The in-laws and I just watched one of the worst things I’ve ever seen–PBS’s
Click and Clack’s As The Wrench Turns. They should have named it As The Stomach
Turns. OK, that’s not that funny, but neither is the show. They took what was
one of my favorite radio shows (Car Talk) and made a mockery of it in its first
two episodes. Did I mention this show is in cartoon form? Sheesh.
Note to PBS, the plot of your pilot should not be about saving the show from
cancellation. Also, don’t make the second show about Outsourcing the radio
show to India. The first episode barely had the brothers Tappet in it and focused
more on the secondary (one-dimensional) characters. The second episode was
full of offensive jokes and low-blow humor. Stupid stupid stupid. I can hear
this show getting cancelled already.
My father-in-law turned to me and said, they should’ve had you write this. Shame on you, NPR and PBS.
