| "Dan Deacon: U.S.A." | |
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| Off the Air episode | |
 Still from footage of a bighorn sheep from El hombre y la Tierra, superimposed on the animated short Radical Updates by Andrew Benson. | |
| Directed by | Dave Hughes |
| Featured music | Dan Deacon |
| Cinematography by | Alan Steadman (for Stone Mountain Ghillie Suits) |
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| Original air date | July 6, 2013 |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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"Dan Deacon: U.S.A." (also known as the "Dan Deacon Special"[1]) is the first animated television special of the American anthology series Off the Air. The special was edited and directed by creator and executive producer Dave Hughes. The episode incorporates surreal footage of landscapes in the United States, with music by Dan Deacon from the album America. The special was commissioned by Williams Street Records as part of the Adult Swim 2013 Singles Program. The episode coincided with the release of another track by Deacon entitled "Why Am I on This Cloud?", featuring samples from other Adult Swim programming.
Promoted as a "one-time airing" by members of the production staff, the episode premiered on Adult Swim on July 6, 2013. The special was viewed by 962,000 viewers and received a 0.8 rating among adults between the ages of 18 and 49. The episode received positive critical reception from music journalist websites for its psychedelic visuals and uses of American iconography.
- ^ "Off the Air episodes". TV Guide. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on December 20, 2014. Retrieved December 19, 2014.