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Monster Factory

Monster Factory

2015Returning Series1 Season96 Episodes10.0TMDB
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Monster Factory is a web series available in Polygon.com's official YouTube channel. The show is hosted by Griffin McElroy and his older brother Justin McElroy, Polygon's senior video producer and editor-at-large, respectively. The show's premise consists of both brothers opening character creation tools from several video and computer games and use their creations in-game as they cause all sorts of havoc.

Created by: Justin McElroy, Griffin McElroy

Season 1 Episodes

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Episode 2: Exploring Skyrim with Garfield

May 12, 2015 · 22m

Griffin and Justin create a cybernetic Garfield and kill roughly two-hundred horses in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim in this installment of Monster Factory.

Episode 5: Failing to Clone The Rock in WWE 2K14

Jun 29, 2015 · 22m

Justin and Griffin attempt to clone Rock "The Dwayne" Johnson, but spill a little big of Gogurt into the mix, birthing a Monster Factory creation they've lovingly named "The Pebble."

Episode 8: The Boy-Mayor of Second Life

Sep 11, 2015 · 22m

In this harrowing episode of Monster Factory, we shape a new dictator for Second Life out of some primordial ooze we found in a dumpster behind the Citgo.

Episode 11: Fallout 4 - Episode 1

Nov 12, 2015 · 22m

Griffin and Justin play around with Fallout 4, and incidentally create one of the most horrific creatures to ever roam the wasteland.

Episode 12: Fallout 4 - Episode 2

Nov 25, 2015 · 22m

Having accepted her terrible losses in the last episode of Monster Factory, The Final Pam carves a path of destruction across the Commonwealth. Things get very, very, very violent.

Episode 13: Fallout 4 - Episode 3

Dec 15, 2015 · 22m

The Monster Factory ballad of The Final Pam comes to a close as we quite literally destroy Fallout 4 from the inside out.

Episode 17: What If Dark Souls Were Made Of Pizza?

Mar 7, 2016 · 22m

Justin and Griffin play through an absolutely ruined version of Dark Souls while role-playing as a pizza-destroying mascot. Please note that framerate hiccups are on our end, not yours. Because, like we said, this version of Dark Souls is sick.

Episode 20: Second Life, Second Chances - Part One

May 16, 2016 · 22m

Welcome to Second Life, Second Chances, a three-week miniseries Monster Factory event, sponsored by Totino's. Can the Boy Mayor of Second Life reclaim his throne on the hard, hard campaign trail? Or will the endless march of Second Life sex clubs finally wear him down?

Episode 22: Second Life, Second Chances - Part Three

May 31, 2016 · 22m

The day of reckoning is upon the Boy-Mayor of Second Life. It's Election Day, and we're honestly unsure whether Totino's and the Boy Mayor's actions have gained or lost them votes. Either way: We're going to throw the greatest party this video game has ever seen.

Episode 23: Cosplayers and Leather Daddies in Soul Calibur 5

Jun 24, 2016 · 22m

Can Mëlissa complete her nearly perfect Sly Cooper costume before the big con? Or will her attempts at cosplaying be thwarted by her nemesis, Leather Daddy Voldo? Find out in this installment of Monster Factory, featuring the character creation tools of Soul Calibur 5.

Episode 24: Making a Golf All-Star in Tiger Woods '08

Jul 8, 2016 · 22m

Now we're getting into our core competency: Being good at Golf. In this episode, we borrow the core facial structure of a late, great character actor, and then mold it into something dark and profane. Behold: DAZ.

Episode 26: Creating The Sequel To Dogs in Spore

Aug 9, 2016 · 22m

Look at your current household pet. What a sweetheart! Now, pick them up and put them in the garbage can. Because here at Monster Factory, we dream big. Why would you ever own a dog or cat or a fish or a bird when you could own ... a JAA'M? Thanks to Spore, that dream can be a reality.

Episode 27: Reviving The Shrek Franchise With Spore

Aug 30, 2016 · 22m

We weren't anticipating our encounter with Spore to turn into the latest three-part Monster Factory saga, but here we are. The game is so rich with potential, but also so rich with game-ruining crashes and design problems that it makes it difficult to stick with any one creation. Hence our abandonment of the "Sequel to Dogs" project — our apologies, Jaa'm — and our migration to a new cause: The long-overdue revitalization of the Shrek intellectual property.

Episode 32: Forming a Super Group With Knife Dad's Family

Jan 27, 2017 · 22m

In the last episode, a legend was born — a legend made out of knives and, like, rat fur. But leveling up in an MMORPG takes too long, so in this episode we seek help from dozens of monstrous, heroic strangers.

Episode 35: Monster Factory Wrestling Federation: MONSTER MANIA

Apr 2, 2017 · 22m

In this special episode, Eleven of Polygon's most dangerous monsters collide in the squared circle at Monster Mania. See friendships tested, rivalries unleashed, and barriers broken. This is the grandest stage-- the final confrontation. This is Monster Mania!

Episode 43: Just Like Art: The Pink Man

Sep 13, 2017 · 22m

Welcome to Monster Factory: Just Like Art, a new series where we push Skyrim's character customization to the limit in an attempt to create genuine, gallery-worthy masterpieces.

Episode 45: Just Like Art: Chomp Mom

Sep 20, 2017 · 22m

Welcome to the second episode of Monster Factory: Just Like Art, a series where we push Skyrim's character customization to the limit in an attempt to create genuine, gallery-worthy masterpieces. This week, we learned two very valuable lessons: a) art isn't always beautiful, and b) motherhood is its own reward.

Episode 46: Just Like Art: Jerry Potter

Sep 27, 2017 · 22m

Welcome to the third installment of Monster Factory: Just Like Art, a series where we push Skyrim's character customization to the limit in an attempt to create genuine, gallery-worthy masterpieces.

Episode 48: Just Like Art: The Real Boogerman

Oct 18, 2017 · 22m

In the final episode of Monster Factory: Just Like Art, Griffin and Justin give themselves an easy task: creating the most powerful and poignant work of art in the history of mankind.

Episode 53: Arby "The Meathead" McDonald Is Back in the Ring

Feb 2, 2018 · 22m

It's been a while since Arby "The Meathead" McDonald donned his wizard shirt and stepped in the ring. So maybe it's high time Griffin, Justin, and special guest Wrestling Expert Patrick Gill bring Arby's famous tooth out of retirement.

Episode 55: Arby's True Nemesis is Revealed

Mar 9, 2018 · 22m

Alliances are broken. Enemies become friends. Will Arby be able to pull off his special finisher? All that and more on the exciting conclusion of Arby "The Meathead" McDonald's epic trilogy.

Episode 84: Uncleberry dabbles in the dark cuisine in Chimeraland

Dec 7, 2022 · 25m

Join Uncleberry as he tackles Chimeraland’s many fantastical challenges, like cleaning, cooking, caring for pets, and playing video games! Try to kill a 500 year-old demigod, learn the importance of following the recipe, and unwind with some aspirational home decor programming. It’s Chimeraland!

Episode 86: Unleashing Prince Legday on Metro City

Aug 2, 2023 · 22m

Prince Legday hits the streets, putting pros, death robots, and lit majors alike to sleep, in hopes of getting enough sweet sweet cash to step up his fashion with some truly haute couture looks.

Episode 87: Creating a Toothsome Warrior in Starfield

Mar 6, 2023 · 20m

Toddddddd, we fixed your game – you’re so welcome. Just jammed in a whole buncha extra sliders for our own personal uses, so we can create the twisted villain of a man we needed. You know how it is.

Episode 93: Becoming a Girlboss Vape Wizard in Wo Long

Nov 20, 2024 · 25m

The Vita-Vape CEO is back and she’s out to spread the good word of her powerful, nutritious vapes. The marketing strategy is a little heavy on the violence, we’ll admit, but there are also free samples!

Episode 94: Crafting a Man-Park in Indoorlands

Nov 27, 2024 · 23m

This time around, Justin is in the driver’s seat. He’s taking big swings and asking big questions like, “What if the man is a park?” or “Where can you go if you want to get wet AND you want to prove the existence of ghosts and aliens?”

Episode 96: Bringing Peter Point to life

Dec 11, 2024 · 25m

Justin’s inadvertent love affair with fences continues as the boys construct a coaster that swiftly reaches into the realm of non-euclidean existence, and discover the face of their monster at last.

Season 1 FAQ

Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.

When did Monster Factory Season 1 premiere?

Monster Factory Season 1 premiered on May 4, 2015.

How many episodes are in Monster Factory Season 1?

Monster Factory Season 1 has 96 episodes.

What is the first episode of Monster Factory Season 1?

The season opens with Season 1 Episode 1, "Randomly Generating Horrifying Faces in Dark Souls 2". It aired on May 4, 2015.

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