Dicktown (TV series)

Dicktown is an American adult animated sitcom created and written by John Hodgman and David Rees for FXX. Hodgman and Rees also star, and serve as executive producers alongside Matt Thompson. The show's concept has been described as a mix of "a little Encyclopedia Brown, a little Scooby-Doo, and a lot of heart."

The first season premiered on July 9, 2020, as a weekly segment on the third season of Cake. The second season began airing as a standalone series on March 3, 2022.

Premise
The series is set in the fictional North Carolina town of Richardsville (nicknamed "Dicktown"), where John Hunchman (voiced by Hodgman) solves mysteries for local teenagers, assisted by his former bully David Purefoy (Rees).

Richardsville is based on Rees' hometown of Chapel Hill. The Lunch Hut diner in the show is based on Sutton's Drug Store, a character is named for Culbreth Middle School, and another is named for Purefoy Road where Rees attended pre-school.

Main

 * John Hodgman as John Hunchman
 * David Rees as David Purefoy

Recurring

 * Ronald Peet as Tucker
 * Stephen Tobolowsky as John’s Dad
 * Jon Glaser as Mark Tagliano
 * Obehi Janice as Heather Culbreath
 * Amy Sedaris as Giovanna
 * Heather Lawless as Jen the Waitress
 * Anna Akana as Meg
 * Griffin Newman as Lance
 * Kristen Schaal as Kendra
 * Paul F. Tompkins as Loafer Toeknuckle
 * Janie Haddad Tompkins as Emma Bowers
 * Jean Grae as Monica

Guest

 * Zach Galifianakis as Charlie
 * Amber Nash as Marinello
 * Janet Varney as Tracey
 * Lovie Simone
 * Lauren Ashley Smith as Croquet Player
 * Sarah Vowell
 * Mike Mitchell
 * Jo Firestone
 * Aimee Mann

Production
Animation for the series is provided by Floyd County Productions.

Release
Dicktown premiered on July 9, 2020, as part of FXX's anthology series Cake, with ten segments airing throughout its third season; these segments were also released as standalone episodes for streaming on Hulu, categorized as season 1.

The second season of Dicktown – its first as a standalone series on linear television – premiered on March 3, 2022, on FXX in the United States and Canada, with two segments airing in a 30-minute block each week for five weeks.

Season 1 (2020)
The first season aired as a segment on Cake.

Critical reception
Joel Keller of Decider wrote, "Dicktown is not only funny, it tells a pretty good story of two guys who should have grown up a long time ago but for one reason or another they just haven’t. But, bless them, they keep trying." Steve Greene of IndieWire asserted, "Amid the bevy of recurring animated series that make up some of the most memorable Cake filling, Dicktown may well be the richest. John Hodgman and David Rees’ sharp spin on a boy detective all grown up and living in his North Carolina hometown is effortlessly entertaining."