Review of Tucker

Tucker (2000–2001)
Intriguingly pointless
16 June 2001
It strikes me that a lot of money and talent has gone into producing something that's a lot less than the sum of its parts.

I'm not quite sure who the title character is supposed to appeal to. Tucker has no gimmick; he's neither charming, nor sharp, nor stylish, nor savant. Apparently Tucker is supposed to be horny, but I'm not seeing any evidence of it - not compared to actual male teens anyway.

The other characters are equally banal, with only cousin Leon being given a shred of personality. Katey Sagal is sadly wasted. The Seth Green plot would have been funny as a one off, but it gets old rapidly.

The humour is scatalogical but in a desultory, perfunctory, sterile manner. There is no dramatic drive, and the dialogue seems to be in slow motion, always lagging behind the viewer's anticipation.

All in all, this is an overproduced, badly flawed mess. Tsk tsk.
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