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American Body Shop
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Comedy Central, Sunday 10:30p (30 minutes)
Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 5 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 9 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By: Sam Greene
First Air Date: July 8, 2007
Summary
Starring Peter Hulne, John DiResta, Tim Nichols, Frank Merino, and Jill Bartlett
Sam works to keep his employees at the American Body Shop in line.
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...
Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
Here we have another of those twisted, hit-and-miss, 10 o'clock-hour romps from Comedy Central that travel boldly and unapologetically over the top.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesNeil Genzlinger
Most of the time it doesn’t trust its own premise; the mechanics at this body shop rarely do any real work, instead spending too much time on toilet humor and immigrant jokes.
Read Full Review >Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman
I've laughed more at my own ex-mechanic, who rode a bicycle to his shop because he racked up too many DUIs.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
So while you might chuckle guiltily at the sight of a Peruvian worker (Frank Merino) being strapped underneath a car to conduct an "undercarriage road test," after that, there are precious few laughs to interrupt the ride.
Read Full Review >Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
There's nothing clever or original in American Body Shop, a disappointing waste of time and squandering of Comedy Central's resources.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
J B. gave it a10:
If you love cars, you will love this show!
Can D gave it a10:
Its like many CC shows, you will love it or hate it. Three epiodes in and I love it.
Ian I gave it a0:
This show was trying to be a comidy? Well it failed at that.
the plague gave it a0:
Utterly terrible. One of the worst and most offensive shows I've ever seen. I really hope someone at Comedy Central gets fired for this.
jim S. gave it a10:
Refreshingly original.
RaycerX gave it a7:
The jury is still out for me on this one. It's hit or miss with a lot of the jokes (some are very funny though). Time will tell if this show will gel into something special or just be a show of one-liners and toilet humor. I'll still watch until I can't watch any more.
