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Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

(2009, Rated NR, Comedy, Starring Seth Green, Seth MacFarlane, Alex Borstein)
  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 17, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 17.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Profane animated shorts offer ribald humor, few laughs.

Why We Rated This not for kids

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    This collection of animated vignettes draws much of its humor from placing animated characters in situations that seen completely mundane, juxtaposing the wacky and the ordinary. Many of the characters talk and act much like real people, including dialogue laced with casual profanity, plenty of drinking, and lots of sex.
  • Violence:

    Only a handful of the vignettes include violence, but they can be quite graphic; when a massive boulder falls on a helpless animal, the onscreen result is an oozing bloody pulp, just like it would be in real life, but certainly not in most other cartoons.
  • Sex:

    Lots of animated sex, including straight sex, gay sex, and bestiality. There’s graphic nudity, including close-ups of animal genitalia, and plenty of sex scenes, generally under the covers but with vigorous, obvious thrusting, accompanied by lots of moaning and groaning. Some scatological humor as well.
  • Language:

    Very coarse, including “f-ck,” “sh-t,” “a—hole,” “boner” “getting wood” and much more.
  • Consumerism:

    Plenty of references to well-known pop culture characters, including the Muppets, Star Trek, the Roadrunner, and others.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Plenty of drinking and some drug references.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy

Parents need to know that this collection of animated comedy shorts is definitely not aimed at kids. Many of them start with well-known fairy tales, popular TV characters, and well-known pop-culture icons, and then creator Seth MacFarlane adds a generous dose of adult humor, including plenty of profanity, drinking, and lots of sex (including straight sex, gay sex, and bestiality). There's some cartoon nudity and some pretty explicit under-the-sheets action, with obvious thrusting and even more obvious moans and groans.

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  • Families can talk about coarse humor. The dialogue in these short films is often quite profane, but it also sounds very natural. The swearing is not there to shock, but reflects the way people communicate in informal settings. Do you think there is too much swearing, or do you think it makes sense, given the settings? Do you think the language and the overt sexuality makes the film funny, or does it get in the way of the jokes? Or is it not a factor at all?

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  1. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title iffy for age 15 and give it 3.0

    S'alright.

    I didn't hate it, it just wasn't MacFarlane's best.

  2. Parent Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

  3. I rate this title off for age 14 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message
    • Negative role models

    Hilarius

  4. I rate this title iffy for age 5 and give it 4.0

    There's a censored versoin.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 1.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Inappropriate sexual content
    • Inappropriate language
    • Excessive consumerism
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use
    • Negative message

    Bad comedy, period.

    Seth MacFarlane is an untalented "comedian" that steals ideas and mainstream-ifies them to reach a broader audience than Matt Groening, but fails to yet "Family Guy" has a fanbase filled with idiots like him and the characters in the show. "Seth MacFarlane’s Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy" started out as a YouTube mini-series in the style of cutaway gags like you'd see most of the time in "Family Guy." Each episode has bland 2D animation and offensive, unfunny humor that makes "South Park" look like a Noggin program. In other words, stuff like this would reach to the apocalypse of animation. The first episode, "Super Mario Rescues the Princess," deals Mario defeating Bowser in the NES game "Super Mario Bros." and asking the princess to kiss him. The princess declines the kiss, leading to a foul-mouthed, cookie-cutter funny, and ridiculous argument. Later, the princess gets eaten. This is just an example of the poor quality this mini-series has. It's also unnecessary to buy the series on DVD, when the show is available online for free. And the uncensored versions on the DVD is just a scam, because it actually seems more funnier when it's censored, because you kind of know what they're saying, but don't hear them saying it. One uncensored episode is online, but I'm surprised it wasn't flagged for the inappropriate content. To conclude my review, don't buy it. Superjail is much more creative and funnier.

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