Fox Sunday, 9:30 Fox grid | Sunday grid | Main debut Sunday, Nov 3: 9:30 producers Joshua Sternin Jeffrey Ventimilia Ann Johnson stars Randy Quaid Carol Kane Michael Cera Brian Sies Lori Rom Ricardo Antonio Chavira studio Granada Entertainment 20th Century Fox Television Universal Television What I Say Sounds like a forcibly-funny current day The Wonder Years meets Malcolm in the Middle. My Analysis & Prediction Pretty close to DOA. Leading candidate to be the first death of the season. It's in an horrible slot and a retread of a tired sitcom theme. What They Say A 14-year-old, who comes from an extraordinarily average family, falls in love with his new teacher and decides to make some changes. Teenaged Mitch Grubb (Michael Cera) is a well-meaning but average student stuck in a life of mediocrity. With a family that excels in finding ways to beat the system, Mitch worries that his life will turn out the same until a caring teacher (Lori Rom) helps him find his true potential. link Life for 14-year-old Mitch Grubb (Michael Cera) isn't easy. Despite having a big heart, he's a poster child for mediocrity: a C-minus student and poor athlete, his biggest dream is to fly under everybody's radar. This is hardly surprising since Mitch is one in a long line of underachieving Grubbs who take a twisted pride in the status quo. His father, Mike Grubb (Randy Quaid) learned at a young age that there is no reason to work hard when there are easy ways to beat the system. Mitch's simplistic, enthusiastic older brother Jimmy Grubb (Brian Sites) plans to drop out at 16 to go work at the steel mill -- like his father and grandfather before him. And his mother, Rosie Grubb (Carol Kane), loves her family fiercely. But hope finally knocks on the Grubbs' door in the form of Mitch's beautiful new teacher, Ms. Krenetsky (Lori Rom), who sees his potential and teaches him to dream. As for Mitch, he is sure he's discovered a love so true that his life will never be the same. Written by Joshua Sternin and Jeffrey Ventimilia ("That '70s Show"), THE GRUBBS is a half-hour comedy about small victories -- and about a boy with the hope, heart and sheer force of will that it takes to rise above his fate. Layout, "What I Say" & "My Analysis" materials Copyright © 2002 letterten media TV Guide & Zap2It logos and data Copyright TV Guide Magazine Group & Tribune Media respectively. Network data Copyright listed network.