Gatorbox

Gator Company Series

Gatorbox

Debut: December 21, 2012

Episodes: 390 (as of 12/31/2023)

Opening Theme: "Dice on 8" by Beach Blanket Blammo (2012-2013, YouTube)

Closing Theme: "Native Resolution" by Beach Blanket Blammo (2012-2014, YouTube) Various by Rockyowitz (2015-202X, YouTube) "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2018, Live) "Goodbye Everybody" by Andy Merrill (2019-2021, Live) "Drifting Away" by Ryoji Yoshitomi (2022, Live) "Superlove Drifting" by Robert Ruby (2024, Live) "Livin' in Your Town" by Keiichi Suzuki & Hirokazu Tanaka (2025, Live)

Cast: Draco (host, editor, writer) Rockyowitz (guest host, composer) Attractivision (guest host) Tuna Boat Tony (guest host, writer) FPS Reflex (guest host, cameraman) Just_Elesde (guest host) DC Murray (guest host) Edweeb (guest host) Jumonji (guest host) Hellopayton (guest host) Akimbo Shark (guest host) Draco Sr. (guest host) Roastmaster (voice, writer) Suave Sniper (cameraman)

Gatorbox is a weekly online show that showcases strange, obscure, or forgotten video games; vintage tat, thrift store finds, and unusual trading cards; and relics of internet culture such as fanfiction readings. It is predominately hosted by Draco who, since 2013, also acts as the show's executive producer. Gatorbox broadcasts its main show every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central).

"Gatorbox" as a generic name also refers to the show's website, community, and profile pages on websites such as Twitch.

History

Gatorbox debuted on December 21, 2012 through the platform Livestream with a marathon of mostly apocalypse-themed games. Broadcasters featured during this inaugural show included Draco, Edward, Hydra & Rex, and Roastmaster. The original producers of the show funded the project from December 2012 through approximately April/May 2013.

When the producers opted to stop funding the project and cancel it Draco stepped up to request if it would be possible to obtain the rights to the show as well as its assets. A deal was worked out and Draco ended up with most of the assets with the exception of the show's original name. He settled on renaming it "Gatorbox", a mistranslation of "alligator television" made using the website Translation Party. Draco revamped the show, moved it to Twitch, and replaced all of the former remote co-hosts with people he knew offline who could appear on-camera in the set he started building. He also introduced miniature series and offshoots performed and recorded live, the first of which being GatorUNbox.

For the first few months of Gatorbox's production the series was credited to Flying Lizard Productions, a loose-knit group of content creators from San Antonio, Texas who assisted Draco in the process of obtaining the rights to the show and getting it back online. Starting in approximately 2014 production of the show migrated over to Gator Company, an in-house production group Draco formed specifically to work on Gatorbox and its series.

In 2025, the livestream started simulcasting on YouTube and Kick alongside the standard Twitch stream. This change was carried out as preemptive insurance against Twitch possibly shutting down as throughout 2024 and into 2025 the company had made several announcements and changes to their platform that hinted at very serious financial troubles.

Content & format

Beginning with the format established by Gator Company in 2014, Gatorbox broadcasts every Friday night at 9:00 PM (US Central) via Twitch, YouTube, and Kick. It is currently broadcast on location from a set in Corpus Christi, Texas but in the past was produced out of Draco's apartment in San Antonio, Texas.

The average Gatorbox broadcast lasts for approximately three hours (until midnight). The first 45-60 minutes of each show are reserved for one of the many side series produced by the show. Most commonly this is GatorUNbox, the channel's longest-running series, however the first broadcast of every month generally features a side series instead. Starting with Gatorbox's 2020 season Gatorbox (of Crayons) assumed this role until it was placed on hiatus at the end of 2023. Previous First Friday miniseries include Fanfiction Factory (2018-2019) and What's Yiffin'? (2015-2017).

Following the opening segment Draco welcomes viewers with a more proper introduction that normally includes some brief updates on the show and any special announcements. After this he segues into the main show which usually features a video game of dubious quality or standing. The game is played until the end of the show where Draco returns to his hosting layout, thanks viewers for their support and participation, and rolls the credits. Games that are wrapped up in one stream (and in one recap video) are called "One Shots" whereas games that take multiple shows/videos to get through receive their own playlists on YouTube and Twitch.

Seasons

• 2012 Season
• 2013 Season
• 2014 Season
• 2015 Season
• 2016 Season
• 2017 Season
• 2018 Season
• 2019 Season
• 2020 Season
• 2021 Season
• 2022 Season

Shows produced and aired by Gatorbox

Current

• &CHILL
• After Hours
• Articles of Conflagration
• Blood, Sweat, & Tiers
• Extra Life
• GAME HELL
• Gatorbox (main show)
• GatorUNbox
• Off Air
• That's Not Lego!

Cancelled, Ended, or On Hiatus

• Community Game Night, on hiatus (2020-2023)
• Dumb Jaded Idiot, special streams only
• Fanfiction Factory (formerly Bad Fanfiction Theater), on hiatus (2013, 2018-2019, 2022)
• Gatorbox (of Crayons), ended (2022-2024)
• Head2Head, cancelled (2015)
• Idiot with a Screwdriver, cancelled (2017)
• Like Minecraft, But With..., cancelled (2014)
• Robogames (restream with commentary), ended (2017, 2023)
• Steam Cleaning, cancelled (2017)
• Tiger Game.com Experience, The, ended (2015)
• What's Yiffin'?, cancelled (2015-2017)
• Your Level Sucks, ended (2015-2024)

Announced/Planned

• 100 Best Games of All Time, The
• COLA Incorporated Presents
• GatorboXXX
• Needle Pop, The
• WIKI-ty Wack