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- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
Summary Bob (Billy Gardell) a middle-aged sock businessman falls in love with his Nigerian cardiac nurse Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) in this Chuck Lorre comedy.
Created By: Eddie Gorodetsky, Alan J. Higgins, Chuck Lorre, Gina Yashere
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
- 2019
- TV-PG
- CBS
Bob Hearts Abishola
5 Seasons
Season 1 Premiere: Sep 23, 2019
57
5.7
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Summary Bob (Billy Gardell) a middle-aged sock businessman falls in love with his Nigerian cardiac nurse Abishola (Folake Olowofoyeku) in this Chuck Lorre comedy.
Created By: Eddie Gorodetsky, Alan J. Higgins, Chuck Lorre, Gina Yashere
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
57
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 10 Critic Reviews
57
50% Positive
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
30% Mixed
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
20% Negative
2 Reviews
2 Reviews
An unabashedly sweet comedy. ... And yet it’s laudable that the first three episodes make the most of their abbreviated runtimes to treat the rest of the story, particularly that between Bob and Abishola themselves, with more heart and nuance. ... The show probably can’t keep them [Bob and Abishola] from a relationship for too long without stretching its premise too thin, but for now, their dynamic is a refreshingly unique one for a broadcast network sitcom.
If "Abishola" can move its main couple into a romance at a slow but steady pace and still find comedy once the relationship status is a little more official, Lorre may have another long-lasting sitcom on his hands. It probably won't have the volume or flair of "Big Bang," but going small and subtle can work just as well.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
5.7
55% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
15% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
30% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 40 User Ratings
5.7
55% Positive
22 Ratings
22 Ratings
15% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
30% Negative
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
Sweet, in a “Mike & Molly” way.
“Bob” mines race and immigration somewhat in the sort-of-serious way that Lorre’s “Mom” got mileage from addiction and recovery. ... Though Gardell is clearly where the casting began, if there is an Emmy waiting here, it’s for Olowofeyeku, who delivers one of the more remarkably grounded performances I’ve seen in a multi-camera, live-audience comedy.
Swissvale native Billy Gardell returns in this new Chuck Lorre sitcom that has a slight premise and few laughs, but newcomer Folake Olowofoyeku as Abishola gives an effortless performance that’s equal parts sweet and tart.
What you’re more likely to notice through the first three episodes, though, is how resolutely timid and unfunny it is, as if Lorre and his writers are scared laughless by their subject matter. It doesn’t help that his framework for interracial romance feels like a parody of an earnest 1950s social-problem play.
Despite the participation of Nigerian-British co-creator Gina Yashere—it exoticizes its female lead and cracks easy jokes grounded in stereotypes.
My daughter and I were generally amused and loved watching the 3 episodes so far. We are also very much Nigerian and American. Per Magda4movies, we are supposed to hate it the most? I humbly suggest that you can speak for yourself but can hardly speak for over 160 million Nigerians as to their opinion of the show.
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The first episode was mediocre at best. As a physician, I felt the death scene was done in poor taste. As well, nurse would never call a family to advise them of a death. And nobody would ever call a family on the phone to tell them a relative has died. Really stupid, and insensitive.
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I don't think you all are going to get the response you're after with this show.
I'm a Nigerian living in Europe after having grown up in Pasadena and I found the promo cringeworthy and very uncomfortable. I am a huge Chuck Lorre fan but this one is not looking good ...and you know who is going to hate it the most? Nigerians
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Hooray more trash sitcom shows that try too hard to be funny when news flash they aren't.
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Production Company:
- Chuck Lorre Productions
- Warner Bros. Television
Initial Release Date: Sep 23, 2019
Number of seasons: 5 Seasons
Rating: TV-PG
Awards
Art Directors Guild
• 4 Nominations
Family Film Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
• 2 Nominations
