It premiered on Fox on March 14, On April 5, , it was announced that Fox had canceled Sons of Tucson after only four episodes; [ 3 ] the remaining nine episodes that were ordered were burned off beginning June 6, and ending on August 1, The series is about the Gunderson brothers.
They own a house in Tucson, Arizona , but since their mother left and their father is in prison, they hire Ron Tyler Labine to be their father. At first, the boys just need a father in specific situations, but then they find they have to keep Ron around because he is needed to shake off suspicions.
Executive producer Todd Holland said Tyler Labine is "an actor who is funny" rather than a comedian. Labine needs to know the appropriate emotional response for his character.
Frank Dolce, who plays year-old Gary, said Gary is in charge because his year-old brother just does what makes him feel good and goes along with what others want.
His 8-year-old brother couldn't be in charge because he is "anti-authority". Co-creator Tommy Dewey said having an year-old in charge was "more interesting". In July , Fox announced they were recasting the two principal roles of Robby and Brandon. In its original American broadcast, the pilot episode was viewed by 4. Sandra Ganzalez of Entertainment Weekly gave the episode a positive review saying "Like I said, there is not much by way of plot, but the individual pieces of the show give it promise.
