Our Cartoon President

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Season 1
  • Network: SHOWTIME
  • Series Premiere Date: Feb 11, 2018
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
3.6

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 31 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 31
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 31
  3. Negative: 18 out of 31

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  1. tylerkellr
    Feb 15, 2018
    0
    A feeble disappointment. Constant ass-hattery and pratfalls fail to provide any meaningful or substantial humor. I highly recommend just sticking to memes.
  2. TJAW
    Feb 18, 2018
    5
    Our Cartoon President suffers from a critical flaw that prevents it from being anything other than a mildly amusing novelty at best: you just cannot effectively parody a President who already IS a living, breathing parody of every negative stereotype of American politicians. All you need to do is read his Twitter or watch one his rambling speeches and that's your parody. There are a fewOur Cartoon President suffers from a critical flaw that prevents it from being anything other than a mildly amusing novelty at best: you just cannot effectively parody a President who already IS a living, breathing parody of every negative stereotype of American politicians. All you need to do is read his Twitter or watch one his rambling speeches and that's your parody. There are a few good chuckles in the show here and there, but there's nothing in this show that won't make you laugh as much as simply Googling pictures of this nutcase (seriously, just Google images of "Donald Trump" and try not to laugh at the multiple photographs of his many bizarre and idiotic facial expressions, while wondering why anyone would vote for him).… Expand
  3. Tahvo
    Jul 24, 2018
    10
    I think its funny show but it has slow start. This show is not for people who cant understandt political jokes or is a Trump fan. This series is very quick with the timely events that keep happening aroudn USA politics
  4. sonder
    Feb 20, 2018
    8
    This is a great show for news junkies, and for those who already know all of the quirks of the characters of Trump's cabinet. I loved it, but I knew that a lot of jokes wouldn't land with a general audience. I was surprised that it seems to have landed with a thud. it could be that the partisans are out in force with their pitchforks. I personally loved it. The writers knew theirThis is a great show for news junkies, and for those who already know all of the quirks of the characters of Trump's cabinet. I loved it, but I knew that a lot of jokes wouldn't land with a general audience. I was surprised that it seems to have landed with a thud. it could be that the partisans are out in force with their pitchforks. I personally loved it. The writers knew their characters very, very well.

    For me, the only major con of the show was the voice of Trump, which is a weak parody, but not the character as written.    … Expand
  5. Eman0221
    Apr 30, 2018
    5
    While some of the jokes and characterizations work, most of it doesn't, especially that of Trump himself, who is depicted as a Cartman/Peter Griffith-esque, goofy, loveable, oaf instead of the malevolent, stupid, a*shole he is in real life.

    Speaking of Family Guy and South Park, that what this show needs, to be as sharper, edgier, and riskier like those shows because this show plays too    While some of the jokes and characterizations work, most of it doesn't, especially that of Trump himself, who is depicted as a Cartman/Peter Griffith-esque, goofy, loveable, oaf instead of the malevolent, stupid, a*shole he is in real life.

    Speaking of Family Guy and South Park, that what this show needs, to be as sharper, edgier, and riskier like those shows because this show plays too safe and nice when there is so much material to be mined for some hard biting satire.    … Expand
  6. thearcadian2
    Feb 14, 2018
    10
    The response to this show is frankly baffling to me. It hits it's targets with aplomb and is consistently hilarious, with a remarkable voice cast.
  7. mib2129
    Mar 31, 2018
    9
    The show is well produced. Caricatures, animation and voices are on point. It is quite funny, especially if you know the characters from the news. Nevertheless, it often gets a bit over-the-top, but that seems to be the whole point of the show, it's a ridiculous take on an already ridiculous presidency.
    Those who do not like comedy out of there comfort zone, may find it less funny for the    The show is well produced. Caricatures, animation and voices are on point. It is quite funny, especially if you know the characters from the news. Nevertheless, it often gets a bit over-the-top, but that seems to be the whole point of the show, it's a ridiculous take on an already ridiculous presidency.
    Those who do not like comedy out of there comfort zone, may find it less funny for the fear that it may lessen the seriousness of the reality, or at the least it reminds them of the reality. But if you can get past that, it rewards you with some solid laughs.
    The show pokes fun in all direction with some deftness. From Obama's drone strikes, to traditional democrats lack of spine to liberal anchors antics, there is subtle commentary on left as well. Ted Cruz, however, gets the worst of it every episode.
    Overall, it is a fun show to watch. It delivers enough comic relief to be worth the time. That said, I do not see this extending to a second season.    … Expand
  8. GrimStomper
    Apr 28, 2019
    0
    Lazy attempt at getting viewers by making fun of the president of the United States. It's been done enough already so there really isn't the need to make a TV show about it let alone a cartoon.

Awards & Rankings

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Metascore
42

Mixed or average reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 3 out of 11
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Feb 13, 2018
    40
    In ordinary times a person could argue that there’s always room for another comedian to skewer our nation’s top windbag, but these are not ordinary times. And this makes Trump character’s joke about people “kinda [wanting] to see what was going to happen” with his presidency seeing that “it’s happening more than you could have ever imagined” simultaneously bland and depressing.
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  2. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Daniel Fienberg
    Feb 9, 2018
    40
    Our Cartoon President is a fuzzy and facile animated sitcom composed of reductive, occasionally lightly amusing, characterizations of the bumbling ineptitude associated with the Trump White House.
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  3. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Feb 9, 2018
    30
    More often, Our Cartoon President manages to be mean and toothless at the same time. ... The show is just timely enough to be outdated.
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