Crumbs

Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin

Crumbs' approach to the foibles of the family, though not for the tender-hearted, is raucously funny.

Detroit Free PressMike Duffy

It's actually rather funny, broadly entertaining and blessed with a sweet screwball spirit. It's a promising farce with heart.

Entertainment WeeklyNicholas Fonseca

Crumbs has promise. [13 Jan 2006, p.71]

NewsdayVerne Gay

"Crumbs" is surprisingly good.

Hollywood ReporterBarry Garron

There is a dynamic of affection and caring that makes the series more than just a collection of witty lines effectively delivered.

TV GuideMatt Roush

An offbeat show that veers between wacky and truly poignant extremes.

Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield

Feels like an indie feature idea crammed into a sitcom.

New York PostLinda Stasi

Since the show stars all these great TV actors... the show sustains some laughs that it wouldn't otherwise be able to wring out of bad material.

Seattle Post-IntelligencerMelanie McFarland

"Crumbs" is hideously overscored.... That's unfortunate, because the sappy swells detract from the series' wicked dialogue, and scenes oozing with the brand of dark, twisted humor only family can inflict upon one another.

Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen

"Crumbs" elicits laughs from time to time, but given the subject matter, I still think this particular story would have been better told as a comedic drama than as the occasionally dramatic comedy that it is.

San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesCharlie McCollum

Next Thursday's outing is much better [than the pilot], suggesting the series could generate some laughs over the long haul.

USA TodayRobert Bianco

To the extent Crumbs works at all, it works because of Curtin.

The New York TimesVirginia Heffernan

Still, if it's not funny, why give "Crumbs" any attention at all? Because it's an unusual experiment: not only is the show set among a fraction of the American gentry that few would consider relatable, but it also exhibits more gravitas than any sitcom in television history.

Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan

Though it's admirable that ABC took a chance on a family that does not revolve around a dumb, doughy dad and sassy kids, the tragedy at the core of the Crumb clan ensures that the comedy doesn't quite get off the ground.

VarietyBrian Lowry

Credit the veteran cast with making the series barely tolerable, but for the most part "Crumbs" is pretty crummy, the sitcom deconstructed to its most primordial form.

Orlando SentinelHal Boedeker

To its credit, Crumbs tries to go deeper in depicting conflicted characters. That, unfortunately, doesn't make this series any funnier.

New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley

Every year, there's at least one sitcom that takes an extremely talented cast, and wastes all that talent in an extremely disappointing series.

People WeeklyTom Gliatto

It just doesn't work. [30 Jan 2006, p.38]

Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert

These actors deserve better material.

Washington PostChip Crews

In the end, the one-note antics grow wearisome.

Chicago Sun-TimesDoug Elfman

You have no idea how much restraint I'm using not to call it "Crummy." Oops. Lost the restraint.

San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman

We watched a second episode of "Crumbs" just to make sure there wasn't something hilarious for you under a rock, some morsel of humor left over. Um, no.

Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm

Not only do you get insufferable comedy, but phony drama, too.

LA WeeklyRobert Abele

It mistakes boorishness for zaniness.

PopMattersStephen Kelly

A relentlessly unfunny mid-season replacement comedy from ABC that sucks all the fun out of dysfunction, the show could have been pitched to network execs as "Arrested Development meets Ordinary People." But it shows none of the former's wit or latter's intelligence.