| Mr. Birchum | |
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| Created by | Adam Carolla |
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| Showrunner | Nate Adams |
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| Composer | Bleeding Fingers Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Editor | Quique Ríos Benavent |
| Running time | 28 minutes |
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| Network | DailyWire+ |
| Release | May 12 (2024-05-12) – June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) |
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| Crank Yankers | |
Mr. Birchum is an American adultanimated sitcom developed byAdam Carolla, Nate Adams, and Mike Lynch forDailyWire+. Produced by Chassy Media, the series premiered on May 12, 2024.[2] Carolla stars as the titular character, alongside a voice cast includingMegyn Kelly,Alonzo Bodden, Tyler Fischer,Brett Cooper,Kyle Dunnigan, Marisol Ramirez,James Arnold Taylor,Melissa Greenspan, Brandon Tyler Harris,Roseanne Barr,Jay Mohr, andPatrick Warburton.
Carolla originated the character of Dick Birchum in the 1990s where he featured onKROQ-FM, later voicing him in the seriesCrank Yankers.[3]
The series chronicles the lives of the Birchum family, Richard (Adam Carolla), Wendi (Megyn Kelly), Eddie (Kyle Dunnigan) and Jeanie (Brett Cooper). Each episode is asocial commentary on modernAmerican culture from apolitically conservative viewpoint as Richard attempts to keep life in his hometown simple.
In 2011, Adam Carolla pitched a spinoff series toCrank Yankers toFox that would center on his character Dick Birchum, but the series was not picked up.[4][5]
Sage Steele replacedCandace Owens in the cast after Owens departed from the Daily Wire after a period of tension resulting from her criticism of theGaza war.[1]
| Title | Written and directed by | Original release date |
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| "The Birchums" | Adam Carolla &Kevin Hench | 2011 (2011) |
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Welcome Back, Birchum!" | Nate Adams | Mark Hoffmeier & Mike Lynch | May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) |
| 2 | "Thank You for Your Meal Service" | Manuel Morales & Nate Adams | Mark Hoffmeier & Mike Lynch | May 12, 2024 (2024-05-12) |
| 3 | "This Means War-ranty" | Manuel Morales & Nate Adams | Mike Lynch | May 19, 2024 (2024-05-19) |
| 4 | "127 Hours or So" | Manuel Morales & Nate Adams | Byron Kavanagh | May 26, 2024 (2024-05-26) |
| 5 | "Oh, the Humanity" | Glenn McCoy & Nate Adams | Byron Kavanagh | June 2, 2024 (2024-06-02) |
| 6 | "The Gym Rope Incident" | Manuel Morales & Nate Adams | Mike Lynch | June 9, 2024 (2024-06-09) |
Joel Keller inDecider wrote, "SKIP IT. Mr. Birchum has potential to be a decent adult animated series if it gets away from the cliched Karponzi character and Birchum's fight against 'wokeness', whatever that is, and just concentrates on characters amongst his family and coworkers that are already well-developed. We just wish that part of the show was funnier."[6]
On Bubbleblabber, John Schwarz concluded, "Overall,Mr. Birchum embodies the spirit of what made the Birchum character likable onCrank Yankers and when he was a regular feature on KROQ-FM, but plain-jane scripting and an attempt to cater to an audience rather than try to challenge said audience falls flat, and as such, is a subpar effort to the other animated comediesMr. Birchum attempts to emulate."[7]
Tyler Hummel forThe Pamphleteer wrote, "Adam Carolla has a nominal amount of talent and clout left to make things happen. But given that the reaction to the show has been universally negative outside of the fanbase, it shows that Nashville's biggest conservative content creators have a long way to go."[8]