July 22, 2011 (2011-07-22) – December 13, 2013 (2013-12-13)
NTSF:SD:SUV:: (also known as National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle::) is an American black comedy television series created by Paul Scheer for Adult Swim. It parodies the police procedural and action film genres. The series starred Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Brandon Johnson, Kate Mulgrew, Rebecca Romijn, Martin Starr, Karen Gillan, Rob Riggle, and Peter Serafinowicz. NTSF:SD:SUV:: aired three seasons from July 22, 2011 to December 13, 2013. A number of special episodes were included within the broadcast of the series. In a 2014 interview, Scheer stated that the show is on an indefinite hiatus, with no immediate plans for a return.
Created by comedian Paul Scheer, NTSF:SD:SUV:: (National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle::) was first featured in a set of mock promotional television advertisements shot as a backdoor pilot and aired during season one broadcasts of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim.[1] The mock promos starred Scheer as agent Trent Hauser, along with June Diane Raphael, Brandon Johnson, and Rob Riggle. From the mock promos, the program was ordered to series with a 12-episode season,[2] adding Kate Mulgrew, Rebecca Romijn, and Martin Starr to the cast. NTSF:SD:SUV:: premiered on July 21, 2011.[3] The series has aired three seasons, with the third concluding in 2013. In a 2014 interview, Scheer stated that the show is on an indefinite hiatus, with no immediate plans for a return.[4]
A new alcoholic energy drink is killing University of Southern San Diego students. NTSF must team up with the Food and Drug Administration, despite their mutual mistrust, to follow a lead.
Each member of NTSF gets a mysterious call from a person who claims they have secret information about them. Unbeknownst to the other members, they each must bring a million dollars to a warehouse, leaving Kove alone at NTSF HQ. When the caller is finally revealed, the team gets a blast from the past.
Trent discovers one of his ex-wives has undergone a sex change and is trying to steal a San Diego national treasure. Now he must navigate Kove's jealousy and stop his ex before he falls in love with her/him again. Plus, no one has read Piper's book for book club and the meeting is tonight.
Trent is suspended from NTSF and his old nemesis, wheelchair bound Agent Van Damm, replaces him. While Trent is home alone he must fend off terrorists intent on killing him while his defenses are down. Meanwhile, Van Damm becomes the golden boy of NTSF. But something isn't right about this new guy.
A dolphin serial killer is on the loose and the NTSF don't have any leads until Trent visits the deadliest dolphin serial killer in captivity to get a lead on this new killer... before Sam and Jessie are its next victims.
A stripper-astronaut steals the space shuttle plans and sells them to Mexico. Now NTSF must go into Mexico and stop the evil President Felipe Calderon before they beat the U.S.A. in the space race.
In a parody of Casino Royale, Trent has a chance to catch an international terrorist because the cruise ship the terrorist is traveling on will briefly move through San Diego's territorial waters. Trent goes rogue and pretends he's taking the NTSF team on vacation in a ruse to bust this evil man in international waters. But there's a kink when Piper brings her fiance on the cruise without informing him of her secret identity.
Jessie and Sam are kidnapped by a Japanese sub that's been lost at sea for 70 years that lost its way to Pearl Harbor. Now the NTSF must find them and stop their long-delayed attack on San Diego.
Piper's brainwashed alter ego, Isabelle Gareth, a highly trained assassin, is activated after receiving a "special" birthday gift. Now she's hunting down all her NTSF teammates. Meanwhile, in the outside world, Jessie's finally given the appreciation she deserves by a model photographer, but does he have ulterior motives?
A teen idol shadows Trent and Alphonse during the hunt for a killer who targets Hollywood directors; Kove develops a podcast. Guest stars: Max Greenfield, Caity Lotz, Jason Ritter
When San Diego's technology goes on the fritz, not even Siri can navigate out of this modern day hell. Guest stars: Aziz Ansari, Phil Hendrie, Hal Linden
The President of the Navy is set to deliver the commencement address at the University of Southern San Diego graduation ceremony. Guest stars: Ed Helms, Jim Piddock
An old agent is brought in after his nemesis, 1960's criminal mastermind Hoffstein, escapes from cryonic imprisonment. Guest stars: Matt Bush, Robert Forster, Brett Gelman, Echo Kellum
In a flashback episode to 2003, University of Southern San Diego student Piper Ferguson is recruited to join an elite national terrorism strike force. Guest star: Tara Macken
In the season finale, the mall is taken over by a terrorist Mall Santa, trapping Trent's children inside, and locking the rest of the team out of doing some last-minute Christmas shopping. Guest star: Thomas Lennon
Specials
Webisodes: Inertia
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1
"Bomb Bus"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
August 9, 2012 (2012-08-09)
The maiden voyage of a brand new San Diego bus goes awry, after a terrorist rigs it with a bomb that will detonate if the bus goes faster than zero miles per hour. Trapped on board with a motley crew of San Diegans, Trent must do everything he can to keep the bus parked.
2
"Old Man Jennings"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
August 16, 2012 (2012-08-16)
A stubborn old man makes an impulsive decision about the bomb.
3
"Deputy Chief Brinkley"
Alex Fernie
Alex Fernie
August 23, 2012 (2012-08-23)
Trent gets into a battle over jurisdiction with the San Diego transit authority's tightly wound Deputy Chief.
4
"Becca"
Alex Fernie
Alex Fernie
August 30, 2012 (2012-08-30)
The bus driver's now out of commission. Searching for a hero, Trent recruits the spirited and single Becca for the most important job of all: keeping the bus parked.
5
"Tow Truck"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
September 6, 2012 (2012-09-06)
An external threat endangers everyone on board: a tow truck driver wearing headphones.
6
"Mole on the Bus"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
September 13, 2012 (2012-09-13)
Another threat emerges: Trent learns one of the passengers is secretly a henchman for the terrorist. And it's the one person everyone expected to least expect.
7
"Tensions Rise"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
September 20, 2012 (2012-09-20)
The one man who can prevent the passengers from descending into chaos, Trent must fight to keep them from fighting, starting a gang war, or, worst of all – having a baby.
8
"Sam Stuck in Traffic"
Alex Fernie
Alex Fernie
September 27, 2012 (2012-09-27)
Sam rushes to the scene to help disarm the bus bomb, but will he make it in time when he encounters his deadliest enemy yet: rush hour?
9
"The Baby Carriage"
Alex Fernie
Alex Fernie
October 4, 2012 (2012-10-04)
Tragedy head straight towards the booby-trapped bus when a lone, unattended baby carriage rolls directly into its path. But does it contain a baby or – something else?
10
"The Bomber's Lair"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
October 18, 2012 (2012-10-18)
Piper frantically tries to track down the mad man who planted the bomb. But one wrong step and she falls directly into the clutches of the bomber... and crippling self-doubt.
11
"Rise from Your Grave"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
October 25, 2012 (2012-10-25)
The NTSF:SD:SUV team hatches a plan to get all of the passengers safely off the bus before it explodes. But, as the clock ticks down and secrets from Alphonse's past come to light – will they ever be the same again?
12
"Finale"
Alex Fernie
Nick Wiger
November 1, 2012 (2012-11-01)
The bus-bombing terrorist reveals his master plan to the NTSF:SD:SUV team in the only way he knows how: an evil monologue.
Trent introduces a new iPhone app to help identify potential terrorists. Guest stars: Adam Pally, Lennon Parham. This special was also aired as part of Infomercials.
A bomb on a bus is set to explode if the bus goes over zero miles an hour. A condensed edit of the 2012 web series. Guest stars: Matt Braunger, Echo Kellum
^Burchby, Casey (June 29, 2011). "Rob Corddry of Childrens Hospital Calls his Career a "Gradual Turtle-walk Up a Long Flight of Stairs"". SF Weekly. Village Voice Media. Retrieved July 19, 2011. [NTSF: SD: SUV] began as a phony advertisement during the re-broadcast of the initial web version of Childrens Hospital on Adult Swim. That's right. As much as I'd like to take credit, I had nothing to do with it. Jon Stern is the connection – he's executive producing it with my good friend Paul Scheer. Paul was nice enough to bail me out when I was about 45 seconds to a minute short for one episode. They had shot that fake commercial as sort of a pilot, so Jon suggested sticking that in there.
^Andreeva, Nellie (November 23, 2010). "Adult Swim Picks Up Crime Drama Parody Series With 12-Episode Order". Deadline Hollywood. PMC. Retrieved July 19, 2011. The network has handed a 12-episode order to Paul Scheer's NTSF:SD:SUV which, as the title suggests, is a parody of the ubiquitous genre of crime procedurals. [...] The project leapfrogged the pilot stage, going from the clip, directed by Eric Appel, straight to series.
^NTSF:SD:SUV:: (trailer). Adult Swim. July 13, 2011. Event occurs at 01:29. Archived from the original(Flash Video) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved July 19, 2011. Thursday nights at 12:15 am: [adult swim]
