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Duncanville
GenreAnimated sitcom
Created byMike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully & Amy Poehler
Voices of
Music byJohn Frizzell
Opening theme"I'm Better" by IRONTOM
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Mike Scully
  • Julie Thacker Scully
  • Amy Poehler
  • Dave Becky
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseFebruary 16, 2020 (2020-02-16) –
present (present)

Duncanville is an American animated sitcom co-created by Amy Poehler, Mike Scully and Julie Scully for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The show features the voices of Poehler, Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Zach Cherry, Yassir Lester and Betsy Sodaro. The series premiered on February 16, 2020.[1][2] In April 2020, Fox renewed the series for a second season.[3]

Premise

Duncanville centers on the life of Duncan Harris, an average 15-year-old boy, who is always one step away from making a bad decision. Along with Duncan lives his mom, a parking enforcement officer, who dreams of being a detective someday and always has to watch Duncan; his dad, who tries to be a better father figure to Duncan than his father was to him; his sister Kimberly, who is a normal teenager going through normal teen-phases; and his other adopted Asian sister Jing, who is an intelligent 5-year-old who is always giving Duncan advice. Mia is Duncan's on-and-off crush.[4][5]

Cast

Main

  • Amy Poehler as
    • Duncan, an average teen who is average in every way who has a dream world where he is everything but. He has a crush on Mia and refers to his best friends for advice and help.
    • Annie, mother to Duncan, Kimberly, and Jing, and Jack's wife who is a meter maid that strives to be a detective.
  • Ty Burrell as Jack, The rock-obsessed plumber dad who tries to be a better father than his father had been.
  • Riki Lindhome as Kimberly, Duncan's angsty, awkward 12-year-old sister who struggles to be popular but fails and is bullied and as such, bullies Duncan in return. She's in middle school.[6]
  • Zach Cherry as Wolf, Duncan's monotonous friend and the object of Kimberly’s affection. He has issues at home and acts aloof and disinterested in things.
  • Yassir Lester as Yangzi, Duncan's friend who supports various brands on Twitter and thus gets a lot of free stuff from these brands. He is also a trendsetter.
  • Betsy Sodaro as Bex, Duncan's tomboy friend who is seen as one of the boys. She later rebuffs this and says how could she be a boy when she has boobs.

Recurring

  • Joy Osmanski as Jing, Duncan and Kimberly's adopted five-year-old Asian little sister who has an open crush on Duncan.
  • Rashida Jones as Mia, Duncan's friend and secret crush who is very liberal and likes hanging out with Duncan and his friends.
  • Wiz Khalifa as Mr. Mitch, The relatable, immature but rather likeable, teacher who teaches Duncan, Yangzi, Mia, Wolf, and Bex.

Guest

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code		U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"Pilot"Anne Walker FarrellTeleplay by : Mike Scully & Julie Thacker Scully
Story by : Amy Poehler & Julie Thacker Scully & Mike Scully		February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)1LAZ011.52[9]
Duncan Harris is an awkward teen who fantasizes about being a man. He is pressured by his parents to take up driving, but refuses because he does not think it is necessary and because his father, Jack, will not stop panicking when he drives. Duncan suddenly takes up an interest in driving to impress his friend and secret crush, Mia. While his mother, Annie, is happy at first, she becomes concerned when she realizes it is for a girl and bans him from going to an electronic music festival when his friends invite him. He sneaks out and they have the time of their lives. However, when driving home, Duncan accidentally knocks down Ol' Oakie, the city's oldest tree. His family finds out the next day and they refuse to speak to him. Duncan gets with his friends and they save a section of the tree stump that Annie and Jack carved their names into when they were younger. The family forgives him, but they are all forced to live in their car as their house gets taken over by the cicadas living in the stump.
2"Red Head Redemption"Jake HollanderJulie Thacker ScullyFebruary 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)1LAZ041.43[10]
Annie demands that Jack clean out the garage of all his concert memorabilia, but finds that he is unable to do so due to sentimental value. While playing an MMORPG with his friends, Duncan has his younger sister Kimberly fill in for him briefly. When he returns, she proves to a better player than him. Duncan's friends find out and have Kimberly replace him. Feeling low, Duncan turns to a rival team, the Stay at Gnome Dads, and asks to join them for an upcoming tournament. To get back at Kimberly, Duncan discovers a shrine in Kimberly's room revealing that she has a crush on his friend Wolf. Jack attempts to throw out Annie's stuff as payback, but when their adopted youngest Jing decides to toss her things away, Jack and Annie give up on their feud and head to the tournament. Duncan's team plays his trump card, but upon seeing his parents arrive, Duncan and Kimberly give up on their feud with Duncan telling everyone that the shrine is his. Duncan's friends win and apologize for abandoning him.
3"Undacuva Mutha"Chuck SheetzAnthony Gioe & Nick MandernachMarch 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)1LAZ021.21[11]
Annie is excited for Quota Day as she fills in her parking ticket quota in the hopes of becoming a detective one day. Duncan, Bex and Wolf go to get their Air Jordans, only to be informed by Yangzi that they were cheated and got fakes instead. Meanwhile, Jack tries to prove he is a cool dad and has Kimberly and Jing skip school. They get home and make a "fren-cheese-y" for lunch. The following day, the three get ill and the girls blame Jack. Annie discovers a dead body, but the detectives kick her off the investigation. After hearing of Duncan's problem, she takes him around town to look for clues. They discover a white van from the docks, but their car gets chopped. As everyone solemnly waits at home, Duncan spots the van and convinces the family to chase it. It turns out that the van belongs to Duncan's teacher Mr. Mitch who has been creating fake pop up stores so that his students can pay for the school's funds for things like Hamilton. The girls forgive Jack and Annie decides to let Mr. Mitch off the hook at the insistence of Duncan.
4"Witch Day"Anne Walker FarrellAva Tramer & Eddie QuintanaMarch 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)1LAZ051.09[12]
It is Witch Day and the whole town is celebrating. Jack and Annie discover that their neighbor, Mrs. Martin, has died and steal her chili recipe with the help of Jing; having won the past ten years. Mia finds the holiday offensive as it involves burning a papier-mâché witch in celebration of Oak Dale's terrible historic past. Duncan at first pays no mind, but when he is elected the new town virgin for the holiday (the previous virgin got pregnant), he and his friends decide to steal the witch. Bex, who was a distraction, lets slip that Duncan and his friends are the culprits and drag them back for the burning. Duncan threatens everyone by reading their darkest secrets, which were to be burned with the witch, and everyone lays off. Mia admits that she likes the festivities, but that everyone should be more aware of the history. Annie, having realized what she is doing to her son, apologizes for putting his name up as a virgin and she and Jack win the chili cook off. Kimberly awaits for a boy that she likes, but accidentally scares him away.
5"Fridgy"Adam HenryJohn VienerMarch 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)1LAZ031.17[13]
The Harrises' refrigerator finally breaks down after years of use and they head to the store to buy a new one. They are greeted by Janine who presents them with a smart fridge from ConVee. The Harrises are happy with the fridge, which they name Fridgy, as it can perform all of their tasks and chores giving them ample time to do the things they have always wanted to do. However, Annie is shocked when she realizes that Fridgy keeps a tab on many of her personal things, such as having sex with Jack on the kitchen floor, and finds herself left out of the family's personal time. When she confronts Fridgy about it, it locks the Harrises in the house. They escape, but are taken to the ConVee headquarters where Janine wants them to be the family of the future. Annie gives a speech about making an effort and the family agree with her. Janine threatens to kill them, but the Harrises have the appliances fight one another and they escape the exploding base. The family dig up their old busted refrigerator and "enjoy" their family time together.
6"Sister, Wife"Chuck SheetzTeleplay by : Andrew Lee
Story by : Julie Thacker Scully & Amy Poehler		March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)1LAZ061.07[14]
Jack and Annie decide to spend their anniversary by shopping at the home improvement store and take Kimberly with them, though they continuously fail to remember that she is with them. Duncan and Jing play at home, but when the latter decides to "get married", Duncan finds himself going through with it, complete with Bex serving as the minister. The kids tell Jack and Annie that they are boring and they decide to prove them wrong by going out. After many failed excursions, they end up at an 80's themed bar, but Annie gets mad at Jack when he refuses to punch a guy that was hitting on her. Meanwhile, Jing and Duncan go through the woes of marriage with the former taking it way too seriously and Kimberly tries to seek attention. Eventually, Kimberly tells everyone to get over their relationship issues. Duncan forgives Jing and she apologizes for forcing marriage on him as she is too young. Jack and Annie go back to the bar with the former getting into a fight and afterwards, the two have sex in their car.
7"Jack's Pipe Dream"Adam HenryTeleplay by : Julie Thacker Scully & Mike Scully
Story by : John Viener		April 19, 2020 (2020-04-19)1LAZ07N/A
8"Judge Annie"[15]UnknownTeleplay by : Anthony Gioe & Nick Mandernach
Story by : Julie Thacker Scully[16]		April 26, 2020 (2020-04-26)TBAN/A
9"Free Range Children"[17]UnknownAmy Poehler & Julie Thacker Scully[16]May 3, 2020 (2020-05-03)TBAN/A
10"Wolf Mother"[18]UnknownUnknownMay 10, 2020 (2020-05-10)TBAN/A

Production

On August 17, 2017, it was reported that Fox had ordered a script and pilot presentation for an animated comedy developed by Amy Poehler and written by Poehler, Mike Scully and Julie Scully.[4][19]

On October 26, 2018, it was announced that the network had ordered a 13-episode series, with featured voices Poehler, Rashida Jones and Wiz Khalifa.[1][20][21] On May 8, 2019, Ty Burrell was announced as a series regular,[22] and on June 6, 2019, Riki Lindhome was announced as a regular.[23]

The series is executive produced by Poehler through Paper Kite Productions, the Scullys through Scully Productions, and Dave Becky through 3 Arts Entertainment. Production companies also involved with the series include Bento Box Entertainment, Universal Television, Fox Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Television.[23][24]

On April 6, 2020, the series was renewed for a second season, scheduled for a 2021–22 television season release.[3][25]

Syndication

Because of CityTV's deal with Fox, the show is also syndicated to Canada[26], airing new episodes the same day and time as the United States. The show is also available to stream on Hulu, and able to purchase on YouTube and iTunes.[27]

On November 24, 2019, NBCUniversal Television Distribution announced the series was picked up for broadcast in Australia on the Nine Network for a future unknown debut date.[28] On January 14, 2020, NBCUniversal Television announced the series was picked up for broadcast in the United Kingdom on Channel 4 for a March 27, 2020 debut.[29]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has an approval rating of 89% based on 9 reviews, with an average rating of 6.33/10.[30] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 64 out of 100 based on 6 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[31] IndieWire gave the show's first two episodes a B– grade, stating Duncanville needs more time to find out what it wants to be.[32] Sulgana Misra of The A. V. Club gave "Pilot" a B, praising Poehler's charm and the family dynamics of the show but criticizing the main character's lack of interesting motivation.[33]

Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Duncanville
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)		 Viewers
(millions)		 DVR
(18–49)		 DVR viewers
(millions)		 Total
(18–49)		 Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Pilot" February 16, 2020 0.5 1.52[9] 0.1 0.28 0.6 1.80[34]
2 "Red Head Redemption" February 23, 2020 0.5 1.43[10] 0.1 0.20 0.6 1.63[35]
3 "Undacuva Mutha" March 1, 2020 0.4 1.21[11] 0.1 0.18 0.5 1.39[36]
4 "Witch Day" March 8, 2020 0.4 1.09[12] 0.1 0.15 0.4 1.24[37]
5 "Fridgy" March 15, 2020 0.4 1.17[13] 0.1 0.17 0.5 1.34[38]
6 "Sister, Wife" March 22, 2020 0.4 1.07[14] 0.1 0.18 0.5 1.25[39]

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  16. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference DuncanvilleWritersGuild was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  18. ^ "(DUN-111) "Wolf Mother"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 16, 2020.
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