User Score
3.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 7 out of 11

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  1. Jul 17, 2014
    9
    Love Andrea Martin and seeing her back on TV again. Kacey Rohl is totally different from her character on Hannibal - and really charming in a lighter kind of role.
  2. Jul 11, 2014
    2
    I was very disappointed with this polite...The B word is thrown around too, too much on sitcoms, Unnecessary-I was hoping for a Seinfeld show, clean, funny, with unpredictable humor...with out the constant bi+&*ch humor what a waste of 30 min. I rate this show Awful...I didn't laugh once. I was really waiting for the punch line and it never came.
  3. Jul 20, 2014
    0
    I can't believe I sat and watched the entire pilot. I can't believe how bad this show is. The actors, while capable, are dragged to the floor by the script. If the pilot was used to sell this show, someone got a bad deal.
  4. Jul 14, 2014
    1
    I have always enjoyed Andrea Martins work. She is an excellent comedic actress. "Working the Engels" is an insult to the intelligence of the audience and an insult to Andrea Martins personally. There is only one good thing about this show -- Andrea Martins is working. I don't have to watch it though.
Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 19
  2. Negative: 5 out of 19
  1. Reviewed by: Joanne Ostrow
    Jul 11, 2014
    60
    Neither ["Welcome to Sweden" or Working the Engels] is awful, neither will make you cancel other plans.... A few bright ideas enliven the half-hour. But how many meddling mother jokes can they pile on before we’re weary?
  2. Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jul 10, 2014
    40
    The show never allows itself to stand down from ill-fated, continuous attempts at heightened hilarity.
  3. Reviewed by: Erik Adams
    Jul 10, 2014
    67
    On their own, Arthur’s lunkheaded Jimmy and Skye’s bubbly Sandy are sketched a little thin—but due to Working The Engels’ compact ensemble, they usually wind up paired with Rohl or Martin, salvaging some potentially dire storylines like “Jimmy gives grandma’s ring to a stripper” or “Sandy wants to win a mother-daughter dance contest.”