Television series

Brickleberry

Name: Brickleberry
Genre: Comedy
Released: 2012
Cast: Daniel Tosh, Kaitlin Olson, Roger Black, David Herman, Tom Kenny

Comedy

Brickleberry is an animated comedy about incompetent park rangers desperately trying to save their failing national park. It's aggressively silly, irreverent, and willing to swing for absurdist jokes with no regard for good taste. Perfect for fans of crude humor who love their comedy unfiltered and fundamentally ridiculous.

TVMaze rating

3.9

Should you watch it?

Watch it if you enjoy gleefully filthy animated sitcoms where the characters are idiots who somehow stay lovable, and the jokes arrive faster than you can groan at the last one.

Skip it if you want a plot that builds or characters to root for; the humour leans on shock and dim-witted cruelty, so it can feel relentless.

What it asks of you: Half-hour episodes that move quickly, one after another; little attention is needed beyond keeping up with the gags, and the tone stays crude and loud throughout.

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