F is for Family's Finale Sticks the Landing (Series Review) 

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“Don’t slack on your studies bill, you can’t earn a living making people laugh” probably the greatest last line to a show ever

Very glad to see F is for Family being talked about. Wouldn't say it's an underrated series compared to simply not being talked about enough.

I think a lot people don't like this show because they go in thinking it will be silly and wacky like Family Guy or The Simpsons, when it's actually more grounded and gritty in a way. Once you realize what kind of show it is, it's fantastic! I loved the finale

This isn’t the show we wanted, but the show we needed and ended up loving.

"It's a show about trying to mess up your kids a little less than your parents messed you up" Bill Burr actually says this exact thing in one of his netflix specials. He says it pretty much word for word. You can tell that Burr was incredibly hands on with this show, because his philosophy and his outlook on life just oozes out of it. It's one of the reasons I love it.

Bill's arc conclusion (Rossie getting pulled over) was SO uncomfortable to witness for all the right reasons. You could feel the emotion just by the look on his and Rossie's daguther's faces that entire sequence. I was honestly fearing for the worst

Johnny, my take on F is for family is that is is not supposed to be sending messages, but rather is sharing a perspective on family life in the generation that is mostly responsible for our own. As someone who had an older dad (born in 51 and I was born in 92) I recognize alot of the behavior In the show as familiar to my fathers from his early life in the 50s-80s

Okay but Vic’s ending made me so happy. I’m so happy he’s happy, clean, and finally found a purpose in his life ♥️ He won’t feel alone ever again 😁

I felt so dumb that it took me near the end of this season to realise Bill is stand in for Bill Burr himself. When the very end of the show with Frank telling Bill he's funny but too bad you can't make a living off of that.

I love how Kevin was a screw up but still matured in the end

I genuinely didn’t know it was the final season until the last episode last mins in I realised that and it’s a shame wanted to know why gombar is a weirdo

I just finished the season right before this video came out and I audibly said: “Wow that was a good season.” This season, in my opinion, did what many recent shows have not managed to do. Stick to it’s original premise, well and consistently at that. I started watching the show because Bill Burr's name was attached to it but now I’ve come to appreciate it as its own entity.

Frank's character development all the way up to the end of the series was great. I felt bad seeing Bill go from being a good sweet kid to a little bit more of a trouble maker. Vic was my favorite character

I would love for this Show to have a sequel in the 90s and early 2000s showing the Murphy kids all grown up.

I believe that the Kevin being Vic’s son’s father theory was disproven by one of the show’s creators, but don’t quote me on that

One thing I do like about Frank is how much effort he puts into overcoming the biases he has, especially when it comes to his kids. Everything about his kids shows how they deviate from the stereotypes of their gender. -Kevin and Bill despite being boys are very sensitive and if anything, are the ones who need way more emotional support then their sister. -Maureen also has more stereotypically male interests than female interests. She loves computers, math, and gore, and she wanted to wear a male Halloween costume which aren't things that you'd associate with a typical 10 year old girl. She's also not as sensitive as her brothers, with season 5 being the only time we see her be sensitive. And while that doesn't seem bad for us, Frank is a guy who was raised with very sexist and toxic masculinity values. Plus this in the 70's, and yet he doesn't insist that Maureen take up more girly interests, and he's not like Joseph who shamed his daughter for wanting an education. He could've given Maureen shit for being gifted but he didn't. As for Kevin and Bill, even though he's not super understanding of them he does try, not once does he tell them that "men aren't allowed to be soft" and that conversation with Kevin where they talk about their feelings? That's pretty progressive on Frank's part. We also don't ever see Frank be that way with Sue either. His issue with her getting a job wasn't that he thinks women should only be at home, his issue with it was him projecting his own insecurities onto her. Also we never see or hear him judging Sue for having gone to college.

I wish we could've seen how all the kids grow up in the end. I'd love to see what kinda careers they'd have.

F is for Family had a rough start, but honestly it grew to be one of the best shows on Netflix. I hope anyone who can, gives it a try. I also love how the resolution of Season 1 mirrors the resolution of season 5. It had a great run, and despite it being over, I'm glad I caught it.

I would love if you also made a deep dive into Vic's character Arc The last 3 seasons really showed an interesting side of him. I especially love how ready and unregretful he was raising his baby the final season

I loved the whole background thing with Smokey, poking holes due to the holes in his Heart due to Larry being an Albino and given up. As well as the little details when it comes to the show, like the Firemen knowing the Murphy's phone number, Vick having an Addictive personality causing him to become obsessed with anything and everything he gets into, and how Win Win becomes a Crazy Bitch in Prison. Looking forward to your other Videos on the cast, need it.

I love how there’s always stuff in the background that calls back to previous things, characters walking around and things you can blink and you’ll miss. Like seeing Smokey’s albino son (and also literally the Jeffery dahmer thing)

Frank and Kevins conversation at the bowling alley might be my favorite scene in the series

Wait, the series is finished!?!? I loved the show but I personally wasn't satisfied with the final epsodes. I remember telling myself "well time to wait another year"

One of my friends worked on this as a cleanup artist! It was thrilling seeing her name in the credits! It's one of her first big projects!

I really loved F is for Family because I know my parents were raised in a similar manner during the 70s. While I don’t always see eye to eye with my family, it’s gratifying to know that no family is perfect and we should learn from one another despite generational differences.

I actually realy liked how disconeected the season 3 final was. Realy showed how much Bill went under the radar of his family and basicly got neglected by them. Might not be perfect from a "technical" point of view, but I think it was intentional and worked well

I just finished the entire series, I can't believe how underrated this show is. The characters have so many layers, the writing is hilarious. This show is a must watch

I really wish they made more seasons, I've enjoyed the show from the beginning, but the past 2 seasons (in my opinion) were fantastic, and the show was really meeting it's potential and I just don't want it to end so soon after it got really really good I hope in future videos you talk about Rosie and Pogo

I was tearing up, man I'll miss this show. The character development throughout the series was amazing. You can even notice Bill's attitude change in the intro.

I would LOVE more F is for Family content from this channel, especially going over the individual character relationships, even characters like Vic or Pogo, this show did such a good job at fleshing out fully formed side characters that are so interesting with how they relate to the Murphys

When I woke up this morning and binged the entirety of season five I immediately went on RU-vid looking for a Johnny 2 Cellos video talking about any other aspect of the show. By the end of my workday I had been rewarded

Just finished the series finale. When the phone rang I was like 'Just pick it up and hang it back up, Frank' But he did one better by taking it off the hook (been so long since I've dealt with those old phones I actually forgot about taking it off the hook lol) I'm so proud of how Frank has grown as a character. I really think he kept his promise to Sue, that he's not gonna screw up with Megan the way he has with Kevin, Bill and Maureen.

I couldn't agree more. The end of the series felt so triumphant. When he finally blew off the job that was always blowing him off and told his family that dinner with them was important, it made me feel proud of Frank. I look forward to more F is For Family content. My favorite character is Maureen. She's so chaotic!

F is for Family has been a favorite of mine and I think the way they ended the series is beautiful. Both Bojack Horseman and F is for Family were shows that really dug in to the grit of life with a good combination of wdf, funny, and heartful moments. Would love to see character videos for the characters. I especially want to see you cover Vic, that man has lots of talking points. Same with Goomer.

I didn't know this was the finale, now I'm really sad

This is a wonderful show. It season doesn't tie everything into a perfect happy ending, but shows how life goes on and everything will be ok. It was nice seeing the healthiest version of the cast after seeing how dysfunctional the whole neighborhood was for practically the whole show

Johnny's analysis of cartoons is always really good. Im two episodes away from the finale and am enjoying it. Holy cow Goomer and his wife just keep proving to be creepier and creepier

Season 5 was unsatisfying because we only got 8 episodes. I would have loved to see Bill rekindle his relationship with Bridget. There is a lot of stories about the Murphy children I hope will be explored. Maybe if Netflix made a F is for family special set in the mid 80's we can see Kevin, Bill and Maureen as young adults. Great video by the way...

I love the ending to Kevin implying he made the same mistakes of his dad, he "missed" with the one its implied

I had a feeling the kid was Kevin's when Vick's girl was pregnant

My only issue with this show is thats its over, this is definitely my go to comfort show and I think it could have expanded on things more, but honestly I can't deny that the last episode ended beautifully.

A truly underrated show, I feel like you summed up everything perfectly. Especially when you talked about how the last scene of the show tied into the first scene. It was a beautiful full circle moment, and I didn’t realize it until you brought it up. Looking forward to seeing the analysis on each character!

So happy to see such a well made and relatable show get some attention and analysis. There are so many cringy, near pointless, unfunny adult shows streaming now. But when I watched this show I felt not just joy and laughter, but a whole range of feelings.

Anyone thought Frank just wanted his dads approval? Think about it he named his kid after him, if you really hated your parent you wouldn’t name your kid it would you? Unless he felt he had too but I don’t think Frank would be like that.

I’m so glad you’re talking about this series! I think a big reason why a lot of people don’t talk about it is b/c it makes a lot of folks uncomfortable. I know that when I first saw it I kinda had to bear through the parts where Bill was just angry and abusive. I’m so glad I stuck through it, though! You’re spot on about it having heart

Dammit Johnny, now I have another show I have to watch. But seriously, this was great and I can't wait to see more. You had me sold on the show in the first half of the episode.

Oh dang I didn’t expect Johnny to be covering F is For Family, can’t wait to hear y’all talk about it on Cartoons that Curse! Also I love how season 5’s conflict with Frank trying to find meaning in life through his fathers last words, reminds me of Bojack Horseman episode, Free Churro and the ICU tangent he goes on during Bea’s Eulogy

ALSO I loved hearing my parents perspective on this show. My parents would have been a little younger than the Murphy children but their perspective on how this era was in regards to family and social standards is so interesting compared to the show, and I think that's where a lot of its appeal comes from

I loved the parallel to the first episode vs last scene.ugh ♡ You know what that is? Growth

Would love for adult swim to pick up F is for family just like they bought tuca and Bertie they should do the same for f is for family the show fits perfectly for adult swim

It's so nice seeing people talk about this show

For me, this show improved every season. It is nice that it could develop into what it became and finished on its own terms.

I was just telling people how fantastic this final season was! I’m happy they took their time with it it definitely shows

"My name is Jimmy Fitzsimmons" was my favourite gag

Thanks for talking about this show. I feel like it’s criminally unknown in the cartoon community. It helped me cope with my family since my dad is a lot like Frank and my mom is a lot like Sue (which makes sense cuz they grew up during those times). I would love to see a video about Sue, Rosie, and maybe Kevin? I don’t know if you could get a lot of material out of Kevin but he’s my favorite character :) OH! And maybe one on Nguyen Nguyen since I don’t see a lot of people talk about her Great show. I was worried about it being able to have a proper finale and I was glad it got to.

“You know you fine. If I were a biscuit and you were gravy, I’d sop ya” was a legendary line from season 5 😂

At first, I was like “how could they end the show like that? It has to continue!” But after thinking more about it, I realized that that was a very fitting ending to Frank’s arc and how his family is improving and we can assume that they all can grow to be better too

This show was so well done. I would love to see more.

F is for family is one of my favorite shows and I would love for you to do a deep dive into the characters. 😍😁 That final season felt complete

Honestly I really liked it, and even tho I prefer happy endings I get that there going for something more open ended and realistic

What I liked about that final scene is that it showed that Frank had finally changed for good. Throughout the series, Frank would go trough phases were he was happy and doing better, but as soon as something bad happened, he would fly off the handle and go back to his old ways. This final scene shows that he's learned to stick with his changes, instead of going into a rage, he hangs up the phone and focuses on his family. I'm so glad we got to see this permanent change in Frank

F is for Family is my favorite series of the Adult Netflix shows. It was a wholesome show with a family dynamic that was perfect. And for the first time in a long time, like King of the Hill before it, we got a father that wasn't stupid for jokes sake, Frank is a human being and like any human he isn't perfect. Hell look at Vick's story. That was some character development.

Anything more on this series is always welcome. Fantastic show and a spot on analysis!

Just that ending was so perfect. It truly gave me joy this holiday season

The theory of Kevin being Vick’s baby’s real father was the FIRST thing I thought when I saw Vick holding a baby. I don’t think it really is Kevin’s but it’s a fun theory!

Very excited to hear more content from this show is coming! It’ll help fill the space since the show is over now

I was surprised how truly sad I was when the show ended.

i love each of the neighbors in this series (goomer, vic, Bonfiglio's)!! even though id say these characters provided some of the best laughs, they had comedic but visible depth towards the murphy's and their own progressions. id love to see your take on this!

“Kevin gleans some great advice from this conversation (with his father) .... (Frank) realizes he can’t find meaning through his fathers experiences” I know it’s not exactly the same, but those two statements so close to each other seemed pretty funny to me

I haven’t even watched the video yet and I’m so thankful for it. This show is so criminally underrated, and while it has its flaws it deserves so much more appreciation for its absolutely fantastic writing. In terms of realistically portrayed intergenerational trauma and family disfunction, I’d place it right around the likes of Bojack Horsemen, Moral Orel, and The Venture Bros.

Before I watch the video, I wanted to say I'm glad someone made a video on the Finale I feel like I'm the only one who kept up with this show and it felt nice to watch all the way through I'll ALSO say that it felt a bit abrupt. Didn't really have that "finale" conclusion feeling that gives me the warm feeling. It was a nice end to a story arc, however. I was in the middle on it but it didn't do anything wrong, so I'm alright with it.

Please do more content about this show! I love your analysis and this show deserves more attention.

I was really sad that it ended. But I also kinda love that the whole thing is just a year in this family’s life, and a year in the 1970s as a whole. This show was hilarious but it also had a great coming of age vibe. I hope Bill gets to make more stuff like this.

This is a show I did NOT expect to love, but now I’m ultimately obsessed with it. It’s like Bojack Horseman, but if Bojack actually learned his lessons and reached some sort of positive growth after all he’d been through.

I love this show, kinda struggled with the Franks Dad storyline.. but the show pulled through

The final scene was great, the finale itself left me hoping there’d be more. Probably cuss I didn’t look at the episode list ahead of time and still thought it was gonna be 10 episodes long like the last couple of seasons. Some aspects seemed a little rush. Like I think Sue’s brother both times was a little too quick to forgive her, and as u said, they did stuff with Maureen but her arc seemed incomplete. But as far as getting to that ending scene, I think all 5 seasons made it feel earned. I loved this show since season one and bummed to see it end. But I guess I rather see it end with me wanting more as opposed to it going on and on and me wanting it fo stop.

This has been one of my favorite shows in a long time. I like that even though Sue and especially Frank, get so preoccupied or angry that it affects the kids, they still care about them and love them. Frank didn’t know how to handle each of his children, and at first discouraged their behavior. But as time went on he grew, and started accepting how they were. A lot of adult cartoons with a stubborn angry father take the route of having him be a complete asshole to his family for comedic purpose, (family guy, modern simpsons, American dad) but Frank has genuine love for his wife and children, even if he sometimes doesn’t know how to show it. When he fucks up he feels regret and does what he can to make it right. He realizes that he can’t let the way his father treated him growing up be how he treats his own family. He’s a man that isn’t the best at showing his emotions, but he tries to do better.

Thank you so much for making this video! I have no idea how long I’ve waited for this!

I found the show by accident and fell in LOVE with it. I'm not a fan of Bill Burrs comedy but he killed it in this show

The characters felt real. Which out of any family show is actually rare. There wasn't drama for the sake of it. It was life crashing hard on the people in F is for Family which helps really drive. Of course the jokes and comedic timings help.

I have loved this show for so long. It's nice to finally hear someone talk about it.

I’m so happy you’re finally doing a video on this show!

So glad to see you talking about F Is For Family. It’s one of my favorite shows and doesn’t get the attention it deserves. I would like to point out however that Michael Price has confirmed multiple times that Vic Jr. is not Kevin’s son. He is 100% Vic’s.

So pleased you made video on this- especially this season. Please do more on the characters 😋

I literally just came here after finally binging the series. Wish I hadn't slept on it. Holy shit, this deserves so many more seasons!

Can't wait for more videos on this show! I dont know if it's just me but I almost felt that f is for family is the spiritual successor to king of the hill as an adult animation that deals with family themes while also delivering a personal snapshot of the cultural setting of the creators background.

Saw this video in my recommended, clicked on it out of curiosity despite having never watched F is for Family. Gunna binge it now, thanks a bunch 👍

Love that you made a video about F is for family

I dig how you analyze good shows that are gems but not mainstream. I have binged on each season ever since this show came out.

I absolutely LOVE F is for Family. It reminds me of when I was a child. I would have been around Maureen's age. I remember getting our very first answering machine. It was huge, with double cassette. 😂 I'm glad I grew up in the 70's and 80's. Thanks for the fun video! I look forward to the in depth character videos. God Bless You. 🥰😎🙏

This show does not get half of the attention that it deserves but I honestly think that is what made it so special. I love how it had moments that made me roll on the floor laughing but also some that made me shed a few tears. I also really think the 70s were an interesting decade and I loved seeing how they portrayed it. I really liked how they mirrored the first scene during the last moments and show not only how much Frank has changed as a character, but everyone else as well. I have a soft side for family sitcoms and this one just made my heart so full. I’m going to miss it so much.

Can't wait for those videos I love your character analysis videos!

Definitely needs to see more about this show. It is honestly amazing at achieving what it set out achieve and it's not being talk about nearly enough

This is absolutely one of my all time favorite shows. I've watched it over all the way through at least 30 times, It's my comfort show (playing on my TV now). I really hope you do more videos about this show. I was so sad to see the final season only getting 8 episodes, so now I'm youtube watching other people talk about it. Please do one about Bill's story. He's got a lot of story and development to him, and he's really seen some messed up things that for sure had a hand in molding him.

I absolutely adored this show in it's entirety, and the ending was so..... Perfect for what the show is. Honestly, I identify Way More than I like with Frank, especially in regards to trying to salvage myself from the relationship I had/have with my dad. The parallels are... Disconcerting.

looking at season 1 I see it as raw, It doesn't have as much spunk as the later seasons but it's a good way to convey just what exactly family life was back in the 70s. Dads were angry, housewives were underappreciated, these are things of the time and I believe that first seasons illustrates that beautifully in the first season.

I would love more videos on this show! I was really excited when I seen you post a video on it, I just wanted to finish the 5th season before I watched this.

I remember a few years ago glancing and seeing the title but never gave it any thought. Fast forward to a week ago, not even sure why or how I started watching it and immediately fell in love with it and binge watched all 5 seasons. Now am telling all my friends about it.

The chet arc was one of the first times I realized the writing on this show was actually something special. It gave me chills multiple times