- Network: NBC
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 12, 2012
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It's precisely what the title says: just new iterations of the same spit-up and teething jokes.
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The show feels like it should be better.
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Modern guys may have all manner of hilarious, disturbing and conflicting feelings about their children and the role of caregiver, but none of them make it into the pilot. Only Gary, exhausted and overwhelmed, seems to be experiencing life with an actual child, which is why he gets all the best lines.
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The weak link is Jesse Bradford's Chris.... The other couples are more humanely drawn. Because they make emotional and psychological sense, the chirpy sitcom banter goes down more smoothly.
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It's far too mediocre to be truly provocative even if the premise is a carefully camouflaged bit of retrograde.
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There are some adorable tots mugging hard on NBC's Guy with Kids. The adults muck it all up.
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I expect more from you [Jimmy Fallon] than this insipid sitcom.
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Guys With Kids is a perfect confection of witty dialogue and slapstick action.
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Almost all of it feels hit-and-run, an exercise in setting up a clever line here or a cartoonish response there.
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Parenting can be a tough slog, but I've always found it to come with more laughs than this sorry show.
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Save for Sheila, the parents are likable and their circumstances familiar, but Guys with Kids relies too often on predictable jokes.
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Notwithstanding the unfathomable reaction of the studio audience, the show certainly couldn't survive on the basis of its humor, because there is none.
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It's a cheap, stale, stereotype-addicted sitcom where no one, male or female, comes off especially well or likeable, excepting possibly the babies.
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Run, don't walk, from this depressingly generic retro-sitcom about--guess what--guys with kids.
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Guys With Kids is an idea in search of a show. And a better idea.
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I'd rather babysit a dozen children between the ages of 2 and 10 then sit through more of this.
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Nothing to see here. Move on.
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Guys with Kids is over-populated, under-funny and no match for the simple charms of Three Men and a Baby, the surprise mega-hit of 1987.
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The backdrop is obviously meant to be relatable, but the execution brings such a stale approach to sexual politics as to feel dated by the first act break.
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Some of the jokes are amusing, but the show is a traditional sitcom that looks slightly dated.
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The opening gag of this new series is not just contrived but also uncomfortable.... But the show improves from there. [17 Sep 2012, p.40]
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It's a show that should never have been put on paper to begin with.
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It's 30 minutes of cringeworthy material, full of lazy jokes and stereotypes of overwhelmed dads and uptight ex-wives.
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Truly, all the actors on Guys with Kids--even the unknown children used as props--deserve better writing than what they get in this crummy, unimaginative sitcom.
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The women here are shrewish, the vibe is both manic and tired, and overall, the decent cast (which includes the wonderful Anthony Anderson) is given nothing funny to do.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 41
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Mixed: 4 out of 41
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Negative: 16 out of 41
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Sep 14, 2012
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Sep 13, 2012
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Jul 17, 2013