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Duncanville (TV series)

American animated sitcom TV series

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authorityQ63871385 ↗
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Duncanville is an American animated sitcom created by Amy Poehler, Mike Scully, and Julie Scully for the Fox Broadcasting Company that premiered in the United States on February 16, 2020. The series features the voices of Poehler, Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Zach Cherry, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro, Rashida Jones, Joy Osmanski, and Wiz Khalifa.

In June 2022, Fox ended the series after three seasons, with previously unaired episodes being burnt off on October 18, 2022 on Hulu; 39 episodes were produced.

Premise

Duncanville centers on the life of Duncan Harris, an average 15-year-old boy, who is always one step away from making a bad decision. Duncan lives with his family, which includes his mother, Annie, a meter maid, who dreams of being a detective someday and always has to watch Duncan to keep him from screwing up; his father, Jack, who tries to be a better father figure to Duncan than his own father was to him; his younger 12-year-old sister Kimberly, who is an awkward and angsty tween going through normal teen phases; and his other sister Jing, an adopted intelligent five-year-old Asian, who is always giving Duncan advice. Mia is Duncan's on-and-off crush. Other recurring characters include Mr. Mitch, a teacher at the school, who works a series of other jobs; Duncan's friends, Yangzi, Bex, and Wolf; the Harris' neighbor, Helen Diggins; Jack's mean-spirited father Dick; and Annie's con-man brother, Stan Theman.

Cast

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Amy Poehler as:

Duncan Harris, an average teen, is average in every way and has a dream world where he is everything. He has a crush on Mia and refers to his best friends for advice and help.

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