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MR. SUNSHINE - ABC's "Mr. Sunshine" stars Matthew Perry as Ben. (ABC/BOB D'AMICO)

Matthew Perry of "Mr. Sunshine" - ABC Photo by Bob D'Amico

Being a “Friend” is a hard act to follow.

Former “Friends” stars Matt LeBlanc and Courteney Cox have had success at it recently, but Matthew Perry’s new show, “Mr. Sunshine,” doesn’t measure up to “Episodes” or even “Cougar Town,” which I find to be hit-and-miss funny.

Perry stars as Ben Donovan, a self-involved manager of a San Diego sports arena, the Sunshine Center.

Odd mishaps and bizarre requests are apparently nothing but the norm here, but if they’re supposed to be of the “wackiness ensues” variety, the incidents in the pilot aren’t really that wacky, nor that humorous.

Clichéd is probably the best word to describe the problems with this series:

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