2014)

Original Run: October 20, 2008 - Present

Associated Shows: LoadingReadyRun (spin-off), Friday Nights (spin-off)

“	In the world of commodoreHUSTLE, LoadingReadyRun is a terrible place.	”
- Graham Stark in Loading Time - Resolved

commodoreHUSTLE is a subseries of videos from LRR. It establishes a specific continuity and canon for the self-described "us playing us" videos in the vein of Format War and All The Little People. HUSTLE acts as a kind of "Marvel Ultimate Universe" analogue to any established canon; the writing draws at will from any past videos, but no aspect of LRR canon applies to HUSTLE until a HUSTLE video references it.

There have been three eras of commodoreHUSTLE. The first season (from Laundry to Future) was structured more like a traditional television show and featured both a season long story and longer episodes. The second era (from Matt Gets His Groove to Giving Up), which coincided with the move to The Escapist, featured shorter, self-contained episodes. With the move to Moonbase Delta, starting with Beige, the continuity of the show was reset again, allowing new characters such as Ian to be added. Starting in 2018, commodoreHUSTLE episodes were incorporated into LoadingReadyLIVE, with each episode split into several sections. These were used as the opening, middle and closing pre-recorded features between the main segments. The commodoreHUSTLE segments were also uploaded, stitched back together.

Episodes

Season 1 (2008-2009)

The only full "season" of commodoreHUSTLE, in real terms. 12 episodes with storylines running through them all, and strong continuity.

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
01	Laundry	October 20, 2008	Link
The first part of a new ongoing series about guys, girls, games and gorillas. Except there's no gorillas. That would be weird.
02	Red	November 3, 2008	Link
Whether it's a ring or pants, everyone's seeing red.
03	Critical	December 8, 2008	Link
Revenge is a dish best served microwaved.
04	Fixer	January 5, 2009	Link
Sometimes life throws a problem at you that's too big for you to solve yourself. Sometimes it's a great idea to get a friend to help you with your problem. Sometimes.
05	Street	February 2, 2009	Link
In order to take it back to the streets, the crew must first determine just what "the streets" is.
06	Viral	March 2, 2009	Link
The crew needs to get more viral. But not in the way you are thinking. That would be gross.
07	Fallout	April 6, 2009	Link
So, Operation: Viral Outbreak kind of... broke out. And that means the LRR crew has some serious thinking to do. Sadly they're not good at "serious".
08	Investigation	May 4, 2009	Link
The crew enlists outside help to solve some problems, as they are clearly incapable of handling any on their own.
09	Growl	June 1, 2009	Link
The Crew are easily distracted by shiny objects. Or furry objects. Let's just say they're easily distracted.
10	Judgement	July 6, 2009	Link
In Season One's second-last episode, the mystery is finally revealed. Unfortunately, it's still wrapped in an eminga, and the LRR Crew can't even SPELL enimga.
11	Showdown	August 3, 2009	Link
The season one finale of commodoreHUSTLE, in which the crew finally confronts their self-proclaimed nemesis.
12	Future	November 9, 2009	Link
An epilogue to cH Season 1, to make way for shenanigans of the future.

Season 2 (2009-2013)

Season 2 had a shift to a more episodic style for the show with shorter episodes, coinciding with a move to the Escapist. Most of season 2 kept continuity with season 1, but it was always kept quite loose.

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
13	Matt Gets His Groove	December 7, 2009	Link
Matt needs some space. That space is roughly Graham-shaped.
14	Hot Water at PAX	April 12, 2010	Link
Sharing a hotel room sucks.
15	The Gay Chicken	May 17, 2010	Link
In this episode of Commodore Hustle, an all-out war erupts over a roommate situation.
16	The Arms Race	July 19, 2010	Link
While Graham tries to fix a real problem, James and Matt are locked in mortal idiocy.
17	It's Magic	November 15, 2010	Link
The LoadingReadyRun crew is overcome with a burning need to cast card-based spells.
18	Santa Secrets	December 20, 2010	Link
The LRR crew engages in the fine tradition of not knowing what your friends want.
19	Bros Clubbing Bros	March 21, 2011	Link
Bros don't let bros club bros.
20	Cash Cats	April 18, 2011	Link
Kathleen tries to make money by putting videos on the Internet. Weird, huh?
21	Garagellenium	June 13, 2011	Link
When you're out of ideas, the only thing you can do is go buy more.
22	Sickness	August 8, 2011	Link
When an illness hits one of the LRR crew, it's like a house of... dominoes. Or... something. Leave me alone, I'm sick.
23	Roll for Treats	October 31, 2011	Link
Giving adults everywhere ideas for trick or treating.
24	Rarelywinter	November 14, 2011	Link
Jer finds that he has more free time with less LRR in his life.
25	Pony Time	January 30, 2012	Link
The crew deals with an equine problem.
26	The Bee Team	April 30, 2012	Link
While the crew is away at Calgary Comic Expo, the Moonbase's case is left in other hands.
27	Mustache You a Question	June 25, 2012	Link
Sometimes a mustache is not cool.
28	Forward Facing	October 1, 2012	Link
The LoadingReadyRun crew plan for the future.
29	On the Case	October 29, 2012	Link
Investigating, extorting, what's the difference?
30	Resolved	January 7, 2013	Link
I resolve to never make resolutions again.
31	Harlem Shake	February 18, 2013	Link
You may have heard of this popular internet thing, it's called "The Harlem Shake."
32	Homebrew Hobby	June 10, 2013	Link
Being web video producers isn't all about producing web video.
33	The Story of Beej	September 16, 2013	Link
He is more meme than man, but we have the technology.

Season 3 (2014-2015)

Season 3 began during the "YRR of LRR", the final season of Weekly LRR Updates. The series moved off the Escapist and once again featured stronger storylines and continuity, although Beej's harrowing experiences with the Meme Stream was practically the only continuity continued from the previous seasons.

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
34	Laughter	February 3, 2014	Link
Graham and Paul hatch a plan to improve LRR's connection with their audience.
35	The File	March 24, 2014	Link
For once, the LRR crew has some time off! But unfortunately, they've got the plague.
36	Cleaning Day	June 2, 2014	Link
The Moonbase's eternal battle takes a turn for the wurst.
37	Alex's Stream	June 30, 2014	Link
The crew is taking to streaming very well, and Alex is taking to it maybe a little TOO well.
38	Fixing the Stream	September 15, 2014	Link
Got to check under the hood every so often.
39	Free Candy	October 27, 2014	Link
It's Halloween at the Moonbase, and we're all rubbish.
40	No Laughing Matter	December 8, 2014	Link
Graham loves Christmas; there's just a little too much of it sometimes.
41	Downtime	April 20, 2015	Link
The crew deals with their recent, self-imposed business change, while Cameron and Alex occupy their time with everyone's fav gothic horror game.
42	Garage Sale	June 14, 2015	Link
Let's make some money, while cleaning up the Moonbasement. How could this possibly backfire?
43	A Plan	July 22, 2015	Link
James has a plan, Kathleen has a plan, and Paul has "a plan".
44	Improvements	October 2, 2015	Link
Cameron realizes how to make money for the site, while Alex and Beej are... occupied.
45	Reality	November 29, 2015	Link
Graham and Alex finally have LRR's financial issues sorted... surely.
46	Giving Up	December 31, 2015	Link
A person's home is their castle, but the Moonbase is more like the crew's Temple of Doom.

Season 4 (2016-2017)

With the move to a new Moonbase and a four-month hiatus, there was once again a slight retooling to commodoreHUSTLE although this one was subtler than the last. That said, the storylines from the previous season were all wrapped up by the end of that season, so season 4 once again gets to be a fresh start, and once again continuity with previous seasons is kept to a minimum. The last five episodes of this season are more standalone than the rest, but they do carry directly on from the storyline of season 4; in particular, the events of Coven follow on from Ian's development in earlier episodes.

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
47	Beige	May 2, 2016	Link
The crew try to get used to their new Moonbase.
48	Overwatched	June 16, 2016	Link
A creeping obsession pervades the LRR crew...
49	Retreat	September 25, 2016	Link
The crew heads to the woods for some teambuilding.
50	Workplace	December 31, 2016	Link
Ian's having some troubles with IBS, and it quickly becomes LRR's problem.
51	Workplace Part 2	February 28, 2017	Link
The crew want to save Ian's job, but to do so they have to invent a new beige that millennials will like.
52	Coven	March 16, 2017	Link
With nowhere to turn, Ian tries his best to fit in.
53	Hobbyist	May 11, 2017	Link
Graham encourages Paul to explore different ways to spend his time.
54	Confidants	August 12, 2017	Link
Persona 5 obsession has overtaken Kathleen.
55	Moving Again	September 7, 2017	Link
Something unpleasant has taken the place of IBS, and the gang decides it's time to move.
56	Ice Cream	December 7, 2017	Link
Cameron and Alex test James' patience and their own capacity for frozen desert treats.

Season 5 (2018-2020)

The series has a soft reboot yet again, and it once again moves its home; although full episodes would be uploaded to LRR's YouTube channel after their debut, each episode would now originate as interstitial segments of LoadingReadyLIVE. Once again, continuity with previous seasons became rare, and some new cast members were incorporated, such as Ben Ulmer.

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
57	The Door	January 27, 2018	Link
You'd think I would've noticed this before.
58	A New Friend	February 10, 2018	Link
Turns out that love is sometimes indistinguishable from nagging.
59	The Winter LRRlympics	February 24, 2018	Link
The most magnificent quad-annual sporting in the history of mankind.
60	Seismically Active	March 10, 2018	Link
Is the LoadingReadyRun crew prepared for real life emergencies? Likely not.
61	Cleanse	March 24, 2018	Link
A promise of clear bowels and full wallets leads Beej, Kathleen, Cameron and Ben down an uncomfortable path.
62	Yon-Coma	April 21, 2018	Link
Beej like mochi more than most people.
63	Crisis on Infinite Spoilers	May 5, 2018	Link
Everyone deals with a new Marvel movie in their own way.
64	Blame James	July 14, 2018	Link
Friendship is a precious commodity.
65	Kitted Out	August 11, 2018	Link
66	Smoked In	August 25, 2018	Link
When the province is ravaged by wildfires, the crew hides indoors.
67	Coffee Time	September 22, 2018	Link
There’s always time for coffee, which is good because we have a lot of coffee but not much time.
68	Suspicious Doings	October 6, 2018	Link
Chow down on some oatmeal raisins cookies and solve a mystery.
69	Teleconference	December 1, 2018	Link
Everyone makes poor choices.
70	Expectation Management	December 15, 2018	Link
These aren't even the best laid, these are medium plans at best.
71	The New Year	January 26, 2019	Link
Hey everybody it's perfect time for your new year's resolutions!
72	Fat Pipes	February 24, 2019	Link
The Moonbase gets some new fat internet pipes and everyone wants in on it.
73	Stake Out	March 16, 2019	Link
Beej has been derelict in his landlordly duties, and he aims to solve The Parking Problems.
74	Endgame	April 27, 2019	Link
Looks folks, James just really, really needs to watch Endgame.
75	Rude Subreddit	May 26, 2019	Link
While investigating that dang rattle in Studio B, James & Paul inadvertently create a bigger, blurrier problem.
76	Discovery	June 16, 2019	Link
Everyone learns something about Beej and a little more than that about Heather.
77	You Can (Not) Rewatch	August 10, 2019	Link
The Netflix rerelease is really making a second impact.
78	Spiderman	September 14, 2019	Link
Welcome to peak 2019 problems.
79	Buyco	October 12, 2019	Link
Get in losers, we're going shopping.
80	Pro-D	January 25, 2020	Link
Time for some professional development.
81	The Minis	February 22, 2020	Link
Small problems require small solutions.
82	The Quest	March 28, 2020	Link
No greater adventure than running some errands.

Season 6 (2023-)

After a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a Moonbase move, and various other factors, commodoreHustle returned to our screens with the most directly-called-out soft reboot so far (at least from an in-show perspective), although elements, such as the door to the dinosaur past, still stuck around. The intro was also updated to include new crew members such as Wheeler, Matt, and Adam

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Episode No.	Title	Original Air Date	Link
83	Back from the Past	October 30, 2023	Link
Well that a fun break. Did we miss anything?
84	Beej's Bins	January 2, 2024	Link
Standard problems require Beej solutions.

Trivia

• At LRRCon, Graham showed a test reel of what commodoreHUSTLE's original idea was. (Matt had no recollection of filming it.) It was originally a fake documentary in the style of The Office. After filming it, the crew decided it wasn't very good, and went in the current direction with it. Fan opinion of it was that it was pretty funny, but not quite as good as what we actually got.
• One reason behind season 5's shift to episodes being incorporated into LoadingReadyLIVE was that it enforced a production schedule of sorts, meaning episodes got produced more regularly. The episodes essentially replaced the more standalone interstitial sketches that were a fixture of the early episodes of LIVE.
• Technically speaking, the only actually-defined "season" of Hustle was the first. The early episodes after that first season were tagged as "season 2" by fans, but for a long time, this wiki simply called each year's output from then on a "season". The current split points are based on the major soft reboots and venue changes, as well as on the continuity breakpoints Kathleen once loosely defined at Desert Bus.
• The loose and ever-soft-rebooting continuity of Hustle has resulted in some regular castmembers appearing in minor roles before they joined the main cast; Ian Horner and Ben Ulmer are prime examples of this; the former having made a cameo in Free Candy and provided the voice of the Laugh-o-Tron, and the latter having played the writer in the cold open of Retreat.