"Medical Police": "Airplane" Meets "24" in Brazil

Driven pediatrician Lola Spratt (Erinn Hayes) and her goofball ex-boyfriend, cop turned brain surgeon Owen Maestro (Ron Huebel), work at the Children's Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil (where everyone speaks English all the time).

They are swept into the investigation of a virus outbreak that could be a bioterrorist attack, and accidentally become Medical Police.

I hate "comedies" set in hospitals.  Sorry, life-threatening diseases aren't funny,no matter how many wisecracks you make as you're digging around in someone's body cavity.  Besides, ex-romantic partners?  It's obvious they broke up just to Sam-and-Diane "will they or won't they" through the first season.

But I start watching because the plot synopses has them traveling to Germany, Italy, Denmark, France, Latvia, Sudan, China, and Bhutan!  When was the last time you saw a street shot of Bhutan?

Later I discover that Zagreb, Croatia is filling in for most of those countries.

But I keep watching anyway because I am laughing out loud. This is the funniest show I have seen in years, not only in the wisecracks but in the sight gags and situations.

Retired cop now living in Shanghai and running a program to teach underprivileged Chinese kids the art of newspaper cartooning: "I gave up guns when I found out that they hurt people."
Lola: "You didn't know that guns hurt people?"
Retired cop:  "Not until I was shot.  I'm an experiential learner."

Searching for clues to the whereabouts of the mysterious Nicolai, they go to a club he frequents in Latvia. Lola approaches a random girl and asks "Does the name Nicolai mean anything to you?" She responds: "Of course.  It is the the Slavic variation of Nicholas, meaning 'Victorious Leader.'"

The show starts to bog down after Episode 5, when the original bioterrorism threat is averted and a new threat begins. Then the absurdity starts getting old, and there are far too many references to characters and situations from the precursor show Children's Hospital.  Plus they "will they or won't they?" gets a lot more screen time.   But it's a lot of fun up to "I'm going to marry that woman!"

Gay characters:  None identified, but there aren't a lot of references to romantic relationships.  The underground operative Goldfinch (Jason Schwartzman) says that he's getting married, but doesn't specify man or woman.  Maybe he's gay.

Beefcake: Quite a lot, actually.  There are two scenes in waterparks, and another in an senior citizen center where "scrapbooking parties" are actually sex parties.

Plus Owen with a (fake) erection.