The Great North

Name: The Great North
Genre: Comedy, Animation
Released: January 3, 2021
Rating: 77

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FOX | Release Date: January 3, 2021

Summary: The animated comedy set in Alaska follows the Tobin family led by single father Beef (voiced by Nick Offerman) and his children: Judy (voiced by Jenny Slate), Wolf (voiced by Will Forte), Ham (voiced by Paul Rust), and Moon (voiced by Aparna Nancherla).

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation

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Darren Franich

Jan 29, 2021

Season 1 Review: It's a straightforward family-sitcom dynamic, loaded up with endearing eccentricity. ... These are rich characters in absurd situations full of quotable dialogue. ... The Great North could be one of the norths. Greats, I mean, greats! Read full review

Jack Probst

Sep 23, 2022

Season 3 Review: Its writing is sensitive, thoughtful, and hilarious, the animation is vibrant, and the songs and dance numbers always contain a number of fun visual gags. Read full review

IndieWire Ben Travers

Feb 16, 2021

Season 1 Review: It’s not the superficial links that make “The Great North” a worthy successor to “Bob’s Burgers”; it’s their shared sense of compassion. Read full review

Rob Owen

Jan 1, 2021

Season 1 Review: A winning, offbeat animated comedy. Read full review

Collider Gregory Lawrence

Feb 16, 2021

Season 1 Review: The Great North is comfort viewing of the highest caliber, a glass of the same hot beverage before seeing the same friends at the same place, feeling lovingly ensconced by it all. Read full review

Niv M. Sultan

Feb 12, 2021

Season 1 Review: As it explores the idiosyncrasies of the Tobins and their environment, however, the series starts to display its own distinct charm. Read full review

Daniel Fienberg

Jan 3, 2021

Season 1 Review: Four episodes isn't enough to know if the show will settle for being Bob's Burgers as reimagined by somebody who just watched Northern Exposure. Then again, with memorable characters (captured in that familiar Bento Box Entertainment style), running credit gags and catchy episode-closing songs, I don't think Bob's Burgers as reimagined by somebody who just watched Northern Exposure would be such a bad thing anyway. Read full review

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cantbelieve

Mar 8, 2022

Not three episodes in, and this down-to-earth homage to all things northern (okay, northern American (okay, northern post-colonial Turtle Island)) had already snuggled deeply into my psyche as a warm and reliable comfort. Well done, all.

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kuehnau

Jan 6, 2021

I think the biggest problem with the Great North is it's connection to Bob's Burgers. I suppose given the directors, I was just going to assume the Great North was going to have a similar brand of humor, spoiler alert: it doesn't. While most of Bob's Burgers comedy comes from a sense ofI think the biggest problem with the Great North is it's connection to Bob's Burgers. I suppose given the directors, I was just going to assume the Great North was going to have a similar brand of humor, spoiler alert: it doesn't. While most of Bob's Burgers comedy comes from a sense of relatability in the way the characters talk or interact with one another, it feels very natural, like a conversation you could have in your own home, the Great North's brand of humor feels very forced, we have this family of "wacky" characters, a Father who refuses to accept their Wife left them and instead makes up a story of being eaten alive, a teenage girl who has an imaginary friend with a mind of their own, a younger child who is always wearing little bear PJ's, two older brothers, one of which is engaged. A lot of the jokes fall flat for me; I know they are supposed to be funny, but most of them don't even manage to elicit so much as a smirk from me. I understand that the intent of all of the jokes made at the Father's expense are supposed to be funny, like having a shrine to his ex wife, but it really isn't - Haha, the Father is sad, loney and probably a little insane. What a gut buster. It is probably too early to judge the Great North all that well, I have only seen one episode, but I hope they find their stride soon, because what I saw wasn't all that good, I often found myself just wishing I was watching Bob's Burgers.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Season 5

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  Air Date: February 16, 2025
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  Air Date: January 7, 2024
Season 3

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  Air Date: September 25, 2022
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  Air Date: September 26, 2021
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  Air Date: January 3, 2021