40 Fun Facts About Inanimate Insanity

Which contestant won season one of Inanimate Insanity, then opened a hotel for eliminated players?

OJ built the hotel in his own orange likeness, and it houses the contestants eliminated from the second season.

Which sentient smartphone created and hosted the first three seasons of Inanimate Insanity?

MePhone4 was built by Meeple Inc., the tech company that turns out to be the main villainous force of the whole series.

Which animator created Inanimate Insanity and uploads it to his YouTube channel AnimationEpic?

Adam Katz also writes for the series and voices several of its contestants himself.

Which earlier object show, made by twins Cary and Michael Huang, most inspired Inanimate Insanity?

Battle for Dream Island began in 2010, and the two crews have since held joint meetups. The Beat has called Inanimate Insanity its unofficial sister show.

Which contestant won Inanimate Insanity II, finishing ahead of fellow finalist Knife?

Suitcase speaks with an Australian accent because her voice actor, Sam Thornbury, is Australian.

What grand prize do the contestants compete for in the first season of Inanimate Insanity?

A million dollars was on offer again in the second season, though the third was secretly planned with no cash prize at all.

Which short-tempered contestant was the first Inanimate Insanity character confirmed as nonbinary?

Paintbrush uses they/them pronouns and can literally give off heat when their temper flares.

Which Inanimate Insanity latecomer is obsessed with selling chairs and later lingers on as a ghost?

Bow first appeared in a commercial for chairs, then joined the first season midway through as a surprise addition.

Which Inanimate Insanity finalist barfs up lemons and tried to steal the prize after losing?

Taco hid a manipulative streak behind nonsense all season, then came back as a secret schemer in season two.

Which contestant won Inanimate Insanity Invitational after being voted out and then rejoining?

Cabby, a filing cabinet who keeps files on every rival, won the final jury vote 7-6-2 over two fellow finalists.

What secret possession reveals tough-guy Knife's soft side in Inanimate Insanity II?

A Dora doll is his guilty secret, and a rival uses a photograph of him with it as blackmail.

Which Inanimate Insanity contestant was eliminated an episode late after voters misspelled his name?

Nickel stayed an extra episode because the misspelled ballots went uncounted, and the show later created a character named Nick Le.

Which founder of Meeple Inc. is the main villain of Inanimate Insanity II?

Steve Cobs is a corn cob in black-framed glasses, written as a parody of the late tech boss Steve Jobs.

Which voice of Total Drama's Chris McLean played the host in Inanimate Insanity's first episode?

Christian Potenza recorded only the premiere, a fitting cameo because Total Drama was one of the web series' inspirations.

Which relative of the creator has voiced Inanimate Insanity's original host since the second episode?

His father, Mark, took over when the original actor left after the premiere, and his mother voices a contestant too.

Which Inanimate Insanity contestant served as a team captain in both of the first two seasons?

Lightbulb led Team Epic and then The Bright Lights, though she was once voted out by mistake and rejoined an episode later.

Which season one team captain returned for Inanimate Insanity Invitational and finished second?

Balloon lost the jury vote 7-6-2, his best finish after failing to reach the merge in either of the first two seasons.

Which pair of Inanimate Insanity contestants were already best friends before season one began?

Salt and Pepper call themselves Best Condiment Friends Forever, and they host a whole alternate-timeline season in one later episode.

On which annual occasion in 2011 did the first episode of Inanimate Insanity premiere?

April Fools' Day began a pattern: season two arrived on April 2, 2013 and the third on April 3, 2021.

Which Inanimate Insanity contestant developed an evil alter ego after being the first voted out?

Paper's mental state deteriorated while he was out of the game, and the alter ego known as Evil Paper surfaced once he rejoined.

Where does the Fist Thingy punch eliminated contestants in the first season of Inanimate Insanity?

Idiotic Island was later replaced: a Rejection Portal handled exits in season two, and the third sent losers to a tropical retreat.

Which contestant finished last in season one but reached third place in Inanimate Insanity II?

Baseball led The Grand Slams in season two and missed the final only because the eventual winner picked another rival to face.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant advertised his own blog on the show?

Fan is the web series' own superfan, absorbed in his gadgets and forever pointing out patterns in how the game works.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant secretly plotted with a hidden villain to split the prize?

Microphone eventually cut ties with her partner and quit the game of her own accord, finishing sixth.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant was split into two separate beings by Test Tube's experiment?

Yin-Yang pairs kind, rational Yin with chaotic Yang, and once split apart Yang only grew more destructive until the two fused again.

Which contestant was first eliminated from Inanimate Insanity II, in the episode 'Marsh on Mars'?

Tissues blames his nonstop sneezing on a mystery illness, and some sneezes are strong enough to launch him into the air.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant never moves or speaks, yet rivals treat her as a player?

Box competed as a plain cardboard box, and the others read her silence as shy, wise or even rude.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant is known for his signature knee slap?

Cheesy often slaps his knee after one of his own puns, though most other contestants find the constant gags annoying rather than funny.

Which arrogant jock in Inanimate Insanity II blackmailed a teammate over an embarrassing photograph?

Trophy was the first member of The Grand Slams voted out, and the first season two contestant to draw over 1,000 votes.

Which bumbling assistant to the host of Inanimate Insanity II was fired over a link to the villain?

Toilet later redeems himself in the finale, helping the two finalists thwart the villain's plans.

Which viewer-designed character joined Inanimate Insanity midway by winning a paintball challenge?

Apple arrived in the sixth episode, too late ever to be added to the first season's intro.

What fake event lured nine returning contestants to the island in Inanimate Insanity Invitational?

A band's concert was the bait: VIP invitations promised the popular group Spoiled Lemon playing live at a resort.

Which Inanimate Insanity Invitational contestant stayed on as a co-host after being voted out?

The Floor is literally the island the game is played on, so he could not be sent away and became a co-host instead.

Which Inanimate Insanity Invitational finalist won only two jury votes after an outburst?

Silver Spoon acts refined and posh despite being neither rich nor royal, and he finished third behind two rivals.

Which Inanimate Insanity Invitational player was voted out first, then rejoined and finished fifth?

Blueberry returned in the episode 'Blue Buried', only to be voted out again in the very next one.

Which software, rather than Adobe Flash, animated most of Inanimate Insanity's first season?

Anime Studio even supplied the stock mouth shapes used on the characters in the first two episodes.

Which crowdfunding site did the Inanimate Insanity crew turn to in 2015 to keep season two going?

Kickstarter backers pledged over $15,000, enough to finish the season and hire help with background art.

What device picked which veterans returned in the first episode of Inanimate Insanity II?

A slot machine was meant to choose seven former contestants, but the host ended up pulling the lever for eight.

Which calm Inanimate Insanity Invitational contestant is often seen meditating with her eyes closed?

Candle is so fearless that she strolled off a 60-foot cliff with her eyes shut in the opening episode, and won the challenge.

Which Inanimate Insanity II contestant named herself acting captain of her team for a pizza-making challenge?

Soap's fear of germs kept distracting her from the game, yet her confidence made her a natural leader.