Mr. Humphries is never elaborated upon. Though Mr. Humphries exhibits many of the behaviors typical of a gay stereotype, his true sexual orientation is never explicitly confirmed in the series. The reticence was a necessity given prevailing attitudes at the time the series was produced: after the first five episodes of "Are You Being Served?", a senior BBC executive ordered David Croft to "Get rid of the poof" from the show – Croft declined, saying: "If the poof goes, I go." Many jokes throw Mr Humphries into heterosexual clinches. At one point he is asked to fill in for Mrs. Slocombe at
Mr. Robinson (TV series) "mixed or average reviews". Dominic Patten of "Deadline" said that the show is not funny. Bruce R. Miller of the "Sioux City Journal" said, ""Mr. Robinson" just does not work". Jeff Jensen of "Entertainment Weekly" gave the show a grade of C−. Mr. Robinson (TV series) Mr. Robinson is an American sitcom television series created by Owen Ellickson, and developed by Robb Cullen and Mark Cullen, which ran from August 5 through August 19, 2015, on NBC. The series stars Craig Robinson as a high school music teacher and part-time musician. On September 14, 2015, the series was cancelled. The