Once Upon a Mattress

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Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 18, 2005
Metascore
55

Mixed or average reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 15
  3. Negative: 4 out of 15

Critic Reviews

  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    30
    The production doesn't engage the ears, the eyes, or the laugh muscles. It engages only the snooze button.
  2. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Jonathan Storm
    30
    It's worth the effort, at least for a little while, to watch Burnett, at 72, fume and foam in her fantastic Bob Mackie costumes. But Ullman has almost no panache in the princess role, and Smothers, silenced by a curse for 99 percent of the program, doesn't rise above a cute cartoon.
  3. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    30
    This overly broad storybook project feels painfully dated.
  5. San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa Times
    Reviewed by: Charlie McCollum
    20
    While it's always good to see Burnett, something has gone seriously awry with this new version.

Awards & Rankings

38
#38 Best TV Season of 2005
42
#42 Most Discussed TV Season of 2005

User Reviews

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User Score
4.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 20 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 20
  3. Negative: 9 out of 20
  1. Movie3
    Jul 15, 2018
    5
    I would have liked this, cause of Carol Burnett alone being in here, except this movie is so catered to the 5 and under crowd that I couldn'tI would have liked this, cause of Carol Burnett alone being in here, except this movie is so catered to the 5 and under crowd that I couldn't get into it. It does have some nice and chuckle moments but still... Kind of a downer.… Full Review »
  2. KenS
    Jan 14, 2006
    0
    It isn't the Wonderful World of Disney that I grew up on. I quickly turned it off when I realized the lady was singing about her bastard It isn't the Wonderful World of Disney that I grew up on. I quickly turned it off when I realized the lady was singing about her bastard child. It isn't the thing I want to discuss with my young daughter. As a Disney stockholder it was an embarassment.… Full Review »
  3. ElyceH
    Jan 4, 2006
    7
    How glorious to see the immensely talented Tracey Ullman play a delightful part that befits her singing and dancing talent. And Burnett and How glorious to see the immensely talented Tracey Ullman play a delightful part that befits her singing and dancing talent. And Burnett and Smothers were wonderful to watch. It felt like a family reunion! The show itself, well, is, as some critics in the press have said, "corny." But for Disney it was delightful. And I defy parents to tell me their young children actually GOT any of the ribald humor. Please.… Full Review »
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