F Is for Family
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Genre | Animated sitcom Comedy-drama |
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Opening theme | "Come and Get Your Love" by Redbone |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 16 (list of episodes) |
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Running time | 25–28 minutes |
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Network | Netflix |
Release | December 18, 2015 – present |
F Is for Family is an American web animated sitcom[1] created by Bill Burr and Michael Price [2] and produced by Gaumont International Television and Vince Vaughn's Wild West Television.[2]
The show premiered on December 18, 2015 to generally favorable reviews.[3] Season 2 premiered May 30, 2017.[4] On June 28, 2017, the show was renewed for a third season.[5]
Cast
Main
- Bill Burr as Francis X. "Frank" Murphy – Frank is a disillusioned, short-tempered, foul-mouthed, Irish-American, Korean War veteran and father of three who lives in the Great Lakes region of town during the mid-1970s. He is prone to angry, profane rants. As a parent, Frank often responds to his children with threatening language and emotional abuse. The Murphy children often go out of their way to avoid upsetting their father. Frank works as a baggage handler at the local Mohican Airlines, and is promoted to management after his boss dies in a violent workplace accident. Frank is usually seen spending many hours in front of his television set while at home. Frank's favorite show is an action series called Colt Luger. Luger, an overweight middle-aged character who is portrayed as an unerringly victorious hero. When facing dire situations, Luger utters the phrase "Sometimes, a man's got to do...what a man does", much to Frank's excitement.
- Laura Dern as Sue Murphy[2] – Frank's wife who is a housewife, and also sells Plast-a-Ware (a play on words of Tupperware.)
- Justin Long as Kevin Murphy[1][2] – Kevin is Frank's teenage son who is a juvenile delinquent and a struggling rock musician. Despite his rebellious personality, Kevin often shows signs of love and respect for his parents and a desire to better himself (although he rarely, if ever, follows through on the latter).
- Debi Derryberry as Maureen Murphy [2][6] – Maureen is Frank's young daughter who he often refers to as "Princess". However, even though Frank sees Maureen as a princess, Maureen is an intelligent child and can be destructive like the rest of her family members. However, Maureen is smart enough to hide it.
- Haley Reinhart as Bill Murphy, Frank's younger son.[7][8] Bill tends to be shy and is skinny. He gets bullied frequently. He is 11 years old in the first season.[9]
- Sam Rockwell as Vic – Frank's wealthy, womanizing neighbor, who brags a lot. Frank loathes him for his playboy lifestyle, laid-back attitude and successful career.
Co-starring
- Mo Collins as Jimmy, Vivian, Ben, Brandy, Ginny[10]
- Trevor Devall as Red, Bolo, Mr. Goomer, Mr. Holtenwasser, others[11][12]
- Phil Hendrie as Jim Jeffords, Colt Luger, others[13][14]
Recurring
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Rosie, others
- David Koechner as Robert "Bob Pogo" Pogrohvich, Frank's obese, chainsmoking boss.[15][16]
- Kevin Farley as Babe, Carl, others[17]
- Gary Cole as Rodger Dunbarton, the owner and founder of the airlines where Frank and his co-workers work.
- Joe Buck as Lou Gagliardi, others[18]
- John DiMaggio as Scoop Dunbarton
- Allison Janney as Henrietta Van Horne[19]
- T.J. Miller as Randy
- Michael K. Williams as Smoky
Episodes
Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
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1 | 6 | December 18, 2015 | ||
2 | 10 | May 30, 2017 |
Season 1 (2015)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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1 | 1 | "The Bleedin' in Sweden" | Benjamin Marsaud | Story by : Bill Burr and Michael Price Teleplay by : Michael Price | December 18, 2015 | 101 |
Frank is excited at the prospect of having the entire neighborhood over to watch an upcoming boxing match, but when Vic threatens to ruin his chances with his much more expensive and exciting television set, Frank overpromises that he has a color TV to convince the neighbors to come to his house instead. After he purchases one, Bill accidentally ruins it when he sticks a magnet on it as part of a school project. Frank initially believes that the store sold him a lemon and has an outburst in front of all the employees and customers when they refuse to give him a refund, embarrassing Sue. Bill eventually confesses, but after being gloated over by one of the store's employees when Frank and Sue take him to apologize, Bill uses his magnet to ruin every single television set in the store, and Frank gets refunded. At the end of the episode, the neighbors watch the match at Frank's house, while Vic watches it at his house "alone". | ||||||
2 | 2 | "Saturday Bloody Saturday" | Laurent Nicolas | David Richardson | December 18, 2015 | 102 |
After finding out that Kevin is failing nearly every single one of his classes, Frank takes him to his job at the airport, where he's recently been promoted after his former boss was decapitated in a violent work accident, to demonstrate to him the responsibilities of caring for a family. Frank is torn between his underpaid, hard-working co-workers who are contemplating a strike, and his employer, who worries a strike will shut down Mohican Airways for good. Although Kevin is initially unimpressed and spends most of the day hanging around with some pill-popping, underachieving airport staff, he realizes the difficulties of his father's job after he witnesses Frank being yelled at and insulted by an old woman, who accuses the airport of stealing her medication, and comes to appreciate how hard Frank works to put food on the table. Meanwhile, after his father puts him in charge of Maureen for the day, Bill struggles to keep her rebellious nature under wraps, while Sue begins to doubt her solitary role as a mother and wife. | ||||||
3 | 3 | "The Trough" | Benjamin Marsaud | Michael Price | December 18, 2015 | 103 |
Despite Kevin's promises to get back on track to improve his grades, Frank is outraged when he finds out that Kevin is still falling behind, and as a punishment, takes Bill to a football game where he was given corporate seats by the management at Mohican Airways, which Frank had initially promised Kevin to go to. While there, they meet Rodger Dunbarton, CEO at Mohican Airways, who speaks to Frank about talks of a strike and how he must no longer sympathize with his co-workers. On the drive home, their car breaks down, and they are rescued by Rosie, one of Frank's colleagues, but when Bill innocently reveals they had been given tickets to a football game and his father's conversation with Dunbarton, Frank faces a hostile situation at work. Meanwhile, Sue goes to the mall with Maureen, where she is accosted by a talkative friend, and Maureen learns of her mother's underwhelming home life during a surprise outburst. Kevin hangs out with friends and gets high, reminiscing of the loving relationship he and his father had when he was young. | ||||||
4 | 4 | "'F' is for Halloween" | Laurent Nicolas | Tom Gianas | December 18, 2015 | 104 |
On Halloween, Frank attempts to dissuade Sue from a promotion, leading to tensions between them; Bill is reluctant to trick-or-treat due to his fear of being bullied. | ||||||
5 | 5 | "Bill Murphy's Day Off" | Benjamin Marsaud | Emily Towers | December 18, 2015 | 105 |
Bill tries to hide his recent suspension while Frank earns the ire of his co-workers for befriending the aloof CEO of the airline. In addition, Frank struggles to make good on a promise to Kevin. | ||||||
6 | 6 | "O Holy Moly Night" | Laurent Nicolas | David Richardson | December 18, 2015 | 106 |
When Christmas comes near, Frank is desperate to remedy the hostility of his co-workers and his supervisors at the airport while the family dog is missing. Kevin starts his part-time job. Bill becomes an altar boy at the church and gets into trouble. |
Season 2 (2017)
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
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7 | 1 | "Heavy Sledding" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | Michael Price | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Three weeks after he got fired, Frank is still unemployed. On a snow day, Sue decides to take the family sledding to get them out of their slump. | ||||||
8 | 2 | "A Girl Named Sue" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | David Richardson | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Frank's old boss, Bob Pogo, calls him to offer him a job, only for things to turn out bad for Frank. Meanwhile, Sue ponders a change in her life. | ||||||
9 | 3 | "The Liar's Club" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | Bill Burr | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
After bailing out of the unemployment office, Frank turns to Rosie's friend, Smokey, for a job, but not before helping Kevin move into the basement after he ditches school. Meanwhile, Sue gets a new job as a secretary, but is mistreated by the sexist heads of her company. | ||||||
10 | 4 | "Night Shift" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | Emily Towers | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Frank gets a job as a stocking man courtesy of Smokey, consequently sleeping through the day and ignoring Sue and his family. All the while, Kevin and his band try to get a gig and Sue has an idea for a new Plast-a-Ware product. | ||||||
11 | 5 | "Breaking Bill" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | Joe Heslinga | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
After Frank learns that Kevin and his band are performing on a school night, his attempts at halting it cause intense tension between him and Kevin. Meanwhile, Bill, having received money from his job as a paperboy, tries to buy a hockey-stick for hockey tryouts, but a run-in with the local bully, Jimmy, pushes him over the edge. Also, when Sue pitches her idea, she still receives a lack of respect. | ||||||
12 | 6 | "This is Not Good" | Romain Bounoure, Olivier Schramm & Mike Roberts | Henry Gammill | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
When Frank's new job includes a stop at the airport, he ends up in a predicament with Bob. Kevin tries to get a date with a 'haircut' girl, but due to erection problems, he bails and this attracts the attention of Vic's new girlfriend. Also, Bill begins to enjoy lifting his legs on the law, much to the concern of his friend Phillip. | ||||||
13 | 7 | "Fight Night" | Romain Bounoure, Olivier Schramm & Mike Roberts | Eric Goldberg & Peter Tibbals | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Frank and Sue's individual underhanded actions causes them to have a major fight on their anniversary when they're called into a meeting with Maureen's school teacher. | ||||||
14 | 8 | "F is for Fixing It" | Romain Bounoure, Olivier Schramm & Mike Roberts | Valeri Vaughn | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Frank and Sue try to deal with their marital problems; Kevin feels guilty for having sex with Vic's new girlfriend; and when Jimmy tried to make amends after he has been released from Catholic Military School, a fearful revelation from Phillip reveals Bill's part in sending him away, causing Jimmy to go back to his bullying ways. | ||||||
15 | 9 | "Pray Away" | Romain Bounoure, Olivier Schramm & Mike Roberts | Marc Wilmore | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
Frank and Sue go to a couple's retreat to get help from a religious psychiatrist when their marriage begins to hit a snag, which only leads to a moment of truth between them. Meanwhile, Bill and his friends try to deal with a vengeful Jimmy, while Kevin is forced to deal with Vic when the latter finds out about his girlfriend's affair with Kevin. | ||||||
16 | 10 | "Landing the Plane" | Romain Bounoure & Olivier Schramm | Michael Price | May 30, 2017 | TBA |
The day takes a traumatic turn for the Murphys when the founder of Plast-a-Wares takes credit for Sue's idea and Frank and his friends attempt to get rid of "Scoop," the mentally unstable new manager (Roger Dunbarton's nephew), which inadvertently causes them to be caught in the middle of a terrorist attack caused by a Black Panthers-esque band of domestic terrorists. |
Production
The series was announced in October 2014 as part of a partnership between Netflix, Gaumont International Television, and Wild West Television.[20] The show is a "family comedy" based on the standup of Bill Burr.[21] Moreover, the show takes place in the 1970s, "a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside, and bring a gun to the airport".[21] Burr voices the Murphy family patriarch, with Laura Dern as his wife, Justin Long as his eldest son, Debi Derryberry as his daughter Maureen, and Haley Reinhart as his young son.[7][8][21] The first season consists of six episodes, shown in a serial manner, written by Bill Burr and Michael Price.[22] Price is best known for his Emmy and Writers Guild award-winning work on The Simpsons.[22] The series is co-directed by Ben Marsaud (director of Counterfeit Cat & former storyboard artist on The Amazing World of Gumball).
Reception
The series has received generally positive reviews.[23] On Rotten Tomatoes the series holds a rating of 87% based on 15 reviews, with an average score of 7.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "While the humor relies on vulgarity, the strength of F Is for Family is its substantial heart."[24] On Metacritic, the series holds a score of 75 out of 100, based on 14 reviews, indicating "Generally favorable reviews".[25]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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2017 | 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance | Mo Collins as Ginny, Jimmy Fitzsimmons, Lex, Ben, and Cutie Pie (Episode: Pray Away) | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "F is for Family: Original, Animated Series From Bill Burr Coming Exclusively to Netflix". PR Newswire. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c d e "Netflix Orders 'F Is for Family' Animated Comedy Series from Bill Burr". Variety. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "'F Is For Family' Gets December Premiere On Netflix". Deadline.com. November 6, 2015. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ "F Is for Family - Season 2 Date Announcement Teaser - Netflix". April 18, 2017.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (2017-06-28). "'F Is for Family' Renewed for Season 3 at Netflix". Variety. Retrieved 2017-06-28.
- ^ "That's the amazing @DebiDerryberry". Twitter.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ a b "'American Idol' Alum Haley Reinhart to Star in New Netflix Animated Series". Hollywood Reporter. December 12, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ a b "I will be making my VoiceOver debut..." Instagram.com. December 11, 2014. Retrieved January 18, 2015.
- ^ "'F' is for Halloween". F is for Family. Season 1. Episode 4. 26 June 2017. Netflix.
- ^ "Mo voices Jimmy". Twitter.com. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "#FIsForFamily cast rollcall Part 5". Twitter.com. December 14, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "I love Mr. Goomer". Twitter.com. December 26, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "#FIsForFamily cast roll call". Twitter.com. December 12, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "In Bill Burr's New Netflix Series". Decider.com. December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ "I play this guy". Twitter.com. December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "He's so so great as Bob Pogo". Twitter.com. December 23, 2015. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "#FIsForFamily cast rollcall part 6". Twitter.com. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 27, 2015.
- ^ "Who does Joe Buck voice". Twitter.com. December 22, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ Perkins, Dennis (June 11, 2017). "F Is For Family knows that all family debts come due sometime". The A.V. Club. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- ^ "Netflix Orders Bill Burr Cartoon 'F Is for Family'". Hollywood Reporter. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ a b "'F is for Family' is the newest addition to Netflix's original shows". Digital Trends. October 23, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- ^ "F is for Family || Critica animada". CoolPop: criticas animadas, noticias y rumores sobre animacion. Retrieved 2017-03-03.
- ^ "F is for Family: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "F is for Family – Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
External links
- Netflix original programming
- 2015 American television series debuts
- 2010s American adult animated television series
- 2010s American comedy-drama television series
- 2015 French television series debuts
- American adult animated television series
- Gaumont Animation
- Television series by Gaumont International Television
- Television series set in the 1970s
- Media portrayals of the working class
- Television series about dysfunctional families