Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory is an American reality television series that aired on MTV from February 8, 2009,^[1] to March 5, 2015.

Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
Genre	Reality
Starring	Rob Dyrdek Chanel West Coast Chris "Drama" Pfaff Christopher "Big Black" Boykin Scott "Big Cat" Pfaff Sterling "Steelo" Brim
Theme music composer	Aldo Nova
Opening theme	"Fantasy", performed by Steel Panther
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	7
No. of episodes	73 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Christian Duguay Jeff Tremaine Kristina Edwards Lauren Dolgen Michelle Klepper Rob Dyrdek Sara Cohen Sara Lager Shane Nickerson Michael Jack Tonkin
Running time	22 to 24 minutes
Production companies	Dickhouse Productions Gorilla Flicks
Original release
Network	MTV
Release	February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08) – March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)
Related
Rob & Big

On September 17, 2013, Fantasy Factory was renewed for a sixth season,^[2][3] which premiered on January 16, 2014.^[4] The sixth season was originally announced to be the final season, but in June 2014, MTV announced that Fantasy Factory would return for a seventh season. The seventh season premiered on January 1, 2015, and ended on March 5, 2015.^[5]

As of 2022, the entire series is available to stream on Paramount+, except for a few episodes.^[6]

Synopsis

The factory is a space for skateboarder Rob Dyrdek to manage two aspects of his life, business and pleasure. The 25,000-square-foot complex contains two distinct areas: A warehouse designed for skateboarding and an office complex. Dyrdek's cousin, Christopher "Drama" Pfaff serves as Dyrdek's assistant on the show. Christopher "Big Black" Boykin, originally from Rob & Big, made his debut appearance to the Fantasy Factory beginning in the fourth season. Rashawn "Bam Bam" Davis, who co-starred with Rob, Big Black, and Drama in Rob & Big, made his first appearance in the Fantasy Factory on the third episode of Season 5.

Throughout the series, guest appearances included Ryan Sheckler, John Mayer, Danny Way, Steve Berra, Ludacris, and Johnny Knoxville and Chris Pontius from Jackass.

Production

The fantasy factory was located in a industrial building on 777 S Mission Road, Los Angeles, CA that was previously a Super King Market Market Distribution building and is located next to the company's corporate headquarters and the LA river. Following the end of the show the all elements of the show were demolished and removed from the property.^[7][8]

Cast

• Rob Dyrdek, professional skateboarder, president of Dyrdek Enterprises, Street League Skateboarding, Rob Dyrdek's Wild Grinders, former star of Rob & Big and creator and host of Ridiculousness
• Sterling "Steelo" Brim, friend of Rob Dyrdek and co-host with him on MTV's Ridiculousness
• Christopher "Big Black" Boykin (Seasons 4–7), Rob's former bodyguard and roommate, co-star of Rob & Big
• Chanel West Coast, Fantasy Factory's receptionist, secretary, Young & Reckless model, co-host on Ridiculousness
• Christopher "Drama" Pfaff, Rob's cousin, producer, owner/creator of Young & Reckless clothing
• Scott "Big Cat" Pfaff, Drama's older brother, Rob's cousin, "Facilitator", skate technician, owner/creator of Born a Lion clothing
• Geoff Taylor, general counsel for all Dyrdek related businesses
• Tracy Tubera, creative director for Wild Grinders, Rob's toy line and animated series
• Tony "Blurry" Turbo (Seasons 1–3), Fantasy Factory's maintenance man; his face is pixelated
• Jeremy Larner (Seasons 1–3), Rob's manager
• Gene Dyrdek, Rob's Dad
• Patty Dyrdek, Rob's Mom

Episodes

Main article: List of Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1
	1	12	February 8, 2009 (2009-02-08)	April 26, 2009 (2009-04-26)	September 1, 2009
	2	9	August 27, 2009 (2009-08-27)	October 22, 2009 (2009-10-22)	July 6, 2010
	3	12	July 12, 2010 (2010-07-12)	October 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)	August 9, 2011
	4	10	April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)	September 19, 2011 (2011-09-19)	August 28, 2012
	5	12	March 19, 2012 (2012-03-19)	April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)	July 24, 2012
	6	9[9]	January 16, 2014 (2014-01-16)[9]	March 13, 2014 (2014-03-13)	November 14, 2014
	7	9	January 1, 2015 (2015-01-01)	March 5, 2015 (2015-03-05)	TBA

In Popular Culture

The factory as it appeared in earlier seasons as the surrounding area in downtown LA, was the basis of the Dyrdek's Fantasy Plaza Pack paid DLC in Skate 2 where Dyrdek also appeared as a playable skater.^[10]