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. Baltimore Sun
    Reviewed by: J. Wynn Rousuck
    90
    Surely one of the most delightful examples of televised family entertainment this holiday season.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    90
    This version is a triumph.
  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Alessandra Stanley
    80
    The remake has everything that those earlier versions had and something more: Tracey Ullman and Carol Burnett together and at each other's throats.
  5. Chicago Sun-Times
    Reviewed by: Doug Elfman
    75
    That cast and the sweet but not disgustingly sugary direction uplift "Mattress" from what could have been a merely not-horrible event.
  6. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    75
    Like watching "The Carol Burnett Show: The Next Generation."

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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