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.
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.”