“Sit Down, Shut Up” and pay attention. This show has promise.

“Arrested Development” creator Mitchell Hurwitz’s new cartoon show, which premiered Sunday night at the 7:30 p.m. slot on Fox, profiles teachers at a Florida high school trying to keep their jobs.

“Arrested” alums Jason Bateman, Will Arnett and Henry Winkler and SNL cast members Keenan Thompson, Cheri Oteri and Will Forte provide spot-on voices of characters with “punny” names like Sue Sezno, the interim principal whose catchphrase is “no”; Larry Littlejunk, the gym teacher who would prefer to go by “Larry L.” for obvious reasons; and Miracle Grohe, the Bible-thumping biology teacher.

The show’s visual style, using illustrated characters in front of real photos, is a fresh twist on regular cartoon shows.

At the beginning of the show, each character is introduced with a photo, name, title and catchphrase in a yearbook-style format. Forte’s character Stuart Proszakian’s catchphrase: “I need a catchphrase!”

The social commentary is stellar. Trying to see through a windshield full of bumper stickers as she drives to school, Grohe muses to her infant son, “I can’t see anything because of this ‘God will protect me’ bumper sticker. But I guess that’s the point.”

Let’s hope this bright spot between “The Simpsons” and “Family Guy” keeps it coming.