I Just Want My Pants Back
MTV | MTV - Music Television | Release Date: August 28, 2011
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
68
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
80
VarietyBrian LowryFeb 1, 2012
Season 1 Review: I Just Want My Pants Back is easily the channel's best effort since plunging into the scripted business, a smart and funny look at a group adept at orchestrating hookups but with few genuine connections. Read full review
75
San Francisco ChronicleDavid WiegandFeb 2, 2012
Season 1 Review: It opens into a fairly entertaining ensemble show about beautiful, bright people. Read full review
70
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushFeb 2, 2012
Season 1 Review: While not quite as inspired as last year's breakthrough comedy Awkward, MTV's Pants appears to have legs. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamaraFeb 2, 2012
Season 1 Review: They're a bit too cute. Yet behind all the hipster wordplay, the characters are strangely charming. Read full review
63
New York PostLinda StasiFeb 2, 2012
Season 1 Review: Some of this show is funny, but you may want to put paper down on your couch to keep you from catching an STD. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyAug 26, 2011
Season 1 Review: The laughs are here, some a little on the cheap side, but no more often than cheap laughs pop up in real life. Otherwise, by early indications, Pants makes us care about its characters. Read full review
58
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardFeb 2, 2012
Season 1 Review: Pants hits the tube already out of style. Read full review
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