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Andy Barker, P.I.
EMAILPRINTSERIES: NBC, Thursday 9:30p (30 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 24 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 37 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By:
Jonathan Groff
Conan O'Brien
First Air Date: March 15, 2007
Summary
Starring Andy Richter, Clea Lewis, Tony Hale, Harve Presnell, and Marshall Manesh
Hard-working accountant Andy Richter inadvertently stumbles into a career as a private investigator working out of an office in a strip mall in this sitcom co-created by Conan O'Brien.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
USA TodayRobert Bianco
Granted, this new Andy may not be as inventive or subversive as Universe, but it is just as funny and probably a bit more accessible.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
It's as quirky, original and funny a comedy as "Universe."
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
Andy Barker isn't as complete a comedy as Andy Richter Controls the Universe — the first three episodes feel like a series of very funny bits that have been welded together. But so did 30 Rock when it first started, and that's now the best comedy on TV.
Read Full Review >Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
This amusing series is likely to leave you smiling rather than guffawing.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
With all the crazy gags, pitch-perfect dialogue and a fresh hero at the center, it’s hard not to see “Andy Barker” as the spiritual successor to “Police Squad!”.
Read Full Review >TV GuideMatt Roush
Nerdy sweetness and deep silliness flow effortlessly from Andy Richter.
Read Full Review >NewsdayDiane Werts
It's hard to convey all the ways that this tightly directed show goes right: quietly observant character detail, solid sleuthing, play-it-straight absurdity and sneaky "Airplane!"-style parody riffs.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
The show could be almost too funny to be appreciated on normal television, in the same way "Arrested [Development]" was.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
The show is equal parts silliness and satire.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
"Andy Barker, P.I." is a joyous, ridiculous, warm, affecting and silly comedy that is tone specific (read: Not everybody is going to get the vibe, and thus the jokes).
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
This show has a light, charming sense of the ridiculous. [19 Mar 2007, p.39]
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Like "30 Rock," "Barker" is more absurd and goofy than it is broadly funny, but it's definitely not as mainstream.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
The show has a complex rhythm involving characters, satire and sight gags. You can watch "Barker" again and find things you missed the first time.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
It's funny, but it doesn't go for big laughs so much as a mood of whimsical parody.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
This peculiar series seals NBC’s new role as the skinflint’s HBO. The shows “30 Rock,” “Friday Night Lights” and now “Andy Barker, P.I.” are all so engrossing and so creatively untrammeled that it’s almost suspicious.
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
Don’t get me wrong, I like the new show: its workmanlike verve, its professionalism. But its joys are simple, the kind of laughs that don’t feel new so much as pleasantly old-fashioned.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
NBC should consider scrapping Thursday's first episode.... But then come the second and third installments -- inspired, taut and funny.
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Everything about "Andy Barker"... is lovingly created. And there are some laughs, but the show fails to truly catch fire.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Unfortunately, the idea's a little too thin to support a weekly sitcom.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 7.8 (out of 10) based on 37 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Marcus W gave it an8:
Good stuff. The episode with the chickens was hilarious. Other than that one I didn't laugh out loud that much, but the show is charming, funny, witty, and pleasant to watch. More than I can say about most sitcoms on TV.
Raisa J gave it a9:
Fresh and funny. Refreshing!
Bob Loblaw gave it a9:
funny, not brilliantly written, but very entertaining diversity of characters and shining moments.
Travis M gave it a10:
This show was so great... Bring it back NBC!!! Andy Richter's acting plus the writing of Conan O'Brien. This was amazing.
Jonathan P gave it a10:
Although I've loved every episode thus far, I come with the sad news that NBC has decided to cancel the show already. The 6 episodes that have been available online will represent the sum total that they'll broadcast. Sorry folks. =(
Blake gave it a4:
Just not that funny. Clever at times, but I just don't find myself laughing all that much. I find myself saying... Oh that was clever and smiiling, but there it never pulls that big laugh out of me. No comparison to say Wedding Bells as far as recent releases are concerned.
[Anonymous] gave it a10:
Its really funny!
