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Mike Epps takes on the title role of a childish man who's learning to be an adult by taking care of his brother's kids, but in his own fun and silly way. A TV adaptation of the 1989 comedy.
25 June 1971, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
6 September 1970, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
12 December 1970, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
6 December 1978, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
3 December 1979, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
June 14, 2016
Epps is deprived of the sort of good writing that would showcase his talent well.
June 14, 2016
Epps has his moments, the kids are well-cast and there are a few good lines. But you won't be missing much if your Tuesday nights are already reserved.
June 15, 2016
Unfortunately, the property's latest iteration doesn't provide a satisfactory or substantive answer on why Uncle Buck needed to come back to television.
June 15, 2016
ABC's Uncle Buck, finally getting on the air a year after the pilot was first sent to critics, isn't the worst show you'll see this year. It's not even the least-funny comedy. It's just unnecessary.
June 15, 2016
There's only so much the actors can do to overcome the subpar writing.
June 14, 2016
Uncle Buck is messier and broader than most. Creators Steven Cragg and Brian Bradley offer certain updates - a subplot involves mild sexting - but the basic premise has all the nuance of a folding chair.
June 15, 2016
The new sitcom isn't bad, it's just bland; low-impact, lightweight, and nothing to write (or tweet) home about. It's too bad for Epps, who does his best with a limited role.
June 15, 2016
Uncle Buck isn't nearly as reprehensible as I worried it might be.
June 14, 2016
How you like Uncle Buck will depend on how you respond to weird grandpas -- on TV, not in real life.
June 14, 2016
Uncle Buck can be counted on for Mike Epps being there to draw chuckles even when the joke isn't that funny. So while it's not great, it's also not terrible, and it sits right there in the middle.
