The original Wet Hot American Summer was created by comedians David Wain and Michael Showalter (from the sketch group The State), and it was a spot-on parody of those 1980s teen sex comedies. It starred such now well-known luminaries as Paul Rudd, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black, Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, and more, and it revolved around the oversexed counselors at a kids' summer camp. The jokes in Wet Hot American Summer were hilarious, filthy, and bizarre—and it absolutely BOMBED at the box office. (Plus it was given a terrible review by none other than Roger Ebert—but we're gonna give him a pass since he's no longer with us. Hope he's writing smarter reviews in heaven!) Anyway, despite its original poor opening, Wet Hot American Summer eventually found its audience on DVD and cable where it became one of the most beloved camp classics of our time.

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