"Andy Barker, P.I." (2007) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Creators:

Jonathan Groff
Conan O'Brien

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

An accountant moves into an office formerly owned by a private investigator and begins picking up side work as a private eye, after clients looking for the office's previous occupant inquire about his services.

Plot Keywords:

Accountant | Private Detective | Acronym In Title | Character Name In Title

Cast

Andy Richter	...	Andy Barker (6 episodes, 2007)
Clea Lewis	...	Jenny Barker (6 episodes, 2007)
Harve Presnell	...	Lew Staziak (6 episodes, 2007)
Tony Hale	...	Simon (6 episodes, 2007)
Marshall Manesh	...	Wally (6 episodes, 2007)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Company:

Red Pulley Productions

Trivia:

Episode titles (except the pilot) spoof the titles of well-known mystery novels and movies.

Terrible...simply TERRIBLE

APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!

Actually,this show has only run three episodes so far(so for all I know,this show might go downhill after all),but after having seen these shows,I LIKE like like the potential this show has.

Likable accountant Andy BArker(Andy Richter,returning to NBC as himself,somewhat)moves his business into an empty lot in a strip mall,only to find out that the business that was there--a Private Investigator's office--still seems to draw clientèle. Presented with the chance to earn extra money to supplement his secure accounting job,he casts aside his apprehensions and misgivings about chasing leads and following clues and takes on being a "Private Dick".

The group of people helping him out are a motley bunch: Simon(Tony Hale,great in "Arrested Development"),a wildly imaginative video store manager,WAlly(Marshall Manesh),the owner of a nearby deli who is a surveillance whiz,Nicole,the secretary he "inherits" when his first case gets her fired from her previous job and Lew(HArve Presnell,gruff one-time musical leading man),the P.I. himself,a gruff old gentleman who's retired but still around to mentor the accountant-cum-gumshoe. In the background is supportive but pensive wife Jenny(Clea Duvall),who seems to lose her apprehensions about her hubby's newfound side work as quickly as he has.

Produced by Andy's old sidekick/pal Conan O'Brien,it really has the LOOK of something that would have Mr. O'Brien's sensibilities:absurd situations,dry-to-madcap humor and plenty of situational background music that sounds lifted STRAIGHT out of 70s detective/cop shows. Since I've always appreciated Conan's show,this is good. Given the fact that Andy's last two shows were punched out early,here's hoping that NBC(And given their current love for Mr.O'Brien,I can't see why not)will give this show as long a chance as possible,because this sitcom has a great,funny ironic attitude,something that non-animated T.V. comedy seems to be in short supply.