Baskets
Deadpan coolDetached, understated and effortlessly stylish.This show: 8/10MelancholicA wistful sadness woven through the story, even in its lighter moments.This show: 8/10Dry humorDeadpan, understated wit.This show: 8/10Outsider leadA misfit or newcomer as our way into the world.This show: 7/10BittersweetJoy and loss mixed so thoroughly they can't be separated.This show: 7/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Zach GalifianakisMartha KellyLouie AndersonAlex MorrisErnest AdamsSabina Sciubba
Written by
Zach GalifianakisLouis C.K.Jonathan Krisel
Starring
Zach GalifianakisMartha KellyLouie AndersonAlex MorrisErnest AdamsSabina Sciubba
Written by
Zach GalifianakisLouis C.K.Jonathan Krisel
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Baskets Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.7 | |
| S2 | 8.0 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.3 | |
| S3 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.7 | |
| S4 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
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About
"Deadpan sadness disguised as a clown comedy"
Chip Baskets dreamed of becoming a serious French clown, but after failing in Paris he returns home to Bakersfield to work as a rodeo clown, live with his overbearing mother, and drift through a series of humiliations. The show is deadpan and melancholic rather than laugh-out-loud, finding sad comedy in small-town stagnation and a family that doesn't quite understand him. Louie Anderson's performance as his mother is the emotional anchor, mixing broad comedy with genuine tenderness. It's slow, awkward, and deliberately anticlimactic, more interested in quiet sadness than punchlines.
Watch it for
Louie Anderson's remarkable, award-winning performance as Chip's mother.
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you need jokes to land fast or characters to find happiness easily.
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All Seasons
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Season 12016
7.64K104h 5m
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Season 22017
8.03K104h
The Baskets family is at its most fragile. After losing his wife and rodeo job, Chip jumps on a train to get out of Bakersfield, but a gang of gutter punks, the police and an unexpected tragedy drag him back into the drama he tried to escape.
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Season 32018
7.42K103h 48m
Nothing brings a family together like a family business—or at least that was the plan. Welcome to the Baskets Family Rodeo, where Christine is the President and CEO despite never having seen a rodeo before. Chip has his first full-time gig since Arby’s, but can barely transfer a phone call, let alone recruit much-needed clowns. And even though Dale is the only one in the family who has run a business, he can’t get anyone to listen to him—his family, the employees, or the horses.
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Season 42019
7.52K104h 4m
After 49 years, Chip decides it’s finally time to move out of his mom’s place. But even with the help of Martha and a life coach, he learns that leaving the nest is hard, to say the least. Christine and Ken move into a new place they can call their own, but carpet emergencies and missing kitchen magnets make the transition rockier than expected. And Dale has found kindred spirits with his fellow inhabitants at the RV park.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Zach Galifianakis Chip Baskets, Dale Baskets, Chip Baskets aka Noodles
Martha Kelly Martha Brooks
Louie Anderson Christine Baskets
Alex Morris Ken
Ernest Adams Eddie
Sabina Sciubba Penelope
Malia Pyles Sarah
Julia Rose Crystal
Maree Cheatham Maggie
Ryun Yu Daniel
Crew
Louis C.K.
Jonathan Krisel
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