The Unauthorized History of Flarland

The Unauthorized History of Flarland is a television series produced by Richard Atkins for Couch Slave Entertainment in 2000. It was shown on Channel 14 between 2001 and 2003. The series is "hosted" by Atkins, who is depicted here as a hapless "time detective". The series primarily features instances of sarcastic comedy, irony and "real" interviews.
Reruns of the series were carried on Channel A until 2008, by then they were moved to sister channel A Plus until it was dropped in 2010.
==Premise==
The series is a mockumentary and spoofs the kind of local documentary found on Channel Thirteen and Channel 15 at the time the show was on. Each episode falls under the same structure: an off-screen introduction to the subject is read by Atkins over altered photos. Atkins is later seen on screen preparing to enter a "time machine" (a gray portable restroom). Later, we see Atkins travelling to the past and talking to whoever made the so-called "history" in the first place, in a seemingly anachronistic view of the past.
Episodes seem to include an interview with "accurate re-enactments" of the interviewee or related people. These appear in 24 of the 26 episodes, and always in the middle. The only exceptions are Sick Day and The Real Truth behind The Unauthorized History of Flarland.
The episode ends with Atkins returning to the present and ending with his iconic catchphrase: "And that's history for you. Who knows what we will see next". An exception was made on the last episode, The Real Truth about the Unauthorized History of Flarland, where the episode, supposedly about the Flarlandian government, was pulled at the last minute by the production team, who later realized that the time machine is actually fake and that the historical figures are, in fact, actors. In this episode, the closing catchphrase was uttered by the fiscal agent and was changed to "And that was history for you. Who knows what Atkins' fate might be".
==Episodes==
===Season 1===
*3: Eumoritown
The real history of Eumoritown, and why it has become so important to the world.
*4: Cars
How cars shaped up Flarlandian history, including the failed attempt George Diskin had at building a tireless car.
*5: Piracy
The history of buying non-solicited goods from shady dealers.
*7: Aviation
An attempt at telling the history of aviation in Flarland is interrupted by the presenter being stuck with the Omdalian pilot while the time machine was being repaired.
*10: Nudity
The grandfather of all celebrity nude pictures actually goes down the time where there were no clothes.
*13: Food
===Season 2===
*1 (14): Mall of Flarland
How the Mall of Flarland came to be - inspired by the concept of the world's first contemporary mall two millennia ago in Masria.
*2 (15): Television
The history of television, from Terence Vision's freak shows to the present day.
*3 (16): Sick Day
*10: Soap Operas
The concept of a soap opera dates as far back as the 14th century where limited groups of people gathwred around primitive television sets in order to watch Sheep Shaggers of the Valley, the predecessor of The People of the Valley.
*13: The Real Truth about The Unauthorized History of Flarland (2003)
Series finale. It is revealed that TUHoF is using fake methods to make the series run in the first place.
==Production==