Overview
A scripted comedy set in the fictional town of Timms Valley, Wisconsin, where the lives and livelihoods of its citizens are intertwined with the fate of the town's biggest employer, Timms Industrial Piping. When the company's founder and CEO goes missing in a plane crash, the lives of the characters are turned upside down. Shot in stop-motion animation with baby dolls repurposed as an array of adult characters, and modeled on 1980s primetime soaps like Dynasty.
Director and cast
- Steven Conrad Director
- Hank Azaria as Chaz Babcock
- Maria Bamford as Genia Myers
- Elizabeth Banks as Beth Billings-Timms
- Lance Barber as 2nd Executive
- Dana DeLorenzo as Tokyo Board Member
- Giancarlo Esposito as Pruit Normings
- Ed Flynn as Guy In Stall
- Kathryn Hahn as Daniel Myers
- Nick Kroll as Tennis Pro
- Matt Levin as 1st Executive
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