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War At Home, The
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Fox, Sunday 8:30p (30 minutes)

Generally unfavorable reviews
Based on 21 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 78 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Comedy
Created By: Rob Lotterstein
First Air Date: September 11, 2005
Summary
Starring Michael Rapaport, Anita Barone, Dean Collins, Kaylee DeFer, and Kyle Sullivan
Fox's sitcom, compared--unfavorably--to "Married... With Children" and "All In The Family" (presumably for its crudeness), follows two parents and their daily battles against their teenage children to keep their home, their children, and themselves in order.
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...
The New York TimesAlessandra Stanley
Not all the jokes are funny, but the characters are winningly unlovable.
Read Full Review >Kansas City StarAaron Barnhart
There’s nothing especially novel on “The War at Home,” except the way the familiar elements -- punch lines, fantasy sequences, sassy kids, talk-to-the-camera confessionals, bleeped profanity -- come together.
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesPaul Brownfield
The result is a show that tilts toward the familiar except for the man in the middle of it. Rapaport... is a fresh choice as a man-boy whose wife and kids dance circles around him.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
You may also laugh at some of these jokes, because Michael Rapaport, who plays Daddy Dave, delivers them with such bravado.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
While the cast is quite good, and they even manage to rip a laugh or two out of the material, it's not enough to sustain a whole show.
Read Full Review >USA TodayRobert Bianco
You can think of it as Titus with kids added and talent removed.
Read Full Review >People WeeklyTom Gliatto
The only good thing is Anita Barone. [19 Sep 2005, p.48]
Entertainment WeeklyGillian Flynn
It's one limp comedy that pretends to be frank and daring about race, gender, and sexual orientation--and instead is glib, tired, and slippery. [11 Nov 2005, p.59]
VarietyPhil Gallo
An uninspired collection of cliches, sex jokes and uninvolving characters.
Read Full Review >San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
If "The War at Home" spent more time on good jokes instead of recycling every gimmick ever seen on TV, it might merely be mediocre, but it's worse.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
Yes, it's "Married ... With Children" all over again, except that it's not played as broadly, or as successfully.
Read Full Review >Miami HeraldGlenn Garvin
The network thinks this is razor's-edge television because the characters turn to address the audience during cut-ins. But all the bellowing is straight from The Honeymooners, the jokes from Mandingo and the dialogue... from about sixth grade.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterRay Richmond
What this show does prove is that you can be racy and still somehow tediously tame.
Read Full Review >Village VoiceJoy Press
A template of clichés the writers don't even bother to fill in.
Read Full Review >Washington PostTom Shales
The problem is not just that it's crude and gross, but that its crudeness and grossness are so pathetically forced and contrived.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 3.3 (out of 10) based on 78 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Daniel H gave it a6:
Whoever likes a shallow sitcom will probably be satisfied with this show.
[anonymous] gave it a5:
Characters are not lovable and the jokes are frequently in poor taste, and yet, it kind of works. Would have maybe gotten away with being "ironic" or at least scored novelty value for putting some deeply flawed characters on screen, but for the obligatory sentimentality that seeps into most American TV.
Sally Q. gave it a0:
Trashy, NO INTELLIGENCE, corny, cocky, too new joisy. Even worse than 'yes dear'.
Jason H. gave it a0:
Thank god this trash is finally off the air. Amen!
Nasdaq gave it an8:
I have only seen the first season and it was interesting. Something to watch while you are working on the pc.
Ralph M. gave it a0:
Finally this trash gets cancelled. All the hatemongers and generally weak-minded indivduals who liked this show will have to get their fix somewhere else.
[Anonymous] gave it a0:
They cancelled Aressted Development for this nonsense? Who's running Fox? I rated this a 0 only because there was no lower a score available.
