Jon Hamm’s Fox ‘toon ‘Grimsburg’ hits for a mediocre average

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Grimsburg” will be joining Fox stablemates “The Simpsons,” “Family Guy” or “Bob’s Burgers” in the network’s “Animation Domination” pantheon anytime soon.The new series, starring Jon Hamm (who’s also an executive producer), is well-intentioned, boasts an all-star cast and has been renewed for a second season ahead of its Jan.

7 premiere. So, there’s that … but not a whole lot more in the ‘toon, at least not yet. It strives too hard to mimic the metaverse of “Family Guy” with a plethora of pop culture references and asides that mostly fall flat and fail to hit their marks.

Perhaps it will hit its stride as the season progresses.Here’s the setup: Det. Marvin Flute (Hamm) has returned to the town of Grimsburg to fight crime after suffering a nervous breakdown.

Physically, he’s reminiscent of private detective Frank Cannon (William Conrad) from ABC’s ’70s series “Cannon,” down to his bad mustache and gut-busting shirt. (Hamm lowers his voice for the role, which is a nice touch.) Marvin, who “painstakingly” crafts “mid-century modern dollhouse furniture,” is supremely confident in his abilities to solve murders — though not as comfortable in his private life, which includes ex-wife Harmony (Erinn Hayes), a local TV reporter who was raised by wolves, and his preteen son, Stan (Rachel Dratch), who only wants some attention and validation from slovenly dear old dad and has an imaginary sidekick: a chatterbox skeleton named Mr.