Stumble Brings Cheerleading Humor To Fictional Oklahoma Town

The holidays were a great time to veg out and spend time watching new shows. Aside from the season finale of "Stanger Things" and the new hit "Heated Rivalry," I also checked out one of NBC's newest comedies "Stumble." And to my surprise, the show is based in Oklahoma.

I chose to watch "Stumble" for two reasons. One, it's about cheerleading and I was a cheerleader in high school. Two, it stars Jenn Lyon, who I knew from FX's "English Teacher." And I was four episodes in before I realized the show was actually based in Oklahoma.

"Stumble" is a mockumentary about junior college cheer coach Courtney Potter who is fired from her title winning position at Sammy Davis Junior College, a fictional junior college in Wichita Flats, Texas. She was fired due to an unsavory video of her at a party with her cheerleaders.

'Stumble' is based in fictional Oklahoma town Headlston.

She takes up a new cheer coach position at another junior college, Headlston State, which is in the fictional town of Headlston, Oklahoma. Her goal is to start another championship team with a ragtag group of cheerleaders who need shaping up on the mat and in their personal lives.

A running joke in the show is that the town's name is unpronounceable, which is actually true for most of the real towns in Oklahoma. But Headlston is not to be confused with a similar real town in southeast Oklahoma, Healdton. Headlston is home to the Button Factory, which makes button candy, and is not actually located in Healdton, Oklahoma.

Despite "Stumble" being based in Oklahoma, the show was not filmed in the state. It was mostly filmed in Atlanta, Georgia, and around New York. But the cut scene that shows the overhead of fictional Headlston is actually a shot of Vian, Oklahoma.

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'Stumble' stars real Oklahoman Kristin Chenoweth.

The one real Oklahoma thing in "Stumble" is Kristin Chenoweth, who plays the assistant cheer coach at Sammy Davis Junior College. Chenoweth's character gets promoted to head coach when Potter gets fired.

Throughout the show, several jokes allude to Chenoweth's small stature, included a tiny door, and we get to see Chenoweth sing an over 30 minute long National Anthem.

'Stumble' has not been picked up for season two yet.

"Stumble" has been a sleeper hit for NBC. It currently has an 80 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and fans are already buzzing about season two. As of Jan. 2, NBC has not announced a second season for "Stumble."

If you're a fan of mockumentaries, then you'll definitely want to check out "Stumble." Or if you enjoyed "Cheer" on Netflix, it's a great parody of the documentary about the Navarro Junior College cheer team. And, of course, if you're from Oklahoma, it's always a joy to watch something based in the state. Maybe if the sitcom gets picked up for a second season, we could see some filming come to Oklahoma.

You can watch the whole first season of "Stumble" on NBC's streaming platform Peacock.