Crutch

Overall, “Crutch” is engaging and easy to watch. Morgan easily steps into the role of a stubborn but well-meaning patriarch who wants the best for his family. Weaving in real-world insights, generational divides, money woes and an ever-changing community, the series is charming, well-developed, and could undoubtedly have a long life both on streaming and on the network.

We see Crutch‘s potential as a fun family sitcom, but we hope the writers realize that Morgan needs to be unleashed a little more in order for it to succeed.

The question here is whether a show can be funny if the jokes are … not great or kind of hacky. And the answer seems to be it can, if the actors are amusing apart from what they’re made to say, and the situations sufficiently engaging, and you are flexible with your definition of “funny” — that is, if you don’t need to be laughing all the time. That said, this is an appealing series, running on love and goodness and right behavior, with a host of likable performers.