In September 2000, they moved to Los Angeles and created their website, which would host short films. They named themselves the Lonely Island, after the "modest, low-rent" L.A. apartment they shared with roommates Chester Tam and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin. Their roommate was a musician, and their late nights together often led to the trio making comedic rap songs, which they began to upload online. Their videos were produced via borrowed equipment and edited on a single PowerMac, and were first uploaded to websites such as iFilm and Heavy.com, and their first "fake rap" song, "Ka-Blamo!", was uploaded in September 2001. They released their work under Creative Commons licenses, which allowed anyone to distribute their content (such as blogs and peer-to-peer networks), perhaps leading to wider audiences. In December 2001, they produced a pilot for a television series titled "The Lonely Island"; the first episode, "White Power!", involved the three becoming addicted to teeth whitening products. The video gained the trio agents, and was notable for a scene in which they mug an elderly woman. During the shoot, actor Kiefer Sutherland, not realizing it was a video, stopped and tried to intervene. Their agents requested they convert their shorts to VHS tape, as they did not have high-speed Internet at the time.