Though its themes may be unpleasant for some and LOL moments are few and far between, Baskets succeeds on the strength of its deadpan delivery and terrific cast. Read critic reviews
Baskets (2016)
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Episodes
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1. Renoir
Air date: Jan 21, 2016
A strong command of French is needed to really excel in French Clown School, which Chip Baskets finds out the hard way.
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3. Strays
Air date: Feb 4, 2016
When one of Martha's best friend is murdered by another one of her friends, Chip comes to Martha's aid.
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4. Easter in Bakersfield
Air date: Feb 11, 2016
As the Baskets family celebrates Easter over brunch, drama erupts.
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5. Uncle Dad
Air date: Feb 18, 2016
Dale, more concerned with a good deal on furniture, leaves his daughters in Chip's care.
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6. DJ Twins
Air date: Feb 23, 2016
No amount of free bottled water can soften the sting of rejection during a family evening together.
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7. Cowboys
Air date: Mar 3, 2016
Eddie heads out on a road trip for some old fashioned cowboy justice, dragging Chip and Martha along.
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9. Picnic
Air date: Mar 17, 2016
As Chip follows a turtle around Paris, he meets Penelope.
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10. Family Portrait
Air date: Mar 24, 2016
Chip's mom adjusts to her new life as a diabetic; Dale learns cacti only need to be watered once a year; Chip hits rock bottom.
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Critic Reviews for Baskets: Season 1
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This premiere season is an absolute triumph. Absolutely nails the deadpan comedy that makes Zach such an amazing actor. It takes a niche plot point, and makes it just hilarious across the board. Such a great show
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An absolutely delightful dark comedy. Louie Anderson shines as Christine Baskets. Martha is a treasure. Galifianakis plays a wonderful straight (and not so straight) man with whimsy.
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This was pathetically not funny. It's cringeworthy and the deadpan was taken too far. this is irredeemable, don't waste your time.
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Baskets is certainly off-putting at first, but stick with it. This show is unique and hilarious, and surprisingly poignant.
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Love the show. Zach is a huge, gifted talent. Not to be missed. Excellent cast.
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A beautifully clever series that can make you laugh, cry and ponder the intricacies of human nature all at the same time.
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This show is not really a comedy. It is funny, absurd, and slap-stick, though, and has a sweetness to it that makes it not a drama. It's not like anything you've ever seen before. But you want the characters to succeed somehow. You can relate — especially if you know the California culture from whence they come.
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Enjoyed the weird, unpredictable behavior of the characters. Quite a fun ride.
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Funny and original I cant recommend this show enough.
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While Zach Galifianakis has become a household name thanks to his Hollywood success, his true talents have always came out more through his idiosyncratic stand-up, and Baskets is the closest he's come to capturing that in a histrionic sense. Co-creator Louis C.K.'s fingerprints are all over the project with its somberly-comic tone, and arthouse-inspired filmmaking, but it's less self-deprecating than Louie, and also more serialized. Over the course of this first season's ten episodes, the main cast is all developed to a rich degree, with Galiafianakis finding pathos in his dual role, and Louie Anderson proving to be a brilliant casting choice for Baskets' overbearing-yet-complex mother. It perhaps could have been a bit more uproarious at parts (it's not as hilarious as Louie or Master of None), but it's a firmly impressive debut season that knows exactly how a droll American comedy should function.
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