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Too Weird to Fail: The Wet Hot American Summer That Was

Paul Scheer

May 23, 2025

Good Morning Campers!

This week on Unspooled we tackled Wet Hot American Summer

Listen to the Wet Hot American Summer Episode of Unspooled

Let’s dig a bit deeper into the world surrounding the cult comedy hit.

A PLACE TO GO TO FONDLE YOUR SWEATERS

Yes, it’s a real place. Wet Hot American Summer was filmed at Camp Towanda, a working summer camp in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.

David Wain posted this breakdown of all the shooting locations on his Instagram. but if that’s not enough check out Camp Towanda’s Blog and Instagram to see the joy of real kids on the same climbing wall where Coop ate romantic dirt.

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The BTS! The BTS! Where's The F*ing BTS?"**

Check out Hurricane of Fun — this hour long behind-the-scenes doc shot during the making of Wet Hot American Summer. Is an unfiltered hangout with Amy Poehler, Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, and Bradley Cooper.

Need more Poehler and Cooper check out these deleted scenes Ben & Susie Deleted Scene

It's Always Fun To Get Away From Camp, Even For An Hour

Paul mentioned a special show he hosted at UCB NYC that celebrated the opening of WHAS, watch a sizzle reel from that night’s LIVE SHOW (excuse the 2001 video quality)

Paul appeared years later in WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER 10 YEARS LATER as Dave, Lyndsey’s Boss from Rolling Stone and spawned this GIF

Douche-Bags Are Hygienic Products. I Take That As A Compliment

Roger Ebert gave it 1 star and wrote his review as a parody song, which we just needed to post in it’s full glory.

Hello muddah,

Hello fadduh– Here I am at “Wet Hot American Summah.”

Wow I hate it Something fierce– Except the astrophysicist David Hyde Pierce.

He lives in a Cottage nearby And boy can he make Jeanane Garofolo sigh.

She’s the director Of Camp Firewood, Which turns before our eyes into Camp Feelgood.

She is funny As she’s hurrying Through the camper’s names, including David Ben Gurion.

She dreams of bunking David Hyde Pierce, Who fears a falling Skylab will crush them first.

(Chorus) Let me leave, Oh mudduh faddah– From this comic romp in Mother Nature… Don’t make me stay, Oh mudduh faddah– In this idiotic motion picture.

Every camper And each counselor Is horny, especially Michael Showalter.

He lusts after Marguerite Moreau’s bod, But she prefers the lifeguard played by Paul Rudd.

The camp cook, Chris Meloni, Goes berserk because he feels attacked by phonies.

He talks to bean cans And screams and moans Periodically because of Post-Traumatic Anxiety Syndrome.

(Chorus) I want to escape, Oh mudduh faddah– Life’s too short for cinematic torture. Comedies like this, Oh mudduh faddah– Inspire in me the critic as a vulture.

Ben and McKinley Achieve their fame As campers whose love dare not speak its name.

Ken Marino Doesn’t go rafting Prefering Marisa Ryan, who is zaftig.

Watch David Wain’s Direction falter, Despite the help of co-writer Showalter.

They did The State, On MTV, And of the two that is the one you should see.

Thoughts of “Meatballs” Cruelly hamper Attempts by us to watch as happy campers.

Allan Sherman Sang on the telly. I stole from him, and he from Ponchielli