Why is it only a half hour? I don't get it. That's probably my only complaint. Fortunately for me, I started watching at the end of all 6 first episodes when HLN did a marathon of them all back to back. It was three hours of great television. I always enjoy a good laugh every once in a while. Jack Vale and his family are wonderful and talented artists of comedy. They can make you laugh so hard you wouldn't believe. Above all they have the gift of humor, and I think that he is a really talented comedian. It's hard to find some family friendly comedy these days. When I watched Jack Vale I felt like I got exactly what I was doing. It's difficult to find good comedians these days. People think that being a comedian is easy, but it actually takes a lot of skill to know how to make people laugh. Jack Vale possesses all of those skills and makes me laugh before he even manages to finish the line.