Q 01/05

In Adult Swim's original pool bumpers, what did the lifeguard shout through a megaphone?

A) No running on the deck

B) All kids out of the pool

C) Grown-ups only, please

D) Last one in is a rotten egg

Answer · why

B) All kids out of the pool

The logo appeared over freeze-frames of the pool footage; the theme was a remix of a Tito Puente mambo.

Q 02/05

On what date did Adult Swim officially launch?

A) April 1, 2001

B) October 31, 2000

C) January 1, 2002

D) September 2, 2001

Answer · why

D) September 2, 2001

The launch was delayed five months from an original April Fools' Day target; the first show was a shelved episode of Home Movies.

Q 03/05

Which head programmer conceived Adult Swim?

A) Seth Green

B) Michael Ouweleen

C) Mike Lazzo

D) Ted Turner

Answer · why

C) Mike Lazzo

He rejected the names 'Parental Warning' and 'Parental Block' before landing on the swimming-pool reference.

Q 04/05

What does the name 'Adult Swim' refer to?

A) A 1970s swimming-instruction show

B) A Turner executive's yacht

C) Pool hours reserved for adults only

D) A jazz record Lazzo loved

Answer · why

C) Pool hours reserved for adults only

The original bumps showed elderly swimmers at public pools while a megaphone-wielding lifeguard yelled 'all kids out of the pool'.

Q 05/05

What was Williams Street, the studio that programs Adult Swim, originally called?

A) Coast to Coast Productions

B) Ghost Planet Industries

C) Lazzo & Crofford

D) Ghost Planet Spaceship

Answer · why

B) Ghost Planet Industries

Mike Lazzo and Keith Crofford ran the in-house studio for most of its existence, both retiring in December 2019.