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Entertainment WeeklyLeah Greenblatt

The problem is, he's too normal; the show's ''plotlines,'' as it were, revolve around report cards, spring cleaning, and day-to-day activities that don't exactly rivet, even if the guy doing them has gold records on the wall.

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Los Angeles TimesJon Caramanica

It's one in a line of celebrity-family slice-of-life shows driven by conflict that's clearly contrived, if that, and homespun wisdom one wouldn't wish to hear from one's own relatives. It's a testament to the narcotizing qualities of family life.

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New York Daily NewsRichard Huff

Hammertime is inoffensive, but it's also emotionless, which is the problem. And that just leaves viewers feeling like they've wasted their time.

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The New York TimesGinia Bellafante

It invites you to wonder why you’re watching a reality show about a guy taking one of his kids to career day at Tom Hawkins Elementary School instead of a multipart documentary about how a young Stanley Burrell started dancing outside the Oakland Athletics stadium.

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Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss

Hammertime has nothing so counterintuitive to say; it's the publicity vehicle for a nice enough guy who has become a minor expert in getting publicity. In other words, everything is right there on the surface, asking to be touched.

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PopMattersLeigh H. Edwards

Hammer, a veteran of VH1’s The Surreal Life, has apparently learned the value of reality TV as a means to market music and social networking content. If only the content he was selling wasn’t so boring.

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New York PostStaff (Not Credited)

Everyone here is perfectly pleasant and their suburban lives are, seemingly, exceedingly mundane--which is exactly not the tone you'd expect from a show that hopes you'll return week after week.

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VarietyBrian Lowry

There are several story editors credited (along with nine executive producers, including three A&E execs), but the first two back-to-back half-hours make it anybody's guess what all of them were doing, since there's nothing resembling a show here.

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What Our Users Said

The average user rating for this show is 7.1 (out of 10) based on 11 User Votes

Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

Kyle S. gave it a0:
Wannabe run's house.

maria d gave it a10:
Very good show that focuses on Hammer overcoming obstacles and bringing back his life as an entertainer. This is true reality and shows the love and life of real people.

Matt W gave it a2:
Boring, bad looking family.

julia M. gave it a9:
It is high time that a Reality show be representative of family values and normal family life. The problem with so may critics is their desire for an effective reality show ito subscribe to dysfunction and perversion.

Vanessa K gave it a0:
This show sucks! The plot is so boring, and there's no excitement or hilarity. The funniest moment I saw was when the smallest son had a mohawk. MC Hammer is like a black Mr. Rogers. Boring!!!

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