One Big Happy

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Season 1
  • Network: NBC
  • Series Premiere Date: Mar 17, 2015
Metascore
37

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 21
  3. Negative: 13 out of 21
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Critic Reviews

  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Mar 17, 2015
    37
    One Big Happy isn't fresh or funny enough to transcend its message.
  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Mar 17, 2015
    33
    One Big Happy gets worse and less funny as it goes.
  3. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Kevin Fallon
    Mar 17, 2015
    30
    If there’s a milestone achieved by One Big Happy, it’s that we’ve reached the point where shows spotlighting gay characters, relationships, and issues can finally be as lazy, occasionally offensive, and unfunny as shows about straight people have been for decades now.
  5. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Hank Stuever
    Mar 17, 2015
    30
    There’s very little here to dissect or think about or, least of all, laugh at.
  6. Philadelphia Daily News
    Reviewed by: Ellen Gray
    Mar 17, 2015
    30
    It's not an unpromising premise and Cuthbert's character, a control freak who's had trouble with romance, isn't stereotypical. But Luke's written as less than bright and Prudence as downright cartoonish.
  7. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Mar 16, 2015
    30
    One Big Happy is one of those calculated illusions--a series that tries to appear forward-thinking and edgy by tackling the evolving definition of family and parenting, only to filter those elements through a musty sitcom template that predates “Ellen” coming out of the closet.
  8. Las Vegas Weekly
    Reviewed by: Josh Bell
    Mar 13, 2015
    30
    One Big Happy is a generic, low-rent sitcom with only one thing setting it apart--and that one thing, thankfully, is no longer all that remarkable.
  9. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    Mar 16, 2015
    25
    An amateurish bungle of a comedy.
  10. Yahoo TV
    Reviewed by: Ken Tucker
    Mar 17, 2015
    20
    One Big Happy is a loud, frantic sitcom so eager to please, you may want to avert your eyes.
  11. Denver Post
    Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Mar 17, 2015
    20
    If the script by Liz Feldman (“Two Broke Girls”) were less tedious, if the acting by Cuthbert were bearable, if the whole enterprise were based on more than one joke... it might’ve worked.
  12. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Mar 17, 2015
    20
    Obvious, dumb and mostly unfunny, One Big Happy is an embarrassment for all involved.
  13. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Neil Genzlinger
    Mar 16, 2015
    20
    An intelligence-insulting sitcom.
  14. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    Mar 11, 2015
    0
    There’s nothing funny about One Big Happy, the performances are wooden and irritating, the setup is completely phony, and that’s about all the energy I have to expend on what is just one big pile of something, but it definitely isn’t Happy.

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User Score
4.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 27 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 27
  3. Negative: 11 out of 27
  1. redsoxrules30
    Apr 27, 2015
    10
    Absolutely love this show. It's so funny and it gets funnier every episode. So glad they picked the actors/actresses they did, they're allAbsolutely love this show. It's so funny and it gets funnier every episode. So glad they picked the actors/actresses they did, they're all wonderful!… Full Review »
  2. RSS90230
    Mar 25, 2015
    9
    I love this show! It is both funny and sweet with relatable characters I care about, even after only two episodes. The chemistry among theI love this show! It is both funny and sweet with relatable characters I care about, even after only two episodes. The chemistry among the characters works with apparent real affection. Some have complained about the laugh track but I didn't even notice it. Even with an acerbic sister character, the overall tone of the show is one of clear affection among the characters. The acting is good. The writing is good. The timing and pace are good. The show is very good. I laughed, a lot!… Full Review »
  3. Bgrod
    Mar 18, 2015
    0
    Kind of mind blowing that Ellen DeGeneres is connected to this big happy mess of a flop. Just horrible. The cast is okay but the jokes andKind of mind blowing that Ellen DeGeneres is connected to this big happy mess of a flop. Just horrible. The cast is okay but the jokes and the canned laughter make my skin crawl.… Full Review »
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