Tires (2024)
TV show · 2024 · Comedy · English
Curator score: 3.3/10 (20.4K ratings)
At his father's auto shop, a hapless manager strives to improve customer service and drive profits while keeping his troublemaking cousin in line.
Ratings:
- Curator score: 3.3/10
- IMDb: 7.6/10
- Rotten Tomatoes: 58%
- Metacritic: 48
- TMDB: 6.4/10
Production: Rough House Pictures, Dad Sick Productions, AGI Entertainment Media & Management
Cast: Steve Gerben, Shane Gillis, Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, Thomas Haden Church
Where to watch: Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict: A scrappy, low-key workplace comedy with a strong hangout vibe and a few very funny bits, but it’s intentionally rough around the edges and can feel thin if you want sharper plotting or broader emotional range. Worth a try for fans of crude, deadpan, small-scale comedies; less so if you need consistent narrative momentum.
Best for: Fans of awkward, male-bonding workplace comedies; Viewers who like crude, deadpan, low-stakes humor; People open to a loose, sketch-adjacent sitcom feel; Audiences who enjoy short, bingeable half-hour comedies
Skip if: You want polished, high-concept comedy; You dislike bro-y, vulgar, or intentionally abrasive humor; You need strong season-long story arcs; You prefer ensemble comedies with broader emotional warmth
Overview: Season 1 establishes the formula quickly, and Season 2 continues in the same lane rather than reinventing it, so the show works best as a casual watch rather than a must-follow narrative. If you like your comedies a little ragged, a little mean, and very unpretentious, it’s a solid mixed-bag recommendation.
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Topics: workplace comedy, crude humor, hangout sitcom, bro comedy, low-stakes, deadpan, blue-collar, bingeable, modern
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Overview At his father's auto shop, a hapless manager strives to improve customer service and drive profits while keeping his troublemaking cousin in line.
Ratings
Curator score: 3.3/10
IMDb: 7.6/10
Rotten Tomatoes: 58%
Metacritic: 48
TMDB: 6.4/10
Production Rough House Pictures, Dad Sick Productions, AGI Entertainment Media & Management
Cast Steve Gerben, Shane Gillis, Chris O'Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, Thomas Haden Church
Where to watch Netflix, Netflix Standard with Ads
Curator Review
Verdict
A scrappy, low-key workplace comedy with a strong hangout vibe and a few very funny bits, but it’s intentionally rough around the edges and can feel thin if you want sharper plotting or broader emotional range. Worth a try for fans of crude, deadpan, small-scale comedies; less so if you need consistent narrative momentum.
Best for
Fans of awkward, male-bonding workplace comedies
Viewers who like crude, deadpan, low-stakes humor
People open to a loose, sketch-adjacent sitcom feel
Audiences who enjoy short, bingeable half-hour comedies
Skip if
You want polished, high-concept comedy
You dislike bro-y, vulgar, or intentionally abrasive humor
You need strong season-long story arcs
You prefer ensemble comedies with broader emotional warmth
Overview
Season 1 establishes the formula quickly, and Season 2 continues in the same lane rather than reinventing it, so the show works best as a casual watch rather than a must-follow narrative. If you like your comedies a little ragged, a little mean, and very unpretentious, it’s a solid mixed-bag recommendation.
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Topics
workplace comedy, crude humor, hangout sitcom, bro comedy, low-stakes, deadpan, blue-collar, bingeable, modern
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