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Happy Hour
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Fox, Thursday 8:30p (30 minutes)
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 19 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 66 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By:
Jackie Filgo
Jeff Filgo
First Air Date: September 7, 2006
Summary
Starring John Sloan, Lex Medlin, Nat Faxon, Jamie Denbo, Beth Lacke, and Brooke D’Orsay
A smalltown guy starts from scratch in the big city after losing his job, his apartment, and his girlfriend. Be happy that it's not really an hour.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan
The idle, boozy time between one romantic relationship and the next turns out to be a sweet spot for a sitcom.
Read Full Review >Detroit Free PressMike Duffy
The few good laughs in an otherwise so-so show are supplied by the slyly wigged-out Beth Lacke.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
Thanks to some happy casting, the show's not actually unwatchable.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
A bad morph-job of "Seinfeld" and "Friends" but without the simplicity of the first, the chemistry of the second or the brilliance, timing, and writing of either.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
It squanders committed acting and funny lines by draping them over a suspect premise.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
There's not a moment or character that rings true, and the only joke you're likely to remember is an anatomical gag you'd probably rather forget.
Read Full Review >Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland
This is merely another dead-on-arrival series to add to the mountain of failures Fox has hurled our way over the past few seasons.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Lacke is the only person, or thing, in "Happy Hour" that made me laugh.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron
Given this straitjacket of a script, it's hard to know how good the cast could be with decent material.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
"Happy Hour," or as I like to call it: "Really, Fox? This?"
Read Full Review >Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Both shows ["Happy Hour" and "'Til Death"] bill themselves as comedies, but really, it's hard to find two less funny half hours on the network schedule.
Read Full Review >TimeJames Poniewozik
The show is a warped copy of CBS' How I Met Your Mother... except that it's cynical, smug and utterly charmless.
Read Full Review >Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Larry, Henry and virtually every person to walk through "Happy Hour" are broad, obnoxious, lame caricatures, even by the standards of Fox's laughtracked sitcoms.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
Painfully familiar and virtually laugh-free, the series has one character with potential, but beyond that, it's hard to imagine Fox won't be yelling "last call" relatively soon.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
At least "'Til Death" has some known stars. The cast of "Happy Hour" will likely remain unknown, starring, as they do, in this dud.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
Sheer, excruciating pain.... "Happy Hour" stands a good chance of being named Worst New Show, or at least feeblest new sitcom.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 66 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Amy G gave it a9:
One of the best new sitcoms I've seen in years. I'm so disappointed that they pulled it off the air. Bad time slot, I say, because it was much more entertaining than Til Death and seemed to be for a totally different audience. I'd like to see CBS pick it up and pair it with The Class.
billy b gave it a10:
This show is hilarious and has a perfect balance of smart comedy and romance.
T V gave it a10:
Great show!
J-wink gave it a2:
Sucked... Not funny at all
luis v gave it an8:
good show better than most of todays sitcoms. hope is back.
Steve W gave it a10:
Made a mistake pulling this show
dave g gave it an8:
I thought the show was freaking funny. If it wasn't going against the office it would do better. they should bring it back on.
