Young & Hungry

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Season 1
Season #: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 50 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 50
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 50
  3. Negative: 10 out of 50
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  1. Rawrook
    May 10, 2016
    0
    It was bad. It was bad in seasons one and two, but what really got me was season three. It was down right racist. It down right fat shames. It down right stereotypes homosexuals. It's down right NOT funny, and NOT okay. I'm kind of blown away that a group of writers, editors and producers saw that script that was presented and said, "Yeah, this sounds like a good idea." It wasn't a goodIt was bad. It was bad in seasons one and two, but what really got me was season three. It was down right racist. It down right fat shames. It down right stereotypes homosexuals. It's down right NOT funny, and NOT okay. I'm kind of blown away that a group of writers, editors and producers saw that script that was presented and said, "Yeah, this sounds like a good idea." It wasn't a good idea. The trivialization of BlackLivesMatter wasn't a good idea. The: "well, sometimes people of color blame whites for being racist when it's really just people of color being loud and obnoxious" wasn't a good idea. The horrifically mean comments between Yolanda (real original name, btw) and Elliot wasn't a good idea. Just because two overweight people say mean things to each other about being overweight, doesn't make it a good idea. And having a giant sausage fly into the only homosexual character's martini glass ISN'T A GOOD IDEA. That being said, even if a viewer ignored all the obviously horrific messages in this show, it's still bad writing. It's still got a bad plot. The actors are still terrible, and FreeForm is still typical ABC Family.… Expand
  2. namgorf2001
    Jul 9, 2016
    0
    Within the first 2 episodes it's CLEARLY evident that this show is NOT appropriate for families. She sleeps with her new boss the first night she meets him and then helps him, his maid, and assistant hide and lie about the fact from his fiancé. This is NOT family material. They make light of the fact that he cheated and they got away with the deception. ABC should be ashamed of what theyWithin the first 2 episodes it's CLEARLY evident that this show is NOT appropriate for families. She sleeps with her new boss the first night she meets him and then helps him, his maid, and assistant hide and lie about the fact from his fiancé. This is NOT family material. They make light of the fact that he cheated and they got away with the deception. ABC should be ashamed of what they are calling "family" programming. I will NEVER watch another episode of this show and may even steer completely away from their programming if this is the kind of garbage they are promoting. First impressions are key. If you are going to show a program and claim that it is family related then don't portray adultery as if it's not a big deal.… Expand
  3. Viv
    Jun 27, 2014
    1
    Shoddy excuse for a comedy show. Characters are more like caricatures, jokes are weak (and the laugh track doesn't help), and the timing and flow of conversation is robotic and unnatural at best.
  4. PrincessJan
    Nov 10, 2015
    2
    The "Boss & Housekeeper/Nanny/Cook Romance" storyline yet again. Initial restrained feelings will be later realised by marriage.

    Young & Hungry's one-liners and comebacks are predictable and unfunny. I suspect it will go on for a few more seasons before they axe it.
  5. Bebebe
    Jul 6, 2016
    1
    This show is terrible. Most of the acting is over the top, kid show quality. The characters are just annoying, especially Elliot. (e.g. the constant "yaaay!" and skipping around like a child, not to mention his lack of any good qualities.) They are, as another user said, more like caricatures. I was actually awed by how unbelievable and badly acted Caroline was. The occasional funny partsThis show is terrible. Most of the acting is over the top, kid show quality. The characters are just annoying, especially Elliot. (e.g. the constant "yaaay!" and skipping around like a child, not to mention his lack of any good qualities.) They are, as another user said, more like caricatures. I was actually awed by how unbelievable and badly acted Caroline was. The occasional funny parts are few and far between, and overshadowed by the awfulness of everything else. And it's incredibly immature; I was dumbfounded when two characters not having sex their first night as a couple, with plans to do so the second night, was referred to as "taking it slow", and not even as a joke. Not to mention the lame excuses for fights and breakups, and the indecisiveness. "I love him! Oh no! I love this other person! Oh! No, wait, I love the first one! Wait, no I don't!"
    Also, Gabi is supposed to be Josh's cook, and yet she's rarely ever even seen cooking for him, despite always being at his apartment. More often, she's sneaking around, lying and scheming for completely unnecessary reasons; and the other characters, despite realizing her horrible track record and the idiocy of her ideas, always seem to go along with them.
    The idea for this show could have been good, but the writing is so vapid and shallow it just doesn't succeed in anything other than irritating me.    … Expand

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Metascore
48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Jun 25, 2014
    63
    Young & Hungry is nicely paced, and even in the first episode, the humor is character-driven. It's as uncomplicated, and tasty, as a good grilled cheese.
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  2. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Jun 25, 2014
    60
    A more than occasionally funny show in which Gabi (Emily Osment), an appealing but financially challenged food blogger, becomes personal chef to Josh (Jonathan Sadowski), an appealing but romantically challenged tech-ionaire.
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  3. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    Jun 25, 2014
    50
    Everything in Young & Hungry is predictable, including most of the jokes.
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