Somewhere, amid its fart jokes, Netflix’s new comedy series Tires explores the daily struggle for contentment, or whatever passes for it in the meantime. 

Tires, the brainchild of comedian Shane Gillis, co-written and co-produced alongside frequent collaborators Steve Gerben and John McKeever, follows the troubles of a failing branch of Valley Forge Automotive, located in a purgatorial stretch of concrete in West Chester, Pennsylvania. The store is managed by Will (Gerben; as in older sitcoms like Seinfeld, most characters in Tires share a name with the actor who portrays them), a failson granted the position by his father who owns the chain. Will mistakes it for an opportunity, while it’s apparent to his cousin and mechanic Shane (Gillis) that this is the only store unprofitable enough to safely sequester them away. Shane understands the mediocrity because he’s responsible for it, spending most of his time on the clock making sure Will, fellow mechanic Cal (Chris O’Connor), and white trash receptionist Kilah (Kilah Fox) don’t do any work either.