Director: Craig Malamut, Adam Malamut
When a hot dog factory goes fully automated, two brothers lose their jobs on the same afternoon and land, almost by accident, inside a brand-new government income program.
What is Universal Basic Guys about?
"Universal Basic Guys" follows Mark and Hank Hoagies, working-class siblings in the fictional town of Glantontown, after robots take over the factory floor where they used to grill hot dogs for a living. Rather than scrambling for new work, the brothers are folded into a freshly launched universal basic income scheme, and the animated series spins its episodes out of what happens when two guys with no schedule, a small guaranteed check, and way too much free time try to figure out what a life is actually for. The show leans into broad, fast-paced sketch-style comedy, poking at automation anxiety, small-town boredom, and sibling rivalry without ever losing its goofy, warm center.
Cast & crew
Brothers Craig and Adam Malamut, who also created and direct the series, voice the two lead Hoagies brothers themselves, giving the sibling dynamic an easy, lived-in chemistry. Talia Genevieve and Fred Armisen round out a supporting cast of Glantontown regulars, adding sharper comic beats around the brothers' more chaotic schemes.
Context & significance
The series arrives as automation and universal basic income have become genuine talking points well beyond economics classrooms, and it uses that backdrop as a comedic engine rather than a lecture. Its short twenty-two minute episodes keep the pace brisk, favoring quick gags and absurd tangents over long-form plotting, which fits its roots in the same irreverent animated-sitcom tradition that has produced several adult-oriented cartoons in recent years. Glantontown itself functions almost like a third lead character, a slightly run-down industrial town where every neighbor seems to have an opinion about how the Hoagies brothers are spending their newfound free time.
Where & how to watch
"Universal Basic Guys" streams on K-Time with a Farsi-friendly interface built for the Iranian diaspora audience; simply log into a K-Time account to start watching, no separate purchase required to browse the page itself.