TV Article A look at Judd Apatow's work The actors, joints, and bongs that go into movies like ''Pineapple Express'' and ''Knocked Up'' By Kate Ward Kate Ward Kate is a Staff Editor for EW EW's editorial guidelines Published on August 1, 2008 04:00AM EDT Just in time for the release of stoner flick Pineapple Express, we dig into the fruits of the writer-director-producer’s labor. Circle of BudsHere, a sampling of Team Judd’s MVPs. Seth Rogen: 8Ben Stiller: 6Martin Starr: 6Leslie Mann: 5Paul Rudd: 5Will Ferrell: 5David Krumholtz: 4Craig Robinson: 3Kristen Wiig: 2Busy Philipps: 2 Reefer Madness Just how many joints and bongs go into Apatow’s most buzz-worthy movies? Well, Cheech and Chong got nothin’ on the Judd. Pineapple Express: 20…or more…we lost count — things got a little fuzzy…Knocked Up: 10Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story: 5The 40 Year-Old Virgin: 4Superbad: 1 DEFINITION Red band trailer A preview clip approved for ”restricted audiences only,” so named for the color of the title card that precedes it. Apatow has used its illicit allure online to drum up laughs — and buzz — for movies (see Superbad, Pineapple). Kissing cousin of viral marketing. Slacker Salaries Apatow gets knocked for celebrating shlubs. But when we estimated the annual salaries of his iconic characters, we found some do bring home the bacon. Drillbit TaylorBudget bodyguard: $4,316The 40 Year-Old VirginElectronics salesman: $24,530Pineapple ExpressCourt process server: $35,000Anchorman1970s news anchor: $40,000Forgetting Sarah MarshallMusic composer: $71,000Walk HardLegendary rock star: $5 MILLION Average run time of an Apatow film: 1 hour and 44 minutes (which some critics say is 20 minutes too many)