Everybody Hates Chris

2005

Seasons & Episodes

  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

7.5| 0h30m| TV-PG| en
Synopsis

Chris is a teenager growing up as the eldest of three children in Brooklyn, New York during the early 1980s. Uprooted to a new neighborhood and bused to a predominantly white middle school two-hours away by his strict, hard-working parents, Chris struggles to find his place while keeping his siblings in line at home and surmounting the challenges of junior high.

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UnowPriceless hyped garbage
SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless
Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.
Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.
realteenreviews My sister recently started recording these episodes on Nick@Nite because she was wondering what the show was about. I was also curious and so I decided to try it. I absolutely hated this show and dread having to listen to it when my sister is watching it. All of the jokes are extremely offensive because they are very racial and aren't even that funny. The only good part about the show every episode has one or two jokes that make me chuckle but besides that there are really no funny jokes and most times I find myself questioning why this show was put on air at all. Besides the jokes the acting isn't good. All of the characters are completely over-acting and are not believable in the slightest. All the girls are always pouring themselves over the brother and he isn't even that attractive and Chris is always talking about hot girls and that is usually the only thing that is ever on his mind. I am going to stop ranting and say that no one should ever watch this show unless you want to suddenly gain the urge to hit your head against a wall!
dee.reid I'm just going to get this out of the way: comedian Chris Rock is probably my favorite comedian of all time. When I was 14 in 1999 and although my mother was initially against it, she eventually caved and let me buy Chris Rock's hit comedy album "Bigger & Blacker," and it's probably my favorite spoken-word/comedy album. When I heard that Rock was going to be behind a semi-autobiographical show about his early life growing up in Brooklyn, New York, I got all giddy with excitement.Somehow or another, I watched the first episode of "Everybody Hates Chris" when it first debuted, and I immediately thought it was hilarious, and then somehow or another I never watched another episode for five years. Recently I've been continually watching re-runs of the show on various different cable stations (BET, Nickleodeon, UPN 20) and I have no idea why I never watched this show again after its 2005 debut.Rock narrates "Everybody Hates Chris" and co-created it with Ali LeRoi, which is centered around his childhood growing up in Brooklyn in the mid-1980s with father Julius (Terry Crews), mother Rochelle (Tichina Arnold), younger brother Drew (Tequan Richmond), and younger sister Tanya (Imani Hakim). As a teenager (played by Tyler James Williams), Chris is the only black student at Corleone Junior High School and is also its most hated student. His daily quest for survival at Corleone includes having to deal with racist bullies, culturally illiterate teachers, and an ineffective administration. His only friend is a nerdy classmate named Greg (Vincent Martella). Hilarity quickly ensues."Everybody Hates Chris" is an entertaining and funny show that manages to be both incredibly funny and have some valuable life lessons about growing up. But one of the great things about watching the show is that it manages to maintain a balance in being suitable entertainment for both children and adults. Rock's narration is also quite biting, smart, funny, and instantly reminds fans of his usual stand-up routine and why he was once proclaimed the "funniest man in America."The show doesn't just fall on Chris, though. All of the supporting characters are given their own time and place in every episode to shine. Many of the supporting actors are well-chosen and are quite colorful themselves and provide many of the show's best and most additional laughs. A lot of today's shows don't really have that anymore."Everybody Hates Chris" is one of the funniest shows on television right now. And now you know why Everybody LOVES Chris.10/10
Angelus2 I've seen Chris Rock's stand-up comedy and let's just say he's amazingly funny. But this show is terrible, we the audience are meant to believe that this happened to Chris...I know it's all fake! But come on, name it something else like...'Everybody hates me!' without tying the show to a particular person....I find Julius, played by the hilarious Terry Crews to be the only likable character, the story-lines are pathetic...with a unconvincing actor playing the role of Chris Rock..One of my friends told me that this show was funniest television show ever..I laughed and pointed out Fresh Prince, My wife and kids, Friends....Not very funny at all...
Caio Coletti One of the greatest humorists today, Chris Rock is grantee of great comedies even when he's just producer or, like in this case, a character."Everybody Hates Chris" is an acid comedy that plays with teenagers and family relationships, all with elegance and intelligent jokes. That's clearly the mark of Chris...Anyway, the show tells the story of Chris (Tyles James Williams), a 12-16 (according to the season) boy who lives in Bedstie with his family: the scandalous mother Rochelle (Tichina Arnold), the hard-working father Julius (Terry Crews), younger brother Drew (Tequan Richmond) and annoying sister Tanya (Imani Hakim). He studies in a "white" school, and have to deal with Caruso (Trevis T. Flory), a boy who has a compulsion for beating young boys. His only friend is Greg (Vincent Martella) a trekker nerd.Various situations come out on this plot, almost all of them creative and very funny, in his peculiar way. A show to be seen, be laughed, but maybe, to be forgotten. Unfortunelly.