| CBS | Season Premiere Date: April 1, 2021 |
Summary:
Marine veteran Riley (Parker Young) befriends Awalmir aka Al (Adhir Kalyan), an interpreter who served with him in Afghanistan and who has just moved to start a new life in America in this Chuck Lorre comedy created by David Goetsch and Maria Ferrari.
Genre(s):
Comedy
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Season 1 Episodes
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S1:E13. Help; Komak
Air Date: June 24, 2021
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S1:E12. Dog; Spai
Air Date: June 17, 2021
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S1:E11. Blackout; Parchawi
Air Date: June 10, 2021
Apr 6, 2021
Mar 25, 2021
There’s a refreshing sweetness to both the guys and their friendship that’s more pronounced than in some other Lorre sitcoms on CBS. Whether there’s enough story to draw from culture clashes and Al’s wide-eyed innocence (a little too wide-eyed at times) remains to be seen but the likability of the characters is never in question.
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TV Guide Magazine
Mar 25, 2021
The cross-cultural confusions like in Chuck Lore's most recent hit Bob {Hearts) Abishola, are mostly endearing, even when some of the jokes land too hard. [29 Mar - 11 Apr 2021, p.9]
Mar 31, 2021
United States Of Al keeps its titular figure in a mold. It does take a couple more steps forward than TBBT in this case, by showing slightly more empathy to Al’s freakout over the shorts than just dreary innuendos. ... But for touting itself for its representation, the show offers this tenderness mostly to its white characters, though even jokes that don’t involve Al simply fall flat.
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Apr 1, 2021
Apr 1, 2021
RogerEbert.com
Mar 30, 2021
Nothing about these first four episodes, though, suggests a willingness to move past the predictable pork/alcohol/sex jokes and into grappling with how a Middle Eastern and Muslim immigrant who spent years surrounded by war would adjust to American life. ... All this show can generate for Al is to call him an “optimistic little dude,” and that patronizing pat on the head is pretty much the whole vibe of the arduous “United States of Al.”
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May 11, 2021
Interesting premise, but the lead character overacts and suffers from “look at me, I’m cute” syndrome.
Supporting cast is adequate, but borders on the stereotypical. Al’s American buddy needs to get his act together and soon. The whole, I’m damaged act is wearing thin quickly.
Supporting cast is adequate, but borders on the stereotypical. Al’s American buddy needs to get his act together and soon. The whole, I’m damaged act is wearing thin quickly.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 2
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Season 2 Overview
Air Date: October 7, 2021
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Season 2 Overview
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Season 1
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Season 1 Overview
Air Date: April 1, 2021
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S1:E13. Help; Komak
Air Date: June 24, 2021
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S1:E12. Dog; Spai
Air Date: June 17, 2021
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S1:E11. Blackout; Parchawi
Air Date: June 10, 2021
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S1:E10. Matchmaker; Roybar
Air Date: June 3, 2021
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S1:E9. Birthday; Kaleeza
Air Date: May 27, 2021
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S1:E8. Roht; Sweet Bread
Air Date: May 20, 2021
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S1:E7. Car; Motar
Air Date: May 13, 2021
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S1:E6. Fundraiser; Baspana Towlawal
Air Date: May 6, 2021
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S1:E5. Homesick; Deghyatc
Air Date: April 29, 2021
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S1:E4. Spinach; Sabzi
Air Date: April 22, 2021
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S1:E3. Shorts; Neykar
Air Date: April 15, 2021
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Season 1 Overview