 Wareheim and Heidecker met in 1994 at Temple University in Philadelphia, becoming instant friends and collaborators in creating short films and cartoon strips, creating TimAndEric.com, a website designed to display their comedic talents.A short film by the duo entitled "Tom Goes to the Mayor" was selected for screenings by the Philadelphia Institute of World Cinema and was included in The University of Pennsylvania's Institute of Contemporary Art.In 2001, the two compiled a tape of many of their shorts and submitted it to various comedic heroes, including Bob Odenkirk of "Mr. Show", who reacted to their work with enthusiasm and agreed to collaborate with them on a pilot of "Tom Goes to the Mayor".