Unsupervised
Adult animated sitcom about unsupervised teens.
Unsupervised is an American adult animated sitcom that aired on FX from January 19 to December 20, 2012. It was created by David Hornsby, Rob Rosell, and Scott Marder. The series was canceled after one season.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Comedy
- Runtime
- 19–21 minutes
- Creator
- David Hornsby
- Rob Rosell
- Scott Marder
- Voices
- Justin Long
- David Hornsby
- Kristen Bell
- Romany Malco
- Theme music
- DJsNeverEndingStory (credited as D. Scorch'd); Steven "Minks" Burton
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
- First aired
- 19 January 2012
Facts from the source article.
Cast and characters
Gary Garrison, voiced by Justin Long, is an idealistic teen whose dad walked out, leaving him with a stepmother who smokes pot, is rarely around, and offers zero support when she is. His buddy Joel Zymanski, voiced by David Hornsby, is more high-strung and less mature, with no sense of subtlety; he’s an optimistic humanitarian who loves dancing and takes special pride in spinning in place. Megan McKinley, voiced by Kristen Bell, is a mature but self-absorbed student obsessed with being popular and cool, and she gripes about her well-meaning but permissive mom. Darius Jenkins, voiced by Romany Malco, is a top student who’s touchy about his weight and a realist everywhere except on that topic; his mother is strict. Russ Brown, voiced by Rob Rosell, is an impulsive classmate who always has one arm in a cast and sniffs it when nervous, coming from a broken, dirt-poor home with lots of siblings. Carol, voiced by Kaitlin Olson, is Gary’s irresponsible stepmother who barely acknowledges his existence and gives him no stability. Danielle, also voiced by Kaitlin Olson and nicknamed “Rocket Tits,” is a bored student whom Joel has a crush on and who’s sometimes Megan’s best friend. Martin Rivera, voiced by Fred Armisen, is Gary’s middle-aged Latino neighbor, a widower grinding away at a miserable job with insane hours and perpetually drenched in sweat. Christina Rivera, voiced by Alexa Vega, is Martin’s rude, rebellious daughter. Rachel, voiced by Maria Bamford, is Christina’s friend. Jojo Venetti, voiced by Scott Marder, is the school’s toughest kid, a bully who gets wasted on any substance he can find. Mrs. McKinley, voiced by Maria Bamford, is Megan’s liberal mom who eagerly pushes her non-rebellious daughter into partying and dating. Sid, voiced by André Sogliuzzo, is Gary’s tough Australian neighbor, a retired lawyer in ecology and corporate law who also researched kangaroos. Dirt, voiced by Glenn Howerton, is Jojo’s slightly older bad-boy friend. Principal Margaret Stark, voiced by Sally Kellerman, is the cynical, corrupt head of Maynord High, known as “The Skunk” for the white streak in her hair.
Production
Unsupervised was the brainchild of David Hornsby, Scott Marder, and Rob Rosell, who executive produced alongside Adam Reed, Matt Thompson, Rob McElhenney, Glenn Howerton, and Charlie Day. Floyd County Productions, RCG Productions, and FX Productions handled production. Initially developed for FX in March 2011 as Townies, it was planned as a companion piece to Archer. The network ordered 13 episodes that September under the new name Unsupervised, with Rosell and Marder serving as show-runners. DJsNeverEndingStory provided the hip-hop-influenced score. A preview trailer called "Fresh Men" dropped on October 17, 2011. The series debuted on January 19, 2012, at 10:30 p.m. after Archer. The first season wrapped after ten episodes on March 22, 2012. Three additional episodes, written during the initial production run, were delayed due to an Archer production issue and the network's desire to align both shows' endings. They eventually aired from December 6 to 20, 2012. Hornsby and Howerton announced via Twitter in November 2012 that the show was canceled. Adult Swim briefly aired reruns in 2015.
Reception
Critics gave the premiere of Unsupervised mixed to negative reviews, with IGN rating its pilot a 3.5, calling it "Awful." Alan Sepinwall offered a mixed take, praising the show for portraying Gary, Joel, and their classmates as decent kids rather than poor troublemaker stereotypes, but felt it wasn't very funny. Despite the disappointing start, later episodes earned higher praise, including an A− from The A.V. Club for the season one finale. On Metacritic, the series has a 46 out of 100 score from 16 reviews.
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