Scripted series · FX
Baskets
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Zach Galifianakis
Chip Baskets / Dale Baskets
40 eps
Martha Kelly
Martha Brooks
40 eps
Louie Anderson
Christine Baskets
40 eps
Sabina Sciubba
Penelope
12 eps
Ernest Adams
Eddie
16 eps
Mary Wiseman
Trinity
5 eps
Brett Loudermilk
Mouse
2 eps
Eva La Dare
Cypher
4 eps
Tobias Jelinek
Morpheus
3 eps
Aaron Hill
Sebastian
3 eps
Americus Abesamis
Suburban Officer #1
2 eps
Christopher Wonder
Tank
2 eps
Tom Proctor
Bingo the Clown
5 eps
Chris McLaughlin
Cowboy Steve
4 eps
Ruby Matenko
Bella
2 eps
Noah Ziggy James
Luke
3 eps
Julien Heron
Julien
2 eps
Miles Anderson
Professor Henri
2 eps
Malia Pyles
Sarah Baskets
11 eps
Julia Rose
Crystal
11 eps
Maree Cheatham
Maggie
10 eps
Alex Morris
Ken
20 eps
Adam Zastrow
Juggalo
2 eps
Dan Gilvezan
Marcus / Announcer
3 eps
Rocky McDonald
Cowboy Rick
3 eps
Ivy Jones
Grandma
4 eps
Ellen D. Williams
Nicole
8 eps
David Hornsby
Pastor
2 eps
Roger V. Burton
Martha's Father
3 eps
Heather Olt
Coach Hillridge
2 eps
Garry Clemmons
Cody
6 eps
Jason Clemmons
Logan
5 eps
Julie Ariola
Wanda
6 eps
Darcy Shean
Nan
6 eps
John O'Leary
Edwin
3 eps
Eve Brenner
Mrs. Brooks
6 eps
Rozalun Browne
Trish
3 eps
Karen Maruyama
Ginny
3 eps
Nancy Berggren
Enid
3 eps
Lyric Lewis
Monica
5 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Baskets actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Baskets reads strongest on Humour, Character Depth and Bingeability.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The story
What it's about
Chip Baskets wants to follow his dream of being a French clown—however, reality keeps interfering. Saddled with financial difficulties and facing an impenetrable language barrier, he moves back home to Bakersfield with high hopes. There, he is forced to confront his past while working as a rodeo clown and competing with his siblings for his mother's approval and affection.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 40 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
201610 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S01E04 Easter in Bakersfield
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
201710 episodes
8.4IMDbThe Baskets family is at its most fragile. After losing his wife and rodeo job, Chip jumps on a train to get out of Bakersfield, but a gang of gutter punks, the police and an unexpected tragedy drag him back into the drama he tried to escape.
Best episode · S02E08 Funeral
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
201810 episodes
7.8IMDbNothing brings a family together like a family business—or at least that was the plan. Welcome to the Baskets Family Rodeo, where Christine is the President and CEO despite never having seen a rodeo before. Chip has his first full-time gig since Arby’s, but can barely transfer a phone call, let alone recruit much-needed clowns. And even though Dale is the only one in the family who has run a business, he can’t get anyone to listen to him—his family, the employees, or the horses.
Best episode · S03E01 Wild Horses
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
201910 episodes
8.3IMDbAfter 49 years, Chip decides it’s finally time to move out of his mom’s place. But even with the help of Martha and a life coach, he learns that leaving the nest is hard, to say the least. Christine and Ken move into a new place they can call their own, but carpet emergencies and missing kitchen magnets make the transition rockier than expected. And Dale has found kindred spirits with his fellow inhabitants at the RV park.
Best episode · S04E06 Common Room Wake
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S04E10
Moving On
Martha removes her cast; others move on in different ways.
S04E04
Affirmations
Dale orders a cheeseburger at a Chinese restaurant.
S01E03
Strays
One of Martha's best friends is murdered and Chip comes to her aid.
S04E02
Baby Chip
Chip picks up Pedialyte.
S04E01
Cat People
Susan nearly kills Ronald Reagan.
- Directed by Jonathan Krisel
- Written by Jonathan Krisel
S04E03
Homemakers
Martha drinks too much sherry and ruins the pot roast.
- Written by Samuel D. Hunter
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Jonathan Krisel
Creator
Zach Galifianakis
Creator
Louis C.K.
Showrunner
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Dave Becky
Executive producer
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M. Blair Breard
Executive producer
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Anna Dokoza
Executive producer
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Marc Gurvitz
Executive producer
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Andrea Pett-Joseph
Executive producer
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Danica Radovanov
Writer
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Theresa Mulligan
Writer
Karen Kilgariff
Writer
Rebecca Drysdale
Writer
Graham Wagner
Writer
Samuel D. Hunter
Writer
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John Levenstein
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Rachele Lynn
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Dave BeckyExecutive Producer
- Sally Sue BeiselProducer
- Allyce OzarskiProducer
- M. Blair BreardExecutive Producer
- Zach GalifianakisExecutive Producer
- Anna DokozaExecutive Producer
Writing
- Danica RadovanovWriter
- Theresa MulliganWriter
- Karen KilgariffWriter
- Rebecca DrysdaleWriter
- Jonathan KriselWriter
- Graham WagnerWriter
Direction
- Jonathan KriselDirector
Cinematography
- Giles DunningDirector of Photography
- Joe MeadeDirector of Photography
- Christian SprengerDirector of Photography
Music
- Joshua MoshierOriginal Music Composer
- Andrew BirdOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
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