I remember watching Kings of Comedy way back when and Bernie Mac was the funniest one by far. So I was excited when he got his own show. The first time watching it through I think it was really funny, but each time I watched it after that I cringed more and more (I'm obliged to keep seeing it because my hubby loves it for some reason).
I'm not talking about his relationship with his kids or anything like that since I was raised with way more yelling and issues than that. I cringe because so many of his jokes fall flat and (L7 and squares, neither of which I have ever heard used in real life; calling adult women and men baby; using the word "chillax", etc.). Definitely cringeworthy, and I'm not young exactly either. It makes me think about when I have been around old men who use words they think will make them sound cool and hip like the youngsters but don't realize that everyone is desperately wanting them to stop and be normal.
Also, I find his character's God complex annoying; everything has to be about and for him and it's too much. For example, him going on and on about how it was his birthday and he'd better get what he wanted on one episode was nauseating, and don't get me started on the acts of worship he gave to a statue of himself on another episode.
I also find it annoying when he bullies others. I can't even watch the one where he teaches Vanessa to drive and tells at her the whole time, and the only reason why I still like the one where he gets on Jordan about barbecuing is because I love the episodes with Anything Anderson, who truly was consistently funny.
But as much as I dislikes Bernie Mac's character I equally disliked Wanda, who truly had no idea about how to raise kids. She is no better than these new age parents will think children should basically raise themselves.
I actually like Vanessa and Jordan, though I cannot watch his blasphemous episodes. Other than that, she is consistently interesting to watch and he is pretty funny. I don't care about Brianna's at all until like the last season where she finally gets funny and interesting. Before that she was just another cute kid who couldn't act but was chosen for the role anyway. It's hard to find good kid actors that young, but sometimes the network just goes for who's the cutest instead of real talent. We view her character more as being the kid everyone suspects is the crack baby since she isn't very smart and has a hard time figuring things out. Still, not interested in her until about the last season.
Review of The Bernie Mac Show
