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Summary 10 Items Or Less stars John Lehr (Memron) as a struggling New York City businessman who moves home to take over the family supermarket following the death of his father. He has a hard time adjusting to the social aspect of being the boss of such a "unique" group of individuals and the people he sees in his everyday work. This scripted an...

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10 Items Or Less

Season 1 Premiere: Nov 27, 2006
Metascore Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews
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Summary 10 Items Or Less stars John Lehr (Memron) as a struggling New York City businessman who moves home to take over the family supermarket following the death of his father. He has a hard time adjusting to the social aspect of being the boss of such a "unique" group of individuals and the people he sees in his everyday work. This scripted an...

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews
42
15% Positive
4 Reviews
31% Mixed
8 Reviews
54% Negative
14 Reviews

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Metascore
Mixed or Average Based on 26 Critic Reviews
42
15% Positive
4 Reviews
31% Mixed
8 Reviews
54% Negative
14 Reviews

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91
"Items" is like NBC's "The Office" on laughing gas - the same kind of poker-faced dysfunction in a crushingly ordinary setting, but faster and funnier.
By Gloria Goodale FULL REVIEW
67
It's as much miss as hit. [1 Dec 2006, p.75]
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50
The show, in its way, is too slight to be totally fulfilling, tending to collapse into slapstick, but it can get by on moments.
By Paul Brownfield FULL REVIEW
30
While you have to give them credit for trying something at least a little different, the creators and cast try way too hard to pull laughs out of the situation and the show comes off as forced and unbelievable.
By Charlie McCollum FULL REVIEW
25
The improvisations are sometimes so forced that I swear you can actually see the actors thinking about what to say next.
By Adam Buckman FULL REVIEW
20
"10 Items or Less" labors too hard at being clever and occasionally teeters into shrill mode where a half-dozen characters are all yelling at each other simultaneously.
By Brian Lowry FULL REVIEW
10
Yet another doomed and dreadful attempt to bring improv comedy to television.
By Glenn Garvin FULL REVIEW

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Production Company:
  • Somma Productions
  • Sony Pictures Television
Initial Release Date: Nov 27, 2006
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
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