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Man Up!: Season 1
  • Network: ABC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 18, 2011
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
36 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 20 Critics What's this?

User Score
5.9 out of 10

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

Your Score
10 out of 10
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  • Summary: Will, Kenny, and Craig are three 30-something men who try to be "real men" in the modern world.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 20
  3. Negative: 11 out of 20
  1. Boston Globe
    Reviewed by: Matthew Gilbert
    Sep 21, 2011
    67
    The actors are likable, including the Ty Burrell-y Zickel, but this is familiar bromantic terrain.
  2. Newsday
    Reviewed by: Verne Gay
    Oct 17, 2011
    58
    There's a smoldering ember of promise here, mainly in the cast, even if the pilot tended to smother it.
  3. Time
    Reviewed by: James Poniewozik
    Oct 18, 2011
    30
    Man Up!, to its credit, is the better of the three: it's at least scantly funnier than the retro Last Man Standing, and the upcoming cross-dressing comedy, Work It, will make Last Man Standing look like Mamet.

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User Reviews

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
  1. CincinnatiDave
    8
    Please let this show find an audience. It is funny as hell, quirky, different, and thoroughly entertaining. It has an excellent cast, and the first episodes I've seen show REAL promise.… Expand
    • 2 of 2 users said yes
  2. Akkhar
    5
    it reached my expectation and my exception was Not funny , pretty boring , Lame Comedy about some grown up but childish man . If they Don't improve (i don't see how they can) it will be canceled within 7-8 or less episodes . But best of luck improving it .… Expand
    • 2 of 3 users said yes
  3. JoshCampbell
    3
    ABC usually gets shows right but Man Up! is in my opinion a terrible comedy. It has the essence of been there done that and I have a feeling it will be cancelled before Season 1 is over. It's a lame and boring comedy about men that are too childish to be adults. This show is like How to be a Gentleman on CBS. How to be a Gentleman is about a Gentleman that teaches a jock on how to be a gentleman. Almost the same thing, Man Up! is about 3 guys that are too childish too be adults. You see how it pieces out? How to Be a Gentleman got cancelled after 4 episodes and pretty soon Man Up! will be gone. I'll give it a 3 because it's not entirely terrible, it's still has some funny parts to it.… Expand
    • 0 of 1 users said yes

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