Chad Vader
| Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
Aaron Yonda Matt Sloan |
| Developed by | Aaron Yonda Matt Sloan |
| Directed by | Aaron Yonda Matt Sloan |
| Presented by | Aaron Yonda |
| Starring | Aaron Yonda Matt Sloan Brad Knight Christina LaVicka Paul Guse Craig Johnson Rob Matsushita |
| Voices of | Matt Sloan |
| Narrated by | Matt Sloan |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Opening theme | The Imperial March |
| Ending theme | The Imperial March |
| Composer(s) | Andrew Yonda John Lee |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 38 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Matt Sloan |
| Producer(s) | Courtney Collins |
| Location(s) | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Editor(s) | Matt Sloan Aaron Yonda |
| Camera setup | Tona Williams |
| Running time | 4–11 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Blame Society Productions |
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| Original network |
Channel 101 Blip YouTube Ustream Hulu |
| Picture format | YouTube/Hulu/Ustream video players |
| Audio format | YouTube/Hulu/Ustream video players |
| First shown in | 2006-present |
| Original release | June 25, 2006 – December 11, 2012 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Star Wars |
| External links | |
| [[1] Website] | |
Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager is an American comedy fan web series created by Aaron Yonda and Matt Sloan, who wrote, directed and appeared in the series, which parodied Star Wars. The show's central character is Chad Vader, the day-shift manager at the fictional supermarket Empire Market, who clashes with his customers and employees. Initially produced for Channel 101, the project was canceled after only two episodes were released. However, Yonda and Sloan decided to continue the story and the project achieved significant popularity following its airing on YouTube. It is largely filmed in Madison, Wisconsin at Willy Street Cooperative. The show has received several awards, including an Official Star Wars Fan Film Award.
The "Empire Market" scenes were filmed on location at Willy Street Co-op, Madison, Wisconsin.
The first season follows Chad and his interactions with his co-workers. He admires his boss Randy, acquires Jeremy as an apprentice, hazes Lloyd and dates Clarissa. After troubles with Clint, Chad is moved to the night shift, where he meets Weird Jimmy, before quitting his job at Empire Market. After unsuccessfully working briefly at a number of jobs, he returns to Empire Market to re-ally with his coworkers and battle Clint to reclaim the day shift manager position.
In the second season, Empire Market is bought out by Red Leader Foods, a large corporation. Maggie McCall arrives as the corporate liaison for the new owners. After failure on the new laser checkout system, Randy is demoted to night shift manager, where he becomes mentally unstable, and Maggie becomes the acting general manager. The series also introduces another love interest for Chad, Maggie's assistant Libby and a minor antagonist, Sean Banditson. The season focuses on Chad's misuse of Jeremy and Maggie's attempts to ally with Jeremy. Afterward, Jeremy and Chad duel, leading to the accidental death of Weird Jimmy. After the battle, Chad and Jeremy reconcile.
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