Andy Barker, P.I.

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 15, 2007
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 39 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 39
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 39
  3. Negative: 3 out of 39

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  1. charlier
    Mar 29, 2007
    4
    Lacking something.
  2. MarcE
    Mar 21, 2007
    6
    Simply not nearly as funny as "Contorls the Universe". I like the fact that it is different from your typical sitcom and it tries to be original, which it is. It just is not very funny.
  3. Blake
    Apr 9, 2007
    4
    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.
  4. Mike
    Mar 19, 2007
    5
    Love, Love LOVE Andy, always have. The canceling of "Controls the Universe" was a crime. But this one? Meh. Understated, not going for the obvious laugh, smart--I get all that. But there were maybe three laughs in the half hour. I'll give it a few eps, but I was seriously puzzled by this premiere.

Awards & Rankings

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#21 Best TV Season of 2007
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#51 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 24 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 24
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 24
  3. Negative: 0 out of 24
  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Gillian Flynn
    83
    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.
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  2. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    80
    This amusing series is likely to leave you smiling rather than guffawing.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    70
    Like "30 Rock," "Barker" is more absurd and goofy than it is broadly funny, but it's definitely not as mainstream.
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