Not filmed in Bakersfield.
I can tell you with 100% certainty that this show was not at all filmed in Bakersfield.
shareI was wondering about that. The only thing I know about Bakersfield (as a European) is that it's the city that Korn are from. I liked Korn in my teens and watched the show being curious if this was where Korn grew up.
shareDefinitely not. The exterior scene at Chip's mother's house is a dead giveaway. You can see very distant mountains from Bakersfield, but nothing like what's seen from that neighborhood. And the mountains sure as hell aren't that green. Most of the year they're brown and dead. Also, Bakersfield is just generally more desolate, dry, and filthy. I grew up in the area for twelve years. I can assure you, very little, if any, of this show was filmed in Bakersfield. When I first heard that it was going to be the setting of a comedy TV series about down and out rodeo clown, I thought that it would be perfect. The city would've added to the comedic hopelessness of the show. It's a shame they filmed elsewhere.
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