Autobiographical sitcoms continue to dominate the major networks’ development slates, but the latest addition comes with a twist: Puppets. Deadline reports that ABC has bought an untitled single-cam comedy from Gregg Mettler (That ‘70s Show, Cougar Town, Back in the Game) based on his childhood growing up with a puppeteer father. The project is being described as “Malcolm in the Middle meets The Middle†– so, a family sitcom? – and apparently the many puppets in Mettler’s household (see photo) were considered by him to be “surrogate siblings,†which is funny and totally not disturbing, right?
ABC Is Developing Another Autobiographical Sitcom, This Time with Puppets
