Scazz-Rik-Tobin
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Scazz-Rik-Tobin is a 35-minute long drama/comedy series based in Tucson, which aired initially on Access Tucson, and then expanded to other access stations including Yakima, WA and Austin, TX. The series was described as a limited run series, mixing the spirit of such other limited run series as The Prisoner, The Young Ones, and Twin Peaks. Creator and director Jesse Nelson sought to avoid "the pitfalls of access programming lapsing into Wayne's World cliche."
The nameless lead character suffers from a recurring dream of a disturbing clown who utters the phrase, "Scazz-Rik-Tobin." He is surrounded by six offbeat friends, including a hitman, a roadkill clean-up worker, and a scientist obsessed with building a functional human head, all of whom prove to only muddy the water of this mysterious recurring dream. The nameless lead character, during the second half of the series, is increasingly driven mad by those friends surrounding him.
This fifteen episode series borrowed ideas from its influences. In The Young Ones fashion, an array of Tucson bands were featured, one self-contained video per episode, including such local favorites as House of Fire, Les Brown, and Pearls for Swine. Scazz-Rik-Tobin also earned a major funding grant based off its intention to utilize local actors and artists. The program was second-place finalist in 2003 and winner in 2004 for Best Entertainment Programming for W.A.V.E. (western states access stations).
Main cast members included Matthew Walley, John Lushbaugh, Keith Lushbaugh, and Sharlene Miragliotta, all members of the renown regional Trail Dust stunt group at the time, and Kay Ewy, Jyota Bertrang, and Jayce Henderson, the latter two being replaced mid-series by Alan Barley and Erik Hovda.
