Carpoolers
ABC | Release Date: October 2, 2007
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
37
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 23 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
13
Negative:
10

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
Season 1 Review: From what I can tell, it’s going to be the same show every show. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Carpoolers isn’t terrible; it’s tolerable and even mildly funny at times. Read full review
50
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
50
Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
Season 1 Review: At first, this new comedy about four mostly wimpy dudes seems just stupid, but some of it is decent. Read full review
50
Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
50
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum
Season 1 Review: It could develop (its creator is Bruce McCulloch from "Kids in the Hall"), but right now, it's only so-so. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
40
Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker
Season 1 Review: The carpoolers are funniest when they just sing along with the radio--not a good sign. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: There's little that's surprising let alone interesting about Carpoolers despite the best efforts of an enthusiastic cast, most notably O'Connell. Read full review
40
Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
Season 1 Review: Carpoolers, are at least amusing even if equally socially maladroit. Carpoolers is a genially oddball comedy. Read full review
40
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
40
Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Season 1 Review: 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. Read full review
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