The new animated show from the Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz, Sit Down, Shut Up, is funny. The show follows a group of oddball high school teachers voiced by Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Henry Winkler, a couple of current and former SNLers, a few other people that have been in some other perplexing things, and Kristin Chenoweth.
With only the Pilot to judge, the writing shows glimmers of the sharp, sometimes-subtle-sometimes-blatant wit of Arrested. While suffering from the same it's-the-pilot-so-let's-introduce-ourselves-and-make-a-mad-bid-to-be-picked-up-at-the-same-time crutch that every other pilot has suffered (Arrested and 30 Rock even had the same problem on episode zero), Sit Down, Shut Up provided ample laugh-out loud moments. This may prove to be the first Josh-anticipated new show that isn't a let down.
That can only mean one thing: cancellation. If I like a show on Fox, which hasn't happened since well . . . nevermind. Let's just say that Fox isn't afraid to cancel a good show. Also, it seems that the initial public reaction is mixed at best. So, at least I'll have the five scheduled episodes.
Watch the full pilot below and tell us what you think (as long as it jives with what I just said):
There's another tidbit at the tail end of the episode (after the credits) which Arrested fans should appreciate, which I feel compelled to spoil now:
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