( CNN ) -- It debuted in obscurity on early morning cable TV and took off in a way that has `` gobsmacked '' its creators . The sitcom parody video , `` Too Many Cooks , '' first aired on October 27 at 4 a.m. on Adult Swim , CNN cousin late-night network . The 11-minute video started making the rounds on social media after its creators uploaded the video to YouTube on Friday and it got a boost from Reddit users . `` We made TOO MANY COOKS for Adult Swim and think the level of response is more surreal even than the thing itself , '' creators Casper Kelly and Paul Painter said on Reddit . What 's fueling its popularity ? It 's hard to say , exactly , because there 's a lot going on in the video . But for those susceptible to pop culture nostalgia it 's hard to look away , despite the long run time . On the surface , the video is a parody of television intros from the 1980s , evoking quintessential motifs of the era , from sweater vests , side ponytails and tacky couches to twin actors playing a cute baby and an ALF-like creature named Smarf . The catchy jingle and ugly credit font bring to mind TV hits like `` Growing Pains , '' `` Perfect Strangers '' and `` Family Matters . '' As the video moves from one genre to the next , introducing more characters in cop dramas , sitcoms and a GI Joe-like cartoon , a machete-wielding serial killer emerges , and things just get weirder and weirder . Lars von Trier plays a pie ? Where does an idea like this come from ? `` I 've always been a fan of humor that just pushes things past the point of funny , '' Kelly told Rolling Stone . `` When you watch those Andy Kaufman routines , or the old David Letterman bits where he keeps repeating and repeating a joke until it becomes banal and irritating -- and then eventually works its way back to being hilarious again -- that , to me , is the funniest . So the notion was simply , what if you had this credits sequence to a Full House-type show that went on and on and on ... '' Whatever the appeal , it 's drawing raves from Hollywood heavy-hitters -- and head-scratching from others . What do you think of the video ? Tell us in the comments .
` ` Too Many Girls '' ' 1980s TV with a sinister twist . The show first aired in the early morning slot on CNN cousin network Adult Swim . It 's received acclaim from critics and comedians worldwide .