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Testees: Season 1
  • Network: FX
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 9, 2008
  • Season #: 1
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Metascore
37 out of 100

Generally unfavorable - based on 12 Critics What's this?

User Score
7.5 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 43 Ratings

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  • Summary: Two friends experience odd side effects from the different products they test.
  • Genre(s): Comedy

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 7 out of 12
  1. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Robert Lloyd
    70
    There are people in this world who find flatulence mightily entertaining, and they should be happy here.
  2. Newark Star-Ledger
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    60
    I don't know that there's a long-running series here--even the pilot runs out of steam before the end--but I did laugh several times.
  3. Chicago Tribune
    Reviewed by: Maureen Ryan
    37
    At least these comedies are upfront about what they are: Cheerfully raunchy shows that lean heavily on adolescent obsessions with bodily functions. If that's your thing, you may enjoy the deadpan Testees.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. kpiv
    10
    Witty comedy with plenty of slap stick sprinkled on top. I can only hope that this show is brought back. This show is exactly what I hope to watch after a long day.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  2. DebraB
    10
    We were prepared to hate it. The only reason we tried it out was it aired after It's Always Sunny and we were on too much of a high from Sunny to turn off the tv. Over the weeks, we were strangely looking forward to Testees more than Sunny. Scenes that were so over the top you had to look away; calling a friend in the middle of an episode because we "couldn't believe that they can get away with that on tv??!!" And now it's canceled. Sure, bring another season of Big Brother. We need more important shows like Charm School. Shame on you FX. I always thought you were a step ahead of the other networks. It had witty writing & was deliciously raunchy. Shame on you for dumping it.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. EmbarrassedWatcher
    3
    Shock humor that's too much shock and not enough humor. The concept seems great, but the jokes aren't there. The only redeeming value is watching their bodies undergo various changes, most of which, make me want to vomit and turn off the tv, of which only the latter happens.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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