Crumbs

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Jan 12, 2006
Metascore
44

Mixed or average reviews - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 25
  3. Negative: 9 out of 25

Critic Reviews

  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Paul Brownfield
    60
    Feels like an indie feature idea crammed into a sitcom.
  2. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    50
    "Crumbs" is hideously overscored.... That's unfortunate, because the sappy swells detract from the series' wicked dialogue, and scenes oozing with the brand of dark, twisted humor only family can inflict upon one another.
  3. New York Post
    Reviewed by: Linda Stasi
    50
    Since the show stars all these great TV actors... the show sustains some laughs that it wouldn't otherwise be able to wring out of bad material.
  5. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    50
    "Crumbs" elicits laughs from time to time, but given the subject matter, I still think this particular story would have been better told as a comedic drama than as the occasionally dramatic comedy that it is.
  6. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    50
    Next Thursday's outing is much better [than the pilot], suggesting the series could generate some laughs over the long haul.
  7. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    50
    To the extent Crumbs works at all, it works because of Curtin.
  8. Orlando Sentinel
    Reviewed by: Hal Boedeker
    40
    To its credit, Crumbs tries to go deeper in depicting conflicted characters. That, unfortunately, doesn't make this series any funnier.
  9. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    40
    Credit the veteran cast with making the series barely tolerable, but for the most part "Crumbs" is pretty crummy, the sitcom deconstructed to its most primordial form.
  10. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    40
    Though it's admirable that ABC took a chance on a family that does not revolve around a dumb, doughy dad and sassy kids, the tragedy at the core of the Crumb clan ensures that the comedy doesn't quite get off the ground.
  11. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Virginia Heffernan
    40
    Still, if it's not funny, why give "Crumbs" any attention at all? Because it's an unusual experiment: not only is the show set among a fraction of the American gentry that few would consider relatable, but it also exhibits more gravitas than any sitcom in television history.

Awards & Rankings

83
#83 Best TV Season of 2006
98
#98 Most Discussed TV Season of 2006

User Reviews

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User Score
6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 16 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 4 out of 16
  1. MarkC.
    Mar 13, 2006
    9
    Excellent show - the promos made it look corny so I was surprised I liked it so much. Something tells me it is too smart for network TV however.
  2. amandaf
    Mar 3, 2006
    10
    touching-smart, funny as hell
  3. DerrickM
    Feb 8, 2006
    9
    Saw it for the first time last night. 02/07/06 The show is great!!!
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