The Cool Kids

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Season 1
  • Network: FOX
  • Series Premiere Date: Sep 28, 2018
Metascore
42

Mixed or average reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 9
  3. Negative: 3 out of 9
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Critic Reviews

  1. CNN
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    Sep 24, 2018
    35
    It's all very broadly played -- to go with its lead-in, "Last Man Standing" -- but raises the question how long lines like "Everybody relax. Act like we have Alzheimer's" are going to prevent the show from facing the TV version of retirement.
  2. Variety
    Reviewed by: Daniel D'Addario
    Sep 26, 2018
    20
    An ensemble comedy set at a retirement community, is of startlingly poor quality, and it’s a show whose stars deserve better.
  3. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Oct 10, 2018
    0
    An abominable, grating, crass, predictable, and lazy new Fox sitcom.

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User Score
5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 22
  3. Negative: 8 out of 22
  1. OldLady68
    Nov 10, 2018
    1
    I love the cast, but hate the show. It is insulting to people who are the age these characters portray. Did the creator do any research onI love the cast, but hate the show. It is insulting to people who are the age these characters portray. Did the creator do any research on "old" people before putting this on the air? My friends and I are that age and we live in our own homes and spend our days working or volunteering in our community. Age these characters up to 85-90 (no need to change the scripts) and you might have something closer to real life. And funny.… Full Review »
  2. Cyberl1
    Oct 13, 2018
    10
    This show is hilarious. I haven’t laughed this hard since i started The Big Bang Theory.
  3. Iamcritical86
    Nov 22, 2018
    3
    Excellent cast with far better projects under their belts than The Cool Kids!! The scripts are bad. I've seen better writing in high schoolExcellent cast with far better projects under their belts than The Cool Kids!! The scripts are bad. I've seen better writing in high school drama plays! And that phony laugh track sounds incredibly electronically generated and sloppily squeezed in between the show's atrocious dialogue. I feel bad for the show's talented cast. The Cool Kids has to be their worst project yet.… Full Review »
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