Summer Heights High

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Season 1
  • Network: HBO , ABC1
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 5, 2007
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 60 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 53 out of 60
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 60
  3. Negative: 6 out of 60
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  1. EricS.
    Nov 11, 2008
    3
    the bully character was amusing, however a MAN, who is OLD playing a GIRL who is YOUNG is on par with fat suit humor (looking in your direction little Britain). not funny. and the gay drama teacher has been done already in waiting for guffman. i can't wait for monty python America.
  2. BillN.
    Jan 22, 2009
    3
    Bad Taste and juvenile is the best way I can describe this program. I know it was big in Australia, but their sense of humor makes Howard Stern look like Mort Sahl. And the way they treat handicapped and minorities is so offensive that it can't be viewed as humorous , especially in light of the changes that our new president is bringing to America.
  3. EllaP
    Sep 17, 2009
    2
    Just for the record, this series does not typify the Australian sense of humour. I'm Australian and I rarely laughed throughout this painfully uncomfortable series. It should have been better. In the US, Arrested Development tackled awkward topics with grace and wit, and consistently cracked me up throughout three highly polished and immaculately edited seasons. 30Rock also handles Just for the record, this series does not typify the Australian sense of humour. I'm Australian and I rarely laughed throughout this painfully uncomfortable series. It should have been better. In the US, Arrested Development tackled awkward topics with grace and wit, and consistently cracked me up throughout three highly polished and immaculately edited seasons. 30Rock also handles race- and gender-related jokes with a light hand and an upbeat attitude (and, crucially, is laugh-out-loud funny). Summer Heights High just failed to elicit a single laugh from me. I think Chris Lilley is childish and self-absorbed; his brand of humour painfully awkward and unfunny. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater - plenty of witty, creative Australians wouldn't spit on Summer Heights High if it was on fire.… Expand

Awards & Rankings

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#40 Best TV Season of 2007
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#56 Most Discussed TV Season of 2007
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#44 Most Shared TV Season of 2007

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    80
    The nonfictional veneer feels authentic, and so does Lilley's talent.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    80
    All in all, it's a rich work, full of detail and small moments, and grounded in reality by an utterly believable supporting cast partly drawn from the school where the series was shot.
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  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    50
    In the end, while its outrageous characters are often amusing, their palate of jokes runs thin.
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