Click and Clack go clunk

July 5, 2008 at 9:15PM

REVIEW

CLICK, CLACK, CLUNK

Click and Clack provide great car talk on public radio, but outside their field of expertise, they're running on empty. The animated sitcom "Click and Clack's As the Wrench Turns" presents the duo as the most boring pair since Chip 'n Dale were doing the cartoon circuit. In the first episode, the pair run for president in hopes of saving NPR and get nary a vote. They don't get much in the laugh department, either.

I'm not sure why the powers at PBS would invest in such an unambitious project. Maybe they're hoping for free lube jobs.

NEAL JUSTIN

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