''Beef House'' is an American

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created by and starring

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and Eric Wareheim. The series premiered on

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on March 30, 2020. The series is a

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of 1980s and 1990s American family

s, featuring Wareheim and

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as a married suburban couple who live with the former's best friend (Heidecker) and a trio of eccentric men. On January 1, 2021, Tim and Eric hosted a watch-along of '' Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie''. As part of it, they mentioned that they had already written a second season of ''Beef House'', but that any potential production would be delayed indefinitely due to the

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. On August 8, 2021, Heidecker announced that although scripts have been written, Adult Swim has no plans in renewing the series for a second season.

Premise

Eric Wareheim plays Eric, a put-upon suburbanite who is married to Detective Megan (Sigler), a high-strung police detective with whom he shares a largely one-sided and acrimonious relationship characterized by her openly expressing her disdain for him and her attraction to other men. Living with Eric are his best friend, Tim (Heidecker), an Army veteran and aspiring

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ian, and a trio of middle-aged to elderly men: foul-mouthed handyman Ron Austar, psychic Tennessee Luke, and pervert Ben Hur. Each episode functions as a parody of the conventions of the traditional American family sitcom, beginning with traditional plotlines and story setups—such as an old friend coming to visit or trying to impress a neighbor—that are subverted as the episodes descend into absurdity and chaos.

Cast

as Tim * Eric Wareheim as Eric *

as Detective Megan Dungerson *Ron Austar as Ron *Tennessee Winston Luke Fortenberry III as Tennessee Luke *Ben Hur as Ben Hur *Kannon Hicks as Boro * Devin Mills as Lana * Michael Bowen as Brad *

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as Eric's Mother

Episodes

Critical reception

Reviewing series premiere "Army Buddy Brad", Randall Colburn of ''

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'' gave the episode an A−, praising the aesthetic and its storytelling for capturing the absurdity of 1990s American family sitcoms.

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* {{Adult Swim original programming 2020 American television series debuts 2020 American television series endings 2020s American parody television series 2020s American sitcoms American English-language television shows Adult Swim original programming Television series by Abso Lutely Productions Television series by Williams Street Television series created by Tim Heidecker Television series set in 2020 Television shows set in Florida