• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 14, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 14.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  SNL alums craft clever media satire.

Why We Rated This for Ages 14–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The show plays up some racial stereotypes (like a slang-talking African-American who's trailed by a posse of hangers-on) and exaggerated personality quirks for laughs. The well-intentioned protagonist is constantly playing catch-up to her self-serving boss.
• Violence:

  Infrequent violence is exaggerated for laughs (like a cat taking a bite out of a woman's neck).
• Sex:

  Sexual innuendo and suggestive glances are common, and some female characters wear tight, revealing outfits. One scene features strippers doing pole dances and giving lap dances to male customers. One character sings a suggestive song called "Muffin Top."
• Language:

  "Pissed off," "hell," "suck it," "bitch," and the like are prevalent, as are sexual terms like "vagina" and "undersexed." One episode revolved around the word "c--t," but it was never said out loud.
• Consumerism:

  While the show satirizes the existence of conglomerate businesses (the onscreen network is called "NBC-GE-Universal-Kmart"), there's also a fair amount of product placement. Much of it is acknowledged with tongue-in-cheek humor, but it's there.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Bar scenes include lots of drinking among the over-21 crowd; the characters sometimes drive immediately after drinking. Some jokes reference Tracy's history with substance abuse.

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