Annoying Orange is an American comedy series created by former Minnesota film student and MTV production assistant Dane Boedigheimer on October 9, 2009. It stars its creator as an anthropomorphic orange who annoys other fruits, vegetables, and various other food and objects by using jokes and puns which are sometimes crude. As of July 2, 2021, 673 episodes of Annoying Orange have been released. Despite the show's negative critical reception, the show's popularity after its first episode led to it becoming the subject of a TV series, a video game, a range of toys and a T-shirt line.