"Everybody Hates Chris" (2005) TV series 2005-????

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Creators:

Ali LeRoi
Chris Rock

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Inspired by Chris Rock's life...as a kid.

Plot:

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this...

Plot Keywords:

Neighborhood | Talk | Bully | Friend | Bus

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 5 wins & 42 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Nov. 8	4:00 PM	BET	Everybody Hates Greg	#1.10
Sun. Nov. 8	4:30 PM	BET	Everybody Hates Halloween	#1.6

Cast

Vincent Martella	...	Greg (89 episodes, 2005-2009)
Terry Crews	...	Julius Rock / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tequan Richmond	...	Drew Rock / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tichina Arnold	...	Rochelle Rock / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Imani Hakim	...	Tanya Rock / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tyler James Williams	...	Chris Rock / ... (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Chris Rock	...	Narrator (84 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jacqueline Mazarella	...	Ms. Morello / ... (48 episodes, 2005-2009)
Travis T. Flory	...	Caruso / ... (44 episodes, 2005-2009)

Runtime:

20 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:TV-PG | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Chris Rock Entertainment

Trivia:

The character 'Drew' is loosely based on Chris Rock's brother Tony Rock. Growing up, real-Chris Rock said that Tony was cooler than he was.

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In one episode, where Greg attempted to hug Chris, The adult narrator Chris made a reference to Brokeback Mountain. The movie wasn't released until 2005, and this series is set in the 1980s, but it is not the teenage Chris who makes the reference.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Greg Wuliger: [to Chris about girls] Dude you are so in there!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Girlfriends: Everybody Hates Monica (#7.5)" (2006)

Move Aside Cosby!!

I love this series! At first, my friend told me that it's the visualisation of Chris Rock's stand up comedies. It got me thinking if it's still going to be as funny as what I listened. But yeah it is. It delivers and delivers well indeed.

Let me break down what's so good about Everybody Hates Chris: The fantasy scenes. Most of them are taken from Chris Rock's thought that he performed in his stand ups. Obviously the one that finally got made in the series are the tame ones. However I like this feature because normally in the sitcoms, they just talk about it, not really showing the funny possibilities it ala the Simpsons or Family Guy. Although it take out some of the funny point that you have while imagining it, but so far Everybody Hates Chris shows the funniest non-cartoon fantasy scenes on TV.

A black comedy which is not that black. Without being racist, this comedy is not that 'black' I mean everybody can watch it, enjoy it, and relate to it. I don't think Everybody Hates Chris only applies to a specific race group. I am an Oriental dude and I still laughed my ass off watching the show.

A black comedy which is not being white. Now this is very important. Remember the Cosby Show, anyone? But I just think that it's too white, similar to Fresh Prince from Bel Air. Those shows were kind of like white people's comedy, but they have black actors. Without being racist again, the series shows a natural and honest look of African American family, where the father is not a doctor or a lawyer. They barely made the end's meet, not living in a house with ten bedrooms. But above all they are happy.

Chris Rock as the narrator did a great job in connecting the show with us in this time period. Many of his comments are showing the results of the trends or what happened in the period that affects popular culture in our period. For examples are the many hip hop references Chris narrated.

The soundtracks are awesome. The songs are in the same time period when the show is supposed to be set.

The kid's expression. The kid actors in the series are top-notch. They act naturally and I love their expressions. They seem to be innocent and their faces show a willingness to learn and to know new things, which are very typical kids' reaction to the new stuffs they experience.

Everybody Hates Chris is a great sit-com. If My Name is Earl is a great sit-com about white-redneck Americans living in a small town, Everybody Hates Chris does the same thing about African American living in a big city.