Real Rob


Real Rob is an American web television sitcom created by Rob Schneider. It premiered on December 1, 2015, on Netflix, and follows the everyday life of Schneider, including his real-life wife Patricia and daughter Miranda. On July 27, 2016, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on September 29, 2017.

Cast

The series guest stars David Spade, Norm Macdonald, Adam Sandler, Michael Madsen, Danny Trejo, and George Lopez.

Episodes

Episodes were directed by Rob Schneider and written by Rob Schneider, Patricia Schneider and Jamie Lissow.

Season 1 (2015)

Season 2 (2017)

Reception

"Real Rob" was met with a largely negative response from critics. The show held a score of 36 on Metacritic based on 5 critic reviews, and a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 8 critic reviews.
On February 20, 2016, Internet personality Arin Hanson voiced his frustrations regarding Real Rob on his daily Let's Play webseries Game Grumps. Hanson felt the show's main issue was that Schneider's character was both unlikable and unrelatable, going as far as to say that "it's a show with no demographic." While Hanson's overall feelings toward the show were negative, he stated that he felt compelled to keep watching and also praised the performance of Patricia Schneider, citing her as a legitimately funny presence. Schneider eventually saw Hanson's rant and later appeared as a special guest on the show along with Patricia on May 16, 2016.
Between August and November 2019, New Zealand comedians Tim Batt and Guy Montgomery, creators of the podcast The Worst Idea of All Time, reviewed each episode of the Real Rob as part of the 'Overlooked and Undercooked' episodes of The Worst Idea of All Time. Each episode, apart from the first episode of each season, also features a guest comedian. A key component of the podcast is asking the guest comedian to summarise the episode in question and also discuss whether the review would be considered 'punching down' on Rob Schneider.