The Fairy Jobmother
Lifetime | LIFETIME-TW | Release Date: October 28, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
55
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
Positive:
0
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: Watching someone explain the obvious may not create electrifying television, but once in a while, it's okay for TV to be more valuable than fun. Like when it comes to how you find a job. Read full review
60
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: Like too many reality shows, The Fairy Jobmother offers easy, incomplete answers and sometimes doesn't ask the right questions. Read full review
60
SlateTroy PattersonDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: The Fairy Jobmother, adapted from a British show of the same name, follows the model of Supernanny--that child-rearing-rehab spectacular--with a diligent slavishness. Read full review
50
Boston HeraldMark A. PerigardDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: Her tips could be found in the nearest public library. And stretched to an hour, Jobmother seems downright inflationary. Read full review
50
The New York TimesAlessandra StanleyDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: Some of the stories are touching, but the formula is set and stagy. The viewer has no doubt that the episode will end with a job offer and floods of thankful tears. Read full review
50
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf SmithDec 10, 2010
Season 1 Review: The series might be more fun if "jobmother" Hayley Taylor didn't have to stop each time she utters a harsh truth and comfort an angry or weeping spouse. Read full review
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