Season 5 – F Is for Family

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Hannah H @RT03614145 10/13/2024 F is for Family is an incredibly relatable show. Even is you didn't grow up in the era we almost all know someone who has and this show explains almost perfectly how it was in the 70s plus comically going thru day to day life problems and was to handle them. Just well wrote I think the writer did just amazing one these! Come on with new ones!!! See more Corey W @RT31768611 02/15/2023 Throughout five seasons F is for Family brought the 1970s to life through Bill Burr's turn as an angry alcoholic father. The show ends up having a surprising amount of depth given that the hook is simply Frank yelling that he'll put you "through that fuckin' wall!" Instead, what we get is a look inside that abusive father to see what makes him tick, even as he learns it for himself. A housewife who aspires to be more than simply mom but can't seem to get a foothold in an unabashedly male-dominated world. The 1970s themselves could be considered a prominent character on the show, depicting a world where safety came second if it was part of the equation at all. It was the "stop crying and rub some dirt in it" generation. The animation style seems to reflect this, never shying away from grotesqueries but doing it all in a world that could well be Tom and Jerry for all we know before the opening credits roll. Throughout its run F is for Family brings the laughs and the f-bombs. It also tries to bring some raw emotion to the set up through several characters, especially in regard to Frank's father who was as withholding and cold as one might imagine. It never quite hits the emotional highs that it's going for, but it doesn't need to. In fact, it would almost feel wrong if it did. See more 01/10/2022 Love this show! This isn't the best season, but a good way to end the show. Bill Burr is a hilarious stand up and his animated show is no exception! See more 12/09/2021 This is one of the best seasons of F is for Family and features all of the Murphys in their own storyline that wraps up real nice in the final episode. This season gets back to its roots with the trials and tribulations of Sue and Franks' past that lead them to where they are today. Meanwhile, Kevin is in love, Bill becomes a cop, and Maureen experiments with witchcraft. This is a must watch See more 12/07/2021 Great season. It built on everything previous while adding new dimensions. See more 12/05/2021 I wasn't expecting the fifth season to be the last one but I understand the importance of quitting while you're ahead. Anyway, this season ends this underrated gem of adult animation on a high note with great writing, well-explored themes and a ton of heart hidden beneath all the heavy swearing. I did like how the final scene bookends with the opening scene showing character development for our short-tempered protagonist. I don't know, while I wasn't as amazed with F is for Family as BoJack Horseman, I'm at a loss for words because honestly, what's there to say? The final season of F is for Family, and the show as a whole, is great and deserves more attention since it is actually quite smart and brilliant despite what all the gloriously uncensored f-bombs implied when I started watching this show back in 2016. Good luck in your future endeavours, Bill Burr...and now I'm stuck with Big Mouth, the show that leaves me forever conflicted whilst getting frustrated with how it's seemingly Netflix's personal Teen Titans Go! in terms of preferential treatment, if not necessarily critical reception. There are other shows of course but I do have commitments to other shows. Honestly, if I added profanity in that last sentence, I would honestly have made the greatest accidental impression of Bill Burr ever. Wasn't I talking about how this season was great and how it would cement this show's reputation as one of the greatest adult animated shows if it weren't for the quiet release of each season? See more Read all reviews

F Is for Family — Season 5

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