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Ugly Americans: Season 1
Metascore
62 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 1 out of 8
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  1. Entertainment Weekly
    Reviewed by: Keith Staskiewicz
    83
    The premise is a neat riff on immigration and fitting in, but the jokes are a bit conventional for a show that looks so pleasantly odd.
  2. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    80
    But if Ugly Americans comes with a message, it is at least equally determined to just be funny, and at that task, it frequently succeeds.
  3. Washington Post
    Reviewed by: Tom Shales
    80
    Unlike a raft of recent adult-themed cartoons, Ugly Americans offers surprising laughs with its premise, and it is profanely whip-smart in a way that recalls the network's much-missed "Drawn Together" series.
  4. RedEye
    Reviewed by: Curt Wagner
    Aug 1, 2011
    75
    Ugly Americans can be gross and bizarre, but everything makes sense in the world that it has created.
  5. Variety
    Reviewed by: Brian Lowry
    70
    The show is full of nonsequiturs, and the writing doesn't always measure up to the look....Still, stick with the show and there are elements so bizarre as to be difficult to resist.
  6. Slant Magazine
    Reviewed by: Kris King
    50
    The show's dry humor, mixed with a rather troubling visual style where everything is stiff and vaguely deformed, mostly just makes you feel uneasy.
  7. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Reviewed by: Rob Owen
    40
    Fans of zombies and the absurd may want to tune in but there's nothing funny or interesting enough in Ugly Americans to keep me coming back.
  8. Deseret News
    Reviewed by: Scott D. Pierce
    10
    Ugly Americans is just crude and vulgar. It's not funny. It's lame. Really lame. It's not just that it's inappropriate for children, it's inappropriate for everyone. Well, everyone with an IQ in double digits. It's terrible.
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User Score
6.7 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 91 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 29
  3. Negative: 12 out of 29
  1. JamesN
    10
    Its rare i see a oddball universe style show that I actually enjoy. A show with oddities and a straight man who isn't a complete outcast but seems to fit in as well in his own weird way. Best of luck to the creators and I hope it catches on globally.… Full Review »
  2. JesseH
    9
    I don't understand the bad ratings this show gets from critics and viewers. Every now and then the jokes verge on corny, but the show has got enough charm and wit to keep me entertained fully for the full thirty minutes. Many people may not realize how reminiscent of Beavis and Butthead this show really is, and I deeply appreciate its classic representation of one normal man in a world of idiots and oddballs. The characters are expanded upon beautifully despite the short amounts of screen time each one gets. It's sort of astounding how, above all, the show manages to convince me as the viewer that this world that is created is not much different than our own. The only thing keeping it from a 10 is its infancy and ability to mature given time.… Full Review »
  3. BjornA
    8
    This show is actually pretty funny
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