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Howie Do It
SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)


3.2

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Starring Howie Mandel

Howie Mandel's latest show sees him pulling pranks on unsuspecting people.

GENRE(S):	Reality (Non-Competitive)
CREATED BY:	Howie Mandel Scott Hallock Kevin Healey
FIRST AIR DATE:	January 9, 2009

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Entertainment Weekly Jessica Shaw

Turns out they do it [prank shows] pretty much the same as everyone else. But the sight of a bewigged Mandel blasting TV weathermen wannabes with water is pretty funny stuff.

Hollywood Reporter Ray Richmond

There have been far nastier hidden-camera efforts than this. Better ones, too. Yet to be sure, in the opening hour, Howie Do It at least delivers laughs more often than it inspires groans.

Variety Brian Lowry

"I don't want it to end, but it did," the host gushes at the hour's close. Even for those who enjoy Mandel's puerile brand of comedy, that qualifies as a clear case of Howie overdoing it.

Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert

It's sad, really, how unimaginative Howie Do It is. Given all the resources at NBC's disposal, and given the fact that NBC is desperate to regain ratings footing, this is the best the executives could come up with?

New York Daily News David Hinckley

Hidden camera gags often now settle for crude instead of working a little harder to achieve clever.

Washington Post Tom Shales

Howie Do It not only drags contestants, and viewers, through gratuitous mud and muck but it also is haunted by the aura of plagiarism; the set-up of one sequence is highly reminiscent of a bit that David Letterman has done on his late-night talk show.

The average user rating for this tv show is 3.2 (out of 10) based on 18 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.

steve p. gave it a9:
Funny Stuff, very light on ideas, but is ment to fill an hour and get some laughs.

Janice G. gave it a9:
I LOVE Howie Mandell, and LOVE when he pranks people! I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes during the weatherman portion. It just shows what people are willing to go through just to get their chance to be famous! I hope if NBC is not smart enough to keep, and back "Howie Do It" then another network will grab it! However, Lord knows NBC needs all the help it can get with keeping viewers! Most shows on NBC (with a few exceptions) are not worth watching! Thanks!

Eunice H. gave it a0:
Painfully stupid show. So bad you cringe watching it. Absolutely nothing funny about it. Complete dud.

Terry W. gave it a0:
Awful, meanspirited, and worst of all for an alleged comedy show, not funny.

Susan M. gave it a10:
I watched the TV show last night and it said to post your tricks but i am not seeing where to tell our tricks we have done?where can we send the jokes that we have played on some one?

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Howie Do It SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)

Howie Do It
SERIES: NBC, Friday 8:00p (60 minutes)