

7.130 minSeason 4 • Episode 8
LatestKenny returns a favor; Stevie offers revisions to Kenny's life story; April considers making a big decision.
Years after he turned his back on his hometown, a burned-out major league ballplayer returns to teach phys ed at his old middle school.
Acting
Danny McBride's committed, unhinged physical comedy.
Writing
Dialogue so wrong it circles back to poetry.
Direction
Jody Hill's sweaty, sun-bleached visual style.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Will Ferrell discovered McBride's early short films and helped pitch the series to HBO, essentially launching his career.
The show predicted the rise of 'failson' media—think Tiger King or The Righteous Gemstones—where American losers become antiheroes years before it dominated streaming.