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.
About the cast
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.
Watching Universal Basic Guys on Ktime
"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.