If you were watching The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in 2013, you might have caught Jon Glaser—the guy from Parks and Recreation and Delocated—wearing a neon hoodie and Coors Light tactical pants. He was basically doing a bit. He claimed he was working on a new project called Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter.
The thing is, there was no project. It was a total lie.
But Adult Swim saw the clip, loved the title, and basically dared him to make it real. That’s how we ended up with one of the most bizarre, "he-yump" filled pieces of cult television ever to hit the midnight airwaves. Honestly, it’s a miracle it exists at all.
The Ridiculous Premise of Garrity, Vermont
Most shows about monster hunting try to be moody. You’ve got your Van Helsings and your Supernaturals. Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter takes that trope, douses it in neon yellow, and moves it to a town obsessed with bed and breakfasts.
Garrity, Vermont, is the self-proclaimed "B&B Town, USA!" It’s the last place you’d expect a werewolf outbreak. But when people start getting ripped apart, the town’s mayor (played by Stephanie March) has to hire Joe.
Joe is a guy who speaks in a bizarre, breathy cadence and punctuates his sentences with "he-yump." He has a backstory that’s somehow both overly complicated and completely meaningless. He’s also a successful erotica author on the side, because why wouldn't he be?
The first season is a tight five-episode arc. It’s dense with jokes that feel like they shouldn't work, yet they do because Glaser plays the character with such intense, unearned confidence. You’ve got Scott Adsit (from 30 Rock) as Sonny Cocoa and Steve Little as Cleve, Joe's loyal-ish sidekick. The chemistry is weird. The pacing is frantic. It’s great.
Why Season 2 Changed Everything
When a show gets a second season, usually they just do more of the same. Not here. Neon Joe Werewolf Hunter Season 2 basically rebooted itself.
Joe is retired. He’s running a tropical-themed bar called "Oahu Joe’s" in a completely different town. He’s given up the hunt, or so he thinks. This season introduces Plaid Jeff, played by the comedian Godfrey.
Plaid Jeff is the anti-Joe. While Joe is "minimalist" (in his own distorted way), Plaid Jeff is all about celebrity, luxury, and, well, plaid. It turned the show from a monster-of-the-week parody into a weird rivalry drama.
What People Get Wrong About the Show
A lot of folks think this is just "random" humor. You know, the kind of "holds up spork" comedy that was big in the mid-2000s. But if you actually look at the writing by Glaser, John Lee, and the PFFR collective, it’s incredibly structured.
The "he-yump" isn't just a random noise; it’s a linguistic virus that slowly takes over the dialogue of other characters. It’s a study in how a personality can be so loud and abrasive that it reshapes the world around it.
- The Erotica Subplot: Joe’s secret life as a writer isn't just a throwaway gag; it actually drives the plot in ways that mock the "dark past" tropes of serious action heroes.
- The Production Value: For a show this stupid, it looks fantastic. It’s shot with a cinematic, single-camera setup that makes the absurd costumes pop against the dreary Vermont-ish backgrounds.
The Legacy of the He-Yump
Is there a Season 3? As of 2026, the trail has gone mostly cold, but the show lives on in the deep corners of streaming. You can still find it on the Adult Swim website or through services like Max and Spectrum On Demand.
It remains a masterclass in "bluff-calling" creativity. Glaser took a joke he made to fill time on a talk show and turned it into ten episodes of television that defy easy categorization.
If you're looking to dive into the world of Joe, don't go in expecting a horror-comedy. Expect a fever dream about a man who refuses to wear any color that doesn't hurt your eyes.
How to experience the series today:
- Start with Season 1: It’s only five episodes. You can finish it in the time it takes to watch a boring Marvel movie.
- Watch the Jimmy Fallon Clip: Seeing where the character started—literally just Jon Glaser in a hoodie—makes the actual show ten times funnier.
- Pay Attention to the Background: The world-building in Garrity is subtle. The B&B obsession is everywhere, and it’s consistently hilarious.
The series is a reminder that sometimes the best ideas are the ones that start as a total accident. Whether Joe ever hunts another werewolf or just stays retired at his tropical bar, he’s already left a neon-colored mark on comedy history.
To get the full experience, track down the original Season 1 teaser trailers. They capture the specific, confusing energy that Glaser brought to the character before the show even had a script. Once you've seen those, the transition into the "Oahu Joe" era of Season 2 makes a lot more sense in the context of Joe's shifting identities.