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Genre | Animated sitcom |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 7 |
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Running time | 22 minutes |
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Network | Fox |
Release | October 30 – December 18, 2011 |
Allen Gregory is an American adult animated sitcom created by Jonah Hill, Jarrad Paul, and Andrew Mogul for Fox. [1] The series follows a pretentious seven-year-old boy named Allen Gregory De Longpre, who, along with his adopted sister Julie, is raised by their two rich fathers, Richard and Jeremy. The series received negative reviews from critics, who criticized the characters and voice acting. On January 8, 2012, the series was cancelled after only one season and seven episodes. [2]
The series follows Allen Gregory De Longpre (Jonah Hill), a pretentious seven-year-old raised by his two fathers, Richard and Jeremy. Allen has an adopted sister, Julie. Allen must start attending a public elementary school due to the effect of the recession on his family's finances. Richard also pressures Jeremy to secure employment due to the financial issues, although Richard avoids divulging information to Jeremy as to why they need additional income. Allen is enamored with an elderly school principal, Judith Gottlieb, much to her disapproval. She protests but is forced to accept his behavior due to pressure from the school superintendent, who is friends with Richard.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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1 | "Pilot" | Bernard Derriman | Jonah Hill & Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul | October 30, 2011 | 1ASB01 | 4.77 [3] |
Because of the Great Recession, successful seven-year-old Allen Gregory DeLongpre has been forced to attend elementary school. But because of his precociousness, he has difficulty fitting in. He becomes infatuated with school principal Judith Gottlieb. | ||||||
2 | "1 Night in Gottlieb" | Colin Heck | Michael Colton & John Aboud | November 6, 2011 | 1ASB03 | 4.31[ citation needed ] |
Allen Gregory attempts to make a sex tape with Principal Gottlieb. Meanwhile, Richard and Jeremy recruit some cool kids to hang out with Julie to make her seem cool. [4] | ||||||
3 | "Gay School Dance" | Tyree Dillihay | Jonah Hill & Andrew Mogel & Jarrad Paul | November 13, 2011 | 1ASB02 | 4.24[ citation needed ] |
Tension occurs when Joel Zadak invites Allen Gregory's best friend Patrick and not Allen to the school dance. [5] | ||||||
4 | "Interracial McAdams" | Bernard Derriman | Hayes Davenport | November 20, 2011 | 1ASB06 | 3.97 [6] |
When Joel Zadak stays home from school because he's sick, the always presumptuous Allen Gregory steps in to help his popular "friend" by keeping tabs on the clique. As Allen Gregory gains some ground with the exclusive group, Zadak loses more than his friends. Meanwhile, Richard hits the boardroom at his father's company. | ||||||
5 | "Full Blown Maids" | Wes Archer | Guy Endore Kaiser | November 27, 2011 | 1ASB04 | 3.18 [7] |
Gina decides to teach Allen Gregory a lesson by making him write a paper on racism after he mistakes Guillermo, a fellow Hispanic classmate, for the school janitor. Allen refuses to write the paper and instead produces a school play and presents it to the school, staff and student parents. [5] | ||||||
6 | "Mom Sizemore" | Jennifer Coyle | Sean Clements & Dominic Dierkes | December 4, 2011 | 1ASB05 | 5.21 [8] |
Allen Gregory discovers that it is biologically impossible for a male to bear a child, contrary to the story that he was conceived by his two fathers, a lie his father told him. Allen decides to find his biological mother Sheila and reunite her with his father, while shutting Jeremy out, until he realizes it's a terrible mistake. | ||||||
7 | "Van Moon Rising" | Tyree Dillihay | Gene Hong | December 18, 2011 | 1ASB07 | 3.32 [9] |
Allen Gregory attempts to blackmail Principal Gottlieb to date him. He succeeds at first, but then Judith turns her back on him by reading a love letter from her husband, the school's counselor. |
The series was a co-production of 20th Century Fox Television and Chernin Entertainment. Jonah Hill co-created the series with Andrew Mogel and Jarrad Paul. All three, along with Peter Chernin and Katherine Pope, served as executive producers. [10] David A. Goodman, who was with the series Family Guy until its ninth season after its 2005 return to television, was the showrunner and a further executive producer. [11]
Fox placed an order for seven episodes in October 2010. [10] On July 12, 2011, Fox ordered six additional scripts of the series. [12] As of 2011, there had been no further report regarding completion of the scripts, or of any work to shoot the scripts to create further episodes. [13]
Allen Gregory received negative reviews from critics. Chris Swanson of WhatCulture gave the pilot episode a rating of 0.5 out of 5, saying "There is nothing charming, witty or interesting about this show. It's just one horribly stupid, cringe-inducing moment after another with characters who are truly loathsome and unpleasant." [14] Robert Bianco of USA Today also gave the show a negative review, saying it was "nasty and brutish", "rarely funny", and made them "hate every character except Julie". [15] Metacritic gave the show a weighted average score of 40 out of 100 based on 21 reviews. [16]
Allen Gregory aired on Global in Canada, simsubbed in most regions. In the UK, it was shown on E4. [17] [18]
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