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- 2018
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
- 2018
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
Summary The animated comedy about the 45th president and his White House was executive produced by Stephen Colbert, R.J. Fried, and Chris Licht.
Created By: Stephen Colbert, R.J. Fried, Matt Lappin, Chris Licht, Tim Luecke
- 2018
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
- 2018
- TV-14
- SHOWTIME
Our Cartoon President
Season 1 Premiere: Feb 5, 2018
42
4.3
Summary The animated comedy about the 45th president and his White House was executive produced by Stephen Colbert, R.J. Fried, and Chris Licht.
Created By: Stephen Colbert, R.J. Fried, Matt Lappin, Chris Licht, Tim Luecke
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
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9% Positive
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64% Mixed
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27% Negative
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Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 11 Critic Reviews
42
9% Positive
1 Review
1 Review
64% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
27% Negative
3 Reviews
3 Reviews
The first two episodes hit some comedic sweet spots, both visually and verbally. But if the government again shuts down over DACA, Colbert and his writers will be increasingly hard-pressed to find the funny.
The series, a purported behind-the-scenes look at the Trump administration, has its intermittent funny moments, and the character designs of the people who populate Trump’s cabinet are entertaining. But the story that’s grafted onto the first episode — Trump has to find an anniversary gift for Melania — is sitcom-trite and reminiscent of the old Comedy Central series “That’s My Bush.”
The caricatures in the series are great, the voices are pretty good, and the jokes are OK. The only real problem with “Our Cartoon President” is that half the country doesn’t need it and the other half doesn’t want it.
In ordinary times a person could argue that there’s always room for another comedian to skewer our nation’s top windbag, but these are not ordinary times. And this makes Trump character’s joke about people “kinda [wanting] to see what was going to happen” with his presidency seeing that “it’s happening more than you could have ever imagined” simultaneously bland and depressing.
“It’s like everyone is you,” cartoon Melania says. “They’re like, ‘Bigly!’ ‘Tremendous!’” That comment describes precisely what’s wrong with Our Cartoon President, a depiction of what goes on inside the White House that’s exaggerated a tad for laughs, yet still feels remarkably tepid compared to what we’ve already read in Fire and Fury.
More often, Our Cartoon President manages to be mean and toothless at the same time. ... The show is just timely enough to be outdated.
Much like the Cheeto-in-Chief himself, Showtime’s edgeless animated comedy pays lip service to its most troubling issue before dodging the problem in favor of inane gibberish.
User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
4.3
38% Positive
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User Score
Mixed or Average
Based on 32 User Ratings
4.3
38% Positive
12 Ratings
12 Ratings
13% Mixed
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
50% Negative
16 Ratings
16 Ratings
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Production Company:
- CBS Broadcasting
- CBS Television Studios
- Spartina Productions
Initial Release Date: Feb 5, 2018
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
