Poké Men & Women

"Poké Men & Women" is a short film series released in 2015 by Jozef K. Richards and King's Tower Productions. Its first episode, "Pokérobics", debuted on the King's Tower Channel on YouTube on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. Only 2 episodes were released before production was halted to shift focus to "Holy Shit". It was also released by King's Tower Productions on Amazon Video in 2016. It features the first appearance of the indigo, gold, and crimson Spade-Heart-Club logo. The second episode, "Amongst the Mr. Mimes" is the first King's Tower film to be directed by Jozef while featuring a script primarily written by someone other than himself. In this case, it was writer Reuben Glaser. In December of 2015, a third episode was filmed in Colombia by Jozef with Alex Trapp and Ledis Arango, which remained unreleased for five years until December 30, 2021, becoming the first King's Tower Productions film to feature the Kintou Media Company logo. No announcement has been made on whether the series will continue or not.
== Premise ==
=== Episode format ===
"Poké Men & Women" is a parody/tribute mockumentary series set in the Pokémon universe that is stated as highlighting remarkable men and women and their involvement with Pokémon in their daily lives. Episodes focus on a single character with an epithet attached to their name, like "Cooltrainer" or "Scientist", as is common in the Pokémon video game series, and that character is interviewed a la a news station human interest story with scenes intercut of them doing what they do.
=== Characters ===
==== Main Subjects ====
Each episode focuses on a different person who lives in the world of Pokémon.
* Cooltrainer Mark (Jozef K. Richards) – The creator of the Pokémon-themed workout regime, "Pokérobics".
* Scientist Roger (Reuben Glaser) – A field researcher who lived among a small colony of three Mr. Mimes for 8 years.
* Farmer Rudy (Alex Trapp) – A poor farmer who spends a great deal of time and money at the Celadon Game Corner, gambling in hopes of winning the elusive Farfetch'd.
==== Pokémon ====
Main article: List of Pokémon appearing in Poké Men & Women
A large number of creatures from the Pokémon series are shown or referenced in the show. The most prominent instance in the series was in the episode, "Amongst the Mr. Mimes", where the team from FND Films, Aaron Fronk, Vince DeGaetano, and Cooper Johnson, depict three Mr. Mimes being monitored in the field by a scientist.
== Episodes ==
=== Episodes produced ===
3 episodes of "Poké Men & Women" were produced in 2015.
==== List of "Poké Men & Women" episodes ====
No.	Episode code	Title 	Writers 	Focus character 	Original air date	Running time
1 	PM0101 	"Pokérobics" 	Jozef K. Richards 	Jozef K. Richards as Cooltrainer Mark	April 21, 2015 	5:05
2 	PM0102 	"Amongst the Mr. Mimes"	Reuben Glaser, Jozef K. Richards	Reuben Glaser as Scientist Roger 	May 12, 2015 	5:59
3 	PM0103 	"Farfetch'd Dreams" 	Jozef K. Richards 	Alex Trapp as Farmer Rudy 	December 30, 2021	6:34
=== Episodes not produced ===
A number of scripts were created in 2015 but never produced for "Poké Men & Women" when focus shifted to production on "Holy Shit".
==== List of "Poké Men & Women" episodes not produced ====
Title 	Writer 	Focus character 	Page count
"The Bellsprout's Kiss" 	Jozef K. Richards	Beauty Evelyn 	5
"The Coalition for the Preservation of Vanillite, Vanillish, and Vanilluxe Species in the Greater Unova Region"	Jozef K. Richards	Pokémaniac Cilian 	4
"He Was a Ditto in Disguise" 	Jozef K. Richards	Spinster Diana 	5
"Hiker Bill and His Geodude" 	Matt Henry 	Hiker Bill 	4
"My Wife is a Jynx (the Pokémon)" 	Jozef K. Richards	Factory Worker Nathan	5
"The Pokémon Hypno Killed My Brother" 	Jozef K. Richards	Bug Catcher Jeff 	3
"The Substitute Teacher" 	Jozef K. Richards	Move Tutor Pam 	7
Category:Series
Category:Short Film Series
Category:Series by Jozef K. Richards
Category:2015 Production
Category:2015 Premiere
Category:2015 Release
Category:Comedy
Category:Mockumentary
Category:Satire
Category:Filmed in Wisconsin
Category:Filmed in the United States
Category:Filmed in Colombia