Rotten Tomatoes
Cancel Movies Tv shows RT App News Showtimes

Season 1 – Man Up!

Play trailer Poster for Season 1 – Man Up! Oct 2011 Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist Tomatometer Popcornmeter
21% Tomatometer 29 Reviews Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
Will's father and grandfather fought in the Vietnam War and World War II, respectively. Will plays video games about fighting in wars. His sensitive nature won him his wife, but also means he's more interested in picking the perfect gift for his son than doing his sales job. Craig still longs for his college girlfriend. Kenny doesn't let himself get angry, but asks himself "what would Tobey Maguire do?" Together, these three men try to get in touch with their more traditionally masculine nature and redefine the meaning of being a "real man."
Watch on Fandango at Home Stream Now

Where to Watch

Man Up! — Season 1

Man Up! — Season 1

What to Know

Critics Consensus

An uninspired battle-of-the-sexes sitcom, Man Up! is boorish, predictable, and largely bereft of laughs.

Read Critics Reviews

Critics Reviews

View More
Alessandra Stanley New York Times 10/18/2011
Perhaps accordingly, there is a faint whiff of hostility mixed in with some of the laughter. Go to Full Review Emily St. James AV Club 10/18/2011
At its core, it's really just another show about mismatched friends who are different stages in their lives hanging out together and giving each other bad advice, but it made me laugh. Go to Full Review Phil Dyess-Nugent AV Club 10/18/2011
D
The show never once figures out whether being a man's man is something worth aspiring to or something to make fun of. Go to Full Review Randy Dankievitch Processed Media 02/24/2020
And without a single funny joke in the entire pilot (what is supposed to be the launching point for your series), Man Up is only going to offend any man or women who wastes their time watching it. Go to Full Review Jessica Johnson Time Out Chicago 07/02/2018
It's just not funny. Go to Full Review Liz Kelly Nelson Zap2it.com 10/18/2011
The show has definitely got potential. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

Audience Reviews

View More
01/30/2014 Not too bad of a show, just alright See more Read all reviews
Man Up! — Season 1

My Rating

Read More Read Less POST RATING WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW

Cast & Crew

View All

Mather Zickel

Will Keen

Dan Fogler

Kenny Hayden

Christopher Moynihan

Craig Griffith

Teri Polo

Theresa Hayden Keen

Amanda Detmer

Brenda Hayden

Henry Simmons

Grant

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 18, 2011 Pilot Will is consumed with finding the perfect gift for his son's birthday; Craig crashes his ex-girlfriend's wedding. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 25, 2011 Finessing the Bromance Kenny is jealous of Will and Grant's relationship and decides to try to bond by watching "Star Wars." Details Episode 3 Aired Nov 1, 2011 Digging Deeper After Craig and Kenny clash, Will suggests they try working on a project together; Theresa asks Will to take an improv class with her; Brenda longs for time alone. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 8, 2011 Wingmen The guys take Kenny clubbing in hope of jump-starting his love life; a friend of Theresa's thinks Will is cheating. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 15, 2011 Acceptance Will buys his son a cell phone; Kenny screws things up when he meets Jane's parents; Theresa installs a tracking device on Will's phone. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 22, 2011 High Road Is the Guy Road When Will learns that the father of his son's bully was his tormentor back in the day, he turns to his friends for help. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 29, 2011 Disciplining the Keens The whole family goes on a gluten-free diet after discovering Nathan is allergic; Kenny and Craig fall for two women who work at Big Burger. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 6, 2011 Men and Their Chickens When Will adopts a chick for Lucy, the other guys decide they each want one too; Craig starts dating an attractive doctor, but is intimidated by her son. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 6, 2011 Camping The guys have an eventful night while camping in an electronics store parking lot in order to get a copy of a new video game. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 13, 2011 Fear Will's new security system keeps tripping, causing trouble at home; Craig reconnects with the girl whose wedding he ruined; when Grant and Kenny let the GPS randomly select their destination, they embark on a series of adventures. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 20, 2011 Up All Night The guys plan a video game tournament, but Nathan and Lucy's bout with the flu leaves Will stuck at home. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 20, 2011 Letting Go The guys learn that Kenny's car would cost five thousand dollars to fix. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 27, 2011 Be Who You're Not Will receives a promotion after Mr. Donahue overhears him telling a story and assumes he is yelling at Craig. Details

More Like This

View All
Suburgatory 91% 91% Suburgatory Watchlist Better Off Ted 89% 96% Better Off Ted Watchlist Family Tools 13% % Family Tools Watchlist Downward Dog 85% 92% Downward Dog Watchlist Modern Family 85% 90% Modern Family Watchlist Discover more movies and TV shows. View More
View All

Man Up! — Season 1

Man Up! Man Up! Man Up! Man Up! View more photos

Season Info

Director
Beth McCarthy-Miller, Alex Hardcastle, John Fortenberry, John Scott, Bryan Gordon, Eyal Gordin, Michael Trim
Executive Producer
Christopher Moynihan, Victor Fresco
Screenwriter
Ric Swartzlander, Christopher Moynihan, Michael Shipley, Victor Fresco, Barbie Feldman, Shawn Simmons, Franklin Hardy, Kat Likkel, John Hoberg, Shane Kosakowski
Network
ABC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 18, 2011