{"id":48350,"date":"2023-01-12T03:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T08:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=48350"},"modified":"2023-01-12T03:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T08:43:40","slug":"new-fox-workplace-comedy-animal-control-stars-joel-mchale-debuts-thursday-february-16-9pm-on-fox-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/01\/12\/new-fox-workplace-comedy-animal-control-stars-joel-mchale-debuts-thursday-february-16-9pm-on-fox-video\/","title":{"rendered":"New FOX Workplace Comedy, &#8220;Animal Control&#8221; Stars Joel McHale Debuts Thursday, February 16 @ 9PM on FOX [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The all-new workplace comedy, &#8220;<strong><em>Animal Control<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; starring Emmy Award nominee Joel McHale (&#8220;<em>Community<\/em>&#8220;), will premiere Thursday, February 16 (9:00-9:30 PM ET\/PT), following the time period premiere of &#8220;<strong><em>Next Level Chef<\/em><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GH6POSJVdGw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>McHale stars as Frank, an opinionated, eccentric Animal Control officer who may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room. A former cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, which may explain why he&#8217;s so cynical and curmudgeonly. He has an almost superhuman ability to understand animals. Humans&#8230;not so much. Frank is assigned a new partner, Fred &#8220;Shred&#8221; Taylor (newcomer Michael Rowland), an optimistic rookie Animal Control officer. They both report into their sweet-natured and endearingly awkward boss Emily Price (Vella Lovell, <em>Mr. Mayor<\/em>). Amit Patel (Ravi Patel, <em>Master of None<\/em>) and Victoria Sands (Grace Palmer, <em>Shortland Street<\/em>) are also partners in the Animal Control office &#8211; though they could not be more opposite. Rounding out the precinct is veterinarian Dr. Summers (Alvina August,<em> The Boys<\/em>), receptionist Dolores Stubb (Kelli Ogmundson, <em>Cavendish<\/em>), and Templeton Dudge (Gerry Dee, <em>Mr. D<\/em>), an Animal Control officer from a neighboring precinct with a real chip on his shoulder.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1865628128\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Animal Control<\/em> is produced by FOX Entertainment Studios and executive-produced by Bob Fisher (<em>Wedding Crashers, Sirens, The Moodys<\/em>), Rob Greenberg (<em>Frasier, How I Met Your Mother, The Moodys<\/em>), Dan Sterling (<em>Long Shot, The Interview, Girls, The Office, King of the Hill<\/em>), Tad Quill (<em>Scrubs, The Moodys<\/em>) and McHale.<\/p>\n<p>\r\n      <table id=\"tmdb-pro\">\r\n        <tbody>\r\n          <tr>\r\n            <td class=\"tmdb-pro-poster\" width=\"20%\" rowspan=\"3\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100%\" src=\"https:\/\/image.tmdb.org\/t\/p\/w300_and_h450_bestv2\/\/h2dXm0CXMkycA9LrZbXMUD8SuTL.jpg\"><\/td>\r\n            <td>\r\n              <h3><b>Animal Control<\/b><\/h3>\r\n            <\/td>\r\n          <\/tr>\r\n          <tr><td><span><b>Network:<\/b> FOX<\/span><span><b>Genre:<\/b> Comedy<\/span><span><b>Seasons:<\/b> 4<\/span><span><b>Episodes:<\/b> 43<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><h5><b>Overview<\/b><\/h5><p>A group of local animal control workers&#039; lives are complicated by the fact that animals are simple, but humans are not. Leading the crew is Frank, an opinionated, eccentric animal control officer who may not have gone to college but is still the most well-read person in the room. In his past life as\u00a0a cop, Frank tried to expose corruption in his department, but his efforts got him fired, leaving him cynical and curmudgeonly. 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