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Carpoolers
SERIES: ABC, Tuesday 8:30p (30 minutes)
Starring
Jerry O'Connell,
Fred Goss,
Faith Ford,
Jerry Minor,
Tim Peper,
Allison Munn,
and
T.J. Miller
Are Jerry O'Connell and Co. stuck in traffic?
| GENRE(S): |
Comedy
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| CREATED BY: |
Bruce McCulloch
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| FIRST AIR DATE: |
October 2, 2007 |
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...
60
Kansas City Star Aaron Barnhart
From what I can tell, it’s going to be the same show every show.
50
Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan
Carpoolers isn’t terrible; it’s tolerable and even mildly funny at times.
50
Washington Post Tom Shales
Carpoolers has a certain loopy cuteness to it, but the show lacks a beating heart, some strong central figure to care about and root for.
50
Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert
The show doesn't aim very high. It's only a little bit more than just another network sitcom about marital conflict and about how men will be men.
50
Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman
At first, this new comedy about four mostly wimpy dudes seems just stupid, but some of it is decent.
50
Detroit Free Press Mike Duffy
A decent, potentially appealing cast -- one that includes Fred Goss ("Sons and Daughters"), Faith Ford and Jerry O'Connell--has to make do with ho-hum storylines and writing that lacks anything resembling real snap and imagination.
50
San Jose Mercury News Charlie McCollum
It could develop (its creator is Bruce McCulloch from "Kids in the Hall"), but right now, it's only so-so.
40
Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall
There's some amusing material on the margins of the show--the guys use OnStar to settle a debate about the lyrics to a song on the radio, Dougie admits his marriage isn't perfect and his wife "sometimes she gets up in the middle of the night and bakes in her sleep"--but outside of Jerry Minor's winning performance as the overextended but always cheerful Aubrey, it's completely forgettable.
40
Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray
Unless the writers figure out a way to step away from the car without stepping away from the funny, I'm not sure how long the show can stay there before it's pulled over.
40
Miami Herald Glenn Garvin
Carpoolers, are at least amusing even if equally socially maladroit. Carpoolers is a genially oddball comedy.
40
Orlando Sentinel Hal Boedeker
The carpoolers are funniest when they just sing along with the radio--not a good sign.
40
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen
There's little that's surprising let alone interesting about Carpoolers despite the best efforts of an enthusiastic cast, most notably O'Connell.
40
Hollywood Reporter Barry Garron
The best thing in the show's favor is its single-camera style and a cast that knows its way around a punchline, though these are few and far between. In general, stories are contrived and exaggerated, and they fail to deliver even a mild comedy payoff.
38
New York Daily News David Hinckley
Carpoolers, despite a few likable cast members and passable jokes, is in so much trouble, it's pulled over, on the shoulder.
30
PopMatters Daynah Burnett
Carpoolers opted to careen straight into a gender war minefield, with stock male characters looking hapless amid a seeming pack of controlling, lazy, and deceitful women.
30
The New York Times Ginia Bellafante
The women here aren’t foils for male inferiority; they’re just dragging the boys down further with their alternately lazy, nutty or emasculating ways.
30
Newsday Diane Werts
Carpoolers is like a flimsy "Saturday Night Live" skit pounded home and running on beyond endurance. Actors sputter their lines, dither and whimper like some 1950s sitcom.
30
Los Angeles Times Mary McNamara
It just isn't funny.
25
San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman
Mainly Carpoolers uses the cheap conceit of four guys sharing time in the car (confiding in each other, getting away from their troubles at home) to distract you from the fact this is merely another unfunny comedy of forced antics, cliched jokes and unbelievable characters.
25
USA Today Robert Bianco
The show is so painfully witless and dull, your daily commute may begin to seem entertaining in comparison.
20
Variety Phil Gallo
Carpoolers is shockingly dull and unfunny with Fred Goss shoehorned in an uninspiring role.
20
Philadelphia Inquirer Jonathan Storm
Well, a lot of thought and money goes into advertising, and basing a show on characters that emerged from that effort and expense is no more bogus on its face than making up ridiculous excuses for human beings out of thin air, like the men in Carpoolers.
0
New York Post Linda Stasi
Carpoolers tanks like the Titanic.
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