After 20 years, a poorly received prequel, and a bizarre TV animated series, Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels team up once again in the torturously unfunny “Dumb and Dumber To,” out on Nov. 14.

The first film, “Dumb and Dumber,” was released in 1994 and focused on the escapades of Lloyd Christmas (Carrey) and Harry Dunne (Daniels), a pair of well-meaning best friends who aren’t the brightest crayons in the box.

When a briefcase full of money falls into their possession, the duo undertake an adventure to return the cash to its rightful owner. Predictably, the trip is filled with mishaps and mayhem produced by the dimwitted antics of the protagonists.

“Dumb and Dumber” was followed up nine years later with “Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd.” The prequel explores Harry and Lloyd’s backstory, including the how they met in highschool and the shenanigans they got tangled up in while trying to recruit other students for a special class.

While the original movie became huge financial success and a staple of pop culture, the prequel was met with disappointment, with a 34% approval rating on IMDB. The directors of “Dumb and Dumber” had no involvement with the making of the prequel, although they returned to direct the sequel.

The short-lived animated TV series also saw no involvement from the cast of crew of the original film. Produced by Hanna-Barbera, it ran for only 13 episodes in 1995 to 1996 before being cancelled.

Though these digressions and downfalls are great, the franchise is back on track with the release of “Dumb and Dumber To”, which sees the return of the original cast and crew.

The sequel to the 1994 hit picks up almost two decades after the close of the first film, with Lloyd revealing that his years-long stint in an assisted living facility has been an extended practical joke on Harry.

With their friendship reaffirmed, the duo sets off back home, where a surprise awaits. Harry is shocked to discover that he is a father, and the pair immediately embark on an journey to track down Harry’s wayward offspring in hope of convincing her to donate a kidney to Harry. However, their journey is hindered by the fact that Lloyd is hoping to woo Harry’s daughter when they find her, as well as the scheming of sly seductress Adele Pichlow, the stepmother of Harry’s daughter.

“To” clocks in at nearly two hours, which ended up being maybe the worst two hours of my life. I can count on one hand the number of times this film made me laugh out loud, and it’s a sad number. However, my fellow audience members seemed to think it was knee-slappingly hilarious, as evidenced by their raucous bellows of laughter. Unfortunately, the majority of my peer movie-goers was made up of middle-aged individuals who were probably looking for a burst of nostalgia.

As Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels bumbled their way through a clown convention’s worth of unnecessary, unamusing, and sometimes downright disgusting gags, I cringed, grimaced, and considered walking out of the theater multiple times. Carrey, who I previously admired as an incredible comedian, tarnished himself in my eyes forever. Daniels, meanwhile, was even more unbearable, delivering lines with either apathetic flatness or over-the-top hamming.

The supporting cast, which included Laurie Holden, Kathleen Turner, and Brady Bluhm, were forgettable and irritating. The plot itself had only the barest semblance of structure, preferring to lurch tastelessly from one overblown joke to another.

A huge feature of early 90s comedies, like the original “Dumb and Dumber,” was their ubiquitous use of slapstick and toilet humour in the guise of gags. But the face of mainstream humour has changed in recent years. Audiences are now more likely to laugh at wry sarcasm or under-the-table wit than at the tired old “poop-fart-punch” jokes.

But the directors and producers of “Dumb and Dumber To” are seemingly unable to let go of these outdated tropes, and as a result, it seems unlikely that the sequel will be well-received by younger audiences. While “To” might strike a nostalgic chord with older viewers, I didn’t enjoy it much myself. I give it zero out of four grizzly paws.