The New Norm

The New Norm
Genre
Created by
  • Akiva Prell
  • Sophia Prell
Developed byJosé Behar
Voices of
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Running time1–3 minutes
Original release
NetworkX (formerly Twitter)
ReleaseJune 25, 2024 (2024-06-25) –
present

The New Norm is an American adult animated sitcom created by Akiva and Sophia Prell, and developed by José Behar. Developed and marketed as "The First Animated Sit-Com [sic] on X", the series premiered with a three-minute pilot on June 25, 2024. JP Sears stars as the titular Norm, alongside a voice cast also including Dave Rubin and Larry Elder.[1][2][3]

This show is described as All in the Family meets South Park.

Synopsis

The series chronicles the life of Norm (JP Sears), a conservative man whose life is turned upside down when Chaz (Dave Rubin), a non-binary influencer is sent to live with his family in an attempt to "re-educate" Norm.

Cast and characters

Much of the series' voice cast is uncredited.

Main

  • JP Sears as Norm, a right-wing trophy shop worker who is opposed to the increasingly "woke" nature of America
  • Dave Rubin as Chaz, a non-binary influencer who moves in with Norm and his family as a form of parole to re-educate him
  • Larry Elder as Charlie, Norm's like-minded best friend and boss
  • Uncredited as Chloe, Norm's left-wing daughter who immediately develops an infatuation for Chaz
  • Uncredited as Janice, Norm's pacifistic wife who attempts to keep peace during family arguments
  • Uncredited as OMNI, an AI robot in Norm's tracking anklet programmed to call out any of Norm's statements it judges to be offensive

Guests

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal release date
S1E1"Pilot"June 25, 2024 (2024-06-25)
Norm, a staunchly conservative man, has been placed under temporary house arrest with a tracking anklet controlled by the artificial intelligence OMNI after complaining to his daughter Chloe's school board for teaching her about gender theory. As he laments that his favorite beer has been given a rainbow design on the can in support of the LGBTQ+ community, he learns that Chloe's new love interest Chaz, a non-binary influencer who owns a non-binary dog named Billie, will be staying at the house, and that he will be released on conditional parole after Chaz "re-educates" him as part of a new government program. In the end, Elon Musk arrives to celebrate X as "the home of free speech" with the characters in a short musical number, after which Norm's wife Janice announces the family has received tickets to Walt Disney World, much to Norm's horror.
S1E2"Electile Dysfunction"October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
Norm and his like-minded best friend and boss Charlie are on one side of a crowd opposite Chaz and Chloe at a rally hosted by Donald Trump and Elon Musk. Musk saves Trump from an assassination attempt by Hillary Clinton before the two men leave aboard a SpaceX Starship. Chloe and Chaz attempt to leave aboard an Amazon rocket piloted by a "DEI hire" (appearing as a drag queen) and end up fighting with Norm and Charlie over how they are all stuck with each other. Vladimir Putin reveals that turning Americans against each other was part of his master plan to destroy America, but the DEI hire soon crashes into his estate, killing him. With the threat of Russia against America resolved, Chloe and Chaz begin searching for Billie, unaware that the dog is on the Starship with Trump and Musk, dancing to an AI EDM song.
S1E3"War Games"November 5, 2024 (2024-11-05)
While Norm, Charlie, Chloe, and Chaz are watching 2024 presidential election news, Janice turns off the TV and encourages everyone to get along. Instead, the group argues, criticizing each other's chosen candidates and political parties. Two scenarios then play out, revealing that, no matter which side wins, the opposing side will riot, leading to all Americans ultimately losing.
S1E5"Memecoin Episode - Memecoin Millionaire"February 19, 2025 (2025-02-19)

Part 1: In light of Donald Trump successfully launching the virtual currency Memecoin, Chaz, lamenting the failure of their "Wokecoin", challenges Norm to see if a virtual currency based on him can outcompete their variation. As soon as "Normcoin" is created, it skyrockets in value to over $1 million.

Part 2: Norm realizes his memecoin is worth millions. Unfortunately, he forgot his password and cannot redeem the money. The episode ends with a message encouraging the audience not to buy Normcoin, as it will give Norm "FOMO".

Note: This episode was released in two-parts.

Reception

Writing for UnHerd, Gareth Roberts praised the "well designed" characters and "decent voice performances", but otherwise criticised the show, saying "it is not just terrible but flesh-creepingly awful. The jokes, such as they are, all crash like bags of tools being dropped down a lift shaft". He would also go on to criticize the "cringe-inducing" homage to X (Twitter) owner Elon Musk, and described the show as "like a progressive’s idea of what conservative humour might be".[4]

Jacob Weindling of Splinter called it "bigoted babybrained bullshit" and "a perfect window into the low-grade conservative comedian mind".[5]

References

  1. ^ Schwarz, John (2024-06-26). "Check Out "The New Norm Show", The First Animated Sitcom On X.com". Bubbleblabber. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  2. ^ "'The New Norm' Animated Sitcom Mocks LGBTQ+ People: VIDEO - Comic Sands". www.comicsands.com. Retrieved 2025-06-19.
  3. ^ Crimmins, Tricia (June 27, 2024). "Anti-woke animated sitcom 'The New Norm' manages to cram 4 years of right-wing grievances into 4-minute pilot". The Daily Dot.
  4. ^ "The New Norm: another failed anti-woke comedy". UnHerd. Archived from the original on November 27, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  5. ^ Weindling, Jacob (June 27, 2024). "Is There a Single Funny Conservative Comedian?". Splinter. Archived from the original on August 2, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
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