‘Universal Basic Guys’ Is Moronic and Dated: TV Review
variety.comAramide Tinubu Created by real-life siblings Adam and Craig Malamut, and set in the fictional town of Glantontown, N.J., the animated “Universal Basic Guys” revolves around Mark and Hank Hoagies, two brothers both voiced by Adam Malamut.
After being laid off from the local hot dog factory and being inducted into a new basic income program, Mark and Hank have plenty of time on their hands to spend their $3,000 monthly checks on high jinks and foolishness.
While the premise is interesting enough, the show is stuffed with tiresome jokes that fail to pack a punch. “Universal Basic Guys” opens with Mark questioning the portrait he’s purchased as a birthday present for his wife, Tammy (Talia Genevieve).
After Tammy receives a luxurious spa certificate from a doctor she works with at the hospital, Mark decides the only way to over-shadow the plastic surgeon’s gift is to buy her an exotic animal.
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