Synopsis
Baskets (2016), Season 1 — watch online on iFILM. Ten episodes of FX's deadpan tragicomedy, where Chip Baskets flunks out of a Paris clown academy over a language exam and drags himself back home to Bakersfield.
What follows is a season about chasing a dream that was never going to work out. Chip takes a job as a rodeo clown, fights his twin brother and his mother for scraps of approval, and strikes up an odd, tender friendship with Martha, an insurance adjuster who keeps showing up. The stories stay small and painful: an Easter brunch curdles into a family fight, a road trip for "cowboy justice" goes sideways, and by the finale Chip hits rock bottom. No laugh track, no easy jokes — just awkward silence and the occasional curly fry.
Zach Galifianakis plays both Baskets brothers, and Louie Anderson won an Emmy as their mother Christine. Created by Galifianakis, Louis C.K. and Jonathan Krisel, this is sad-clown comedy for people who like their humor bruised. Stream Baskets Season 1 online on iFILM.
10 episodes
S1·E1Renoir
A strong command of French is needed to really excel in French Clown School, which Chip Baskets finds out the hard way.
S1·E2Trainee
Chip takes a new clown under his wing at the rodeo. Mad clown love ensues.
S1·E3Strays
One of Martha's best friends is murdered and Chip comes to her aid.
S1·E4Easter in Bakersfield
Family drama brews over Easter brunch in Bakersfield.
S1·E5Uncle Dad
As Dale attempts to make a good deal on some furniture he leaves his daughters in Chip's care.
S1·E6DJ Twins
All the free bottled water in the world can't soften the sting of rejection during an evening with the family.
S1·E7Cowboys
Eddie drags Chip and Martha on a road trip to deliver some cowboy justice.
S1·E8Sugar Pie
Chip takes a sugar pie to his book club meeting.
S1·E9Picnic
Chip follows a turtle around Paris and meets Penelope.
S1·E10Family Portrait
Mom adjusts to her new life as a diabetic, Dale learns cacti only need to be watered once a year and Chip hits rock bottom. On the plus side, there are curly fries down there.
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