If Mr. Robinson is any indication, maybe NBC needs to vacate the comedy arena completely. Debuting on August 5 for a three-week, six-episode run, the series starring Craig Robinson and Peri Gilpin ...

NBC’s new “Mr. Robinson” may be about the saddest show I’ve seen all summer. The sitcom, starring Craig Robinson (“The Office”), is so earnest and tries so hard that I feel guilty ...

Besides the school, the show also spends time at Robinson’s apartment, which he shares with onscreen brother and bandmate, Ben (Brandon T. Jackson), and at the club where Funky Delicious plays.

Co-stars in “Mr. Robinson” include Peri Gilpin (“Frasier”) as the school principal and, in a bit of a “Frasier” reunion, Spencer Grammer (daughter of Kelsey) plays a math teacher who ...