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American Body Shop
SERIES: Comedy Central, Sunday 10:30p (30 minutes)

6.0 based on 5 reviews read critic reviews how did we calculate this? based on 9 votes read user comments rate this tv show

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Starring Peter Hulne, John DiResta, Tim Nichols, Frank Merino, and Jill Bartlett

Sam works to keep his employees at the American Body Shop in line.

GENRE(S):	Comedy
CREATED BY:	Sam Greene
FIRST AIR DATE:	July 8, 2007

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70

Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond

Here we have another of those twisted, hit-and-miss, 10 o'clock-hour romps from Comedy Central that travel boldly and unapologetically over the top.

30

The New York Times Neil Genzlinger

Most of the time it doesn’t trust its own premise; the mechanics at this body shop rarely do any real work, instead spending too much time on toilet humor and immigrant jokes.

25

Chicago Sun-Times Doug Elfman

I've laughed more at my own ex-mechanic, who rode a bicycle to his shop because he racked up too many DUIs.

20

Variety Brian Lowry

So while you might chuckle guiltily at the sight of a Peruvian worker (Frank Merino) being strapped underneath a car to conduct an "undercarriage road test," after that, there are precious few laughs to interrupt the ride.

0

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen

There's nothing clever or original in American Body Shop, a disappointing waste of time and squandering of Comedy Central's resources.

The average user rating for this tv show is 6.0 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

J B. gave it a10:
If you love cars, you will love this show!

Can D gave it a10:
Its like many CC shows, you will love it or hate it. Three epiodes in and I love it.

Ian I gave it a0:
This show was trying to be a comidy? Well it failed at that.

the plague gave it a0:
Utterly terrible. One of the worst and most offensive shows I've ever seen. I really hope someone at Comedy Central gets fired for this.

jim S. gave it a10:
Refreshingly original.

RaycerX gave it a7:
The jury is still out for me on this one. It's hit or miss with a lot of the jokes (some are very funny though). Time will tell if this show will gel into something special or just be a show of one-liners and toilet humor. I'll still watch until I can't watch any more.

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