Delocated!

* 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Cartoon Network

Reality shows aren't only a popular form of programming - they're ripe for parody.

Delocated! is the most outrageous stab at mockumentaries yet.

The half-hour live-action comedy series, premiering this week, focuses on a family that had been living undercover in a witness protection program after "Jon," the head of the household, testified against the Russian mafia.

But "Jon" (his government-issued name) can't resist the siren call of television. He leaps at the chance for his family to star in a reality show based on their lives spent in hiding.

Granted, they'll all have to wear ski masks on camera, have their voices altered and put their safety at risk. But "Jon" is psyched, especially since they'll get to move from their secluded small town to a "sweet loft" in New York City for the filming.

His wife and son aren't so eager.

As he acknowledges, " 'Susan' thinks we're putting ourselves in danger. She's got 'David' in a panic that he's gonna be killed. What's the worst that's gonna happen? I become superfamous!"

In later episodes: "Jon" doesn't like the theme his son has chosen for his Bar Mitzvah (Feb. 19), and "Jon" fires someone who works for him so they officially can be friends (Feb. 26).

Delocated! creator and star Jon Glaser is a writer and actor with a comedic education. Formerly a writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien, which garnered Glaser an Emmy Award, he also spent time as a correspondent for The Daily Show and as a performer with Chicago's prestigious Second City comedy troupe.

Delocated! reflects that pedigree.