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The first season of Chow Town an American adult animated sitcom television series premiered on Comedy Central on October 12, 2024. The season stars Ken Jeong and features Margaret Cho, Ali Wong, Matthew Lillard, Jenna Ortega and Jackie Chan.[1][2][3]
| Chow Town | |
|---|---|
| Season 1 | |
| Starring | |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central |
| Original release | October 12, 2024 – present |
| Season chronology | |
In January 2024, Comedy Central renewed the series for a second season.[4]
Cast and characters
[edit]Main
[edit]- Ken Jeong as Cheng Ling[5], the clumsy owner of the Chow Town bank, he is the husband of Lei, brother of Rebecca, and son of Bennett[6]
- Margaret Cho as Lei Ling[7], Cheng’s wife who works as a bus driver despite her husbands plea to work alongside him[8]
- Ali Wong as Rebecca Ling-Christopher[9], Cheng’s older sister who often picks of him, she also works as a bank teller at the Chow Town bank[10]
- Matthew Lillard as Andy Christopher[11], Rebecca’s husband who looks up to Cheng, despite Cheng’s disliking towards him[12]
- Jenna Ortega as Nina Christopher[13], Andy’s adopted daughter who has trouble in school[14]
Recurring
[edit]- Jackie Chan as Bennett Ling[15], the patriarch of the Ling Family, he is retired and lives with the family rent free[16][a]
Guest
[edit]- Matt Walsh as Matt ("The Customer"), a man who files a lawsuit to the bank after they lost his deposit
- Danny Trejo as Danny ("The Customer"), an inmate at the prison Cheng is sent to who helps him escape and funds a new bank for the Ling Family
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title [17] | Written by | Original release date [18] | Prod. code [19] | U.S. viewers (millions) |
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| 1 | "Welcome To Chow Town" | Chase Leonard | October 12, 2024 | CT001 | 1.02[20] |
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In the early hours of the morning, Cheng Ling (Ken Jeong) welcomes a documentary crew to his family’s bank called, Chow Town. As the day goes on he tries to keep a professional look, but parts of his personal life are hard to keep off video when cameras are recording his every move. His wife Lei (Margaret Cho) argues with him about the money he has spent on the documentary crew, he explains that the crew wanted to come film them free of charge for a college project. Cheng’s sister Rebecca (Ali Wong) argues with her husband Andy (Matthew Lillard) over how they will pay rent for the next month after she was fired from her job, before being interrupted by Andy’s adopted daughter Nina (Jenna Ortega). Cheng offers Rebecca a job as a bank teller at the family bank. The episode ends as Nina is revealed to be behind the documentary crew. | |||||
| 2 | "The Customer" | Chase Leonard | October 19, 2024 | CT003 | 1.07[21] |
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Cheng trains Rebecca on her first day as a bank teller when a man named Matt (Matt Walsh) comes in wanting to make a deposit. Rebecca fails the transaction forcing Matt to loose $2000 dollars, this prompts him to file a law suit against the bank. Nina asks Bennett (Jackie Chan) for help with homework, but instead he teaches her karate. While on trial for the lawsuit filed by Matt, Cheng takes the blame for Rebecca since he didn’t train her properly. Because of this, he is sentenced to 1 year in prison for theft, and the bank is shut down. While in prison, Cheng befriends another inmate named Danny (Danny Trejo) who helps him escape and helps fund a new bank for the Ling Family to operate. | |||||
| 3 | "Halloween" | Ken Jeong[22] | October 26, 2024 | CT004 | N/A |
| 4 | "The Bully" | Chase Leonard[23] | November 2, 2024 | CT002 | N/A |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although Chan is listed as a series regular on the website and in a few episodes he appears in, he is not listed among the main cast prominently throughout the season.