Does it get much better than Chevy Chase in his prime? Well yeah, there is Bill Murray in his, but still, the Chase-man in his early years has been much of the inspiration for my sense of humor as it exists today. From his short stint on SNL, to the blissful Vacation franchise, to Caddyshack, Fletch, and ¡Three Amigos!, he was a part of my childhood, making movies that my young self could watch over and over. I’ll be the first to admit that his filmography is also loaded with a lot of muck, but those classics far outweigh even his crappiest of movies. I’m also convinced that his Clark Griswold is a partial inspiration to Larry David’s character in Curb Your Enthusiasm, which makes Chase all the more important to my entertainment world.

Since 1997′s underwhelming Vegas Vacation, Chevy has been fairly under the radar. Yeah, he’s popped up randomly here and there – mostly in the form of cameos – but he hasn’t done anything of note since. Naturally, by the title of this post, you can guess what the news it though. Chevy is making a return – although this time to the small screen, for the first time starring in a full-time primetime gig, according to THR.

Titled Community and stripes as Stripes at community college (any Stripes comparison makes me instantly tingly), the NBC comedy pilot will co-star The Soup‘s Joel McHale as back-to-school lawyer who finds out his college degree is invalid and is forced back to a community college. Chase will play a fellow student at the college, a man who has been married five problems and seemingly has major commitment issues.

If the pilot is accepted, it will be on NBC, which certainly means quality comedy is likely. I’m hoping so. I’d love to see Chevy go on and do something funny again.

What you you folks think? I don’t watch The Soup, so I’ve have no opinion on this McHale cat – but a promising premise and cast or not so much?