Baskets
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
Cast
Zach Galifianakis
Chip Baskets / Dale Baskets
Martha Kelly
Martha Brooks
Louie Anderson
Christine Baskets
Seasons
E1Renoir
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.
E2Trainee
Jan 28, 2016
Chip takes a new clown under his wing at the rodeo. Mad clown love ensues.
E3Strays
Feb 4, 2016
One of Martha's best friends is murdered and Chip comes to her aid.
E4Easter in Bakersfield
Feb 11, 2016
Family drama brews over Easter brunch in Bakersfield.
E5Uncle Dad
Feb 18, 2016
As Dale attempts to make a good deal on some furniture he leaves his daughters in Chip's care.
E6DJ Twins
Feb 25, 2016
All the free bottled water in the world can't soften the sting of rejection during an evening with the family.
E7Cowboys
Mar 3, 2016
Eddie drags Chip and Martha on a road trip to deliver some cowboy justice.
E8Sugar Pie
Mar 10, 2016
Chip takes a sugar pie to his book club meeting.
E9Picnic
Mar 17, 2016
Chip follows a turtle around Paris and meets Penelope.
E10Family Portrait
Mar 24, 2016
Mom adjusts to her new life as a diabetic, Dale learns cacti only need to be watered once a year and Chip hits rock bottom. On the plus side, there are curly fries down there.
The Baskets family is at its most fragile. After losing his wife and rodeo job, Chip jumps on a train to get out of Bakersfield, but a gang of gutter punks, the police and an unexpected tragedy drag him back into the drama he tried to escape.
E1Freaks
Jan 19, 2017
Chip has to decide between a tarp and snacks.
E2Reverie
Jan 26, 2017
Chips uses the cowboy toilet.
E3Bail
Feb 2, 2017
Chip gets arrested, which interrupts Christine's water aerobics schedule.
E4Ronald Reagan Library
Feb 9, 2017
Chip laments Ronald Reagan for giving up his acting career.
E5Fight
Feb 16, 2017
Dale's dog days are over when Chip and Christine finally return to Bakersfield.
E6Marthager
Feb 23, 2017
Martha books Chip a gig at a car crash.
E7Denver
Mar 2, 2017
Christine tries a Denver omelette in Denver, Colorado.
E8Funeral
Mar 9, 2017
Someone trying to punch Logan in the face accidentally punches Cody. Chip attempts to sort it out.
E9Yard Sale
Mar 16, 2017
Martha learns to haggle.
E10Circus
Mar 23, 2017
Christine turns to Arby's when Chip joins the Russians.
Nothing brings a family together like a family business—or at least that was the plan. Welcome to the Baskets Family Rodeo, where Christine is the President and CEO despite never having seen a rodeo before. Chip has his first full-time gig since Arby’s, but can barely transfer a phone call, let alone recruit much-needed clowns. And even though Dale is the only one in the family who has run a business, he can’t get anyone to listen to him—his family, the employees, or the horses.
E1Wild Horses
Jan 23, 2018
Chip learns how to transfer a call.
E2Finding Eddie
Jan 30, 2018
Christine eats a carrot.
E3Crash
Feb 6, 2018
Christine brings the celery
E4A Night at the Opera
Feb 13, 2018
Chip incorporates a San Joaquin Valley earthiness into his clown routine.
E5Sweat Equity
Feb 20, 2018
Bakersfield gets a frozen yogurt machine.
E6Thanksgiving
Feb 27, 2018
Martha serves tilapia for Thanksgiving.
E7Women's Conference
Mar 6, 2018
Christine and Martha listen to harp music at brunch.
E8Commercial
Mar 13, 2018
Chip sees a homeless person in a library.
E9Basque-ets
Mar 20, 2018
Chip laments becoming a fake Christmas tree person.
E10New Year's Eve
Mar 27, 2018
A family game of Hungry Hungry Hippos ends in tragedy.
After 49 years, Chip decides it’s finally time to move out of his mom’s place. But even with the help of Martha and a life coach, he learns that leaving the nest is hard, to say the least. Christine and Ken move into a new place they can call their own, but carpet emergencies and missing kitchen magnets make the transition rockier than expected. And Dale has found kindred spirits with his fellow inhabitants at the RV park.
E1Cat People
Jun 13, 2019
Susan nearly kills Ronald Reagan.
E2Baby Chip
Jun 20, 2019
Chip picks up Pedialyte.
E3Homemakers
Jun 27, 2019
Martha drinks too much sherry and ruins the pot roast.
E4Affirmations
Jul 11, 2019
Dale orders a cheeseburger at a Chinese restaurant.
E5Denver Revisited
Jul 18, 2019
Flammable carpets become a headache for Ken and Christine.
E6Common Room Wake
Jul 25, 2019
Martha's dad falls off the roof while fixing the TV antenna.
E7Housewarming
Aug 1, 2019
A carpet emergency interrupts Christine's wedding plans.
E8Grandma's Day
Aug 8, 2019
Chip wants a life plan.
E9Mrs. Baskets Goes to Sacramento
Aug 15, 2019
Christine's apple pie is not allowed through security.
E10Moving On
Aug 22, 2019
Martha removes her cast; others move on in different ways.
Videos
Storyline
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
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