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All Grown Up

(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Tara Strong, Nancy Cartwright, Elizabeth Daily, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, DVD, Online)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 7; suggested age 7.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    The Rugrats go to middle school.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 7 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Diverse cast models tolerance and friendship. Series highlights the value of elderly people. Humor ranges from satire to goofball to crude humor involving a farting dog.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Some goofy roughhousing.
  • Sexy stuff:

    The kids are starting to develop crushes and "like" each other.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Angelica is still selfish and materialistic, but the show doesn't depict her as a role model.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About All Grown Up

Parents need to know that the show makes slight fun of parenting styles, from the would-be perfect parent (abreast of child psychology and serving "steamed spinach on a bed of chilled spinach" for dinner) to the career parent (emotionally uninvolved but concerned with which extracurricular activities will grace her child's college applications). Other than that, there is really no objectionable material.

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    Lives in Delaware
    I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 4.0

    Fine show tweens will love

    This is a good show. The langauge is words like that bites, shut up etc. Kids should watch 4+

  2. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Florida
    I rate this title on for age 8 and give it 4.0

    Rated TV-Y7 Now, But TV-Y Is still surrounding the show

    Maybe I'll wait. The show has pushed the TV-Y Limits because it sort of like Disney with flirting and roughousing. Was the FCC being stupid again on these educational shows?(ex.WordGirl, Turbo Dogs).Message should be green instead of nothing.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Illinois
    I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it 2.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Kansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 2.0

    bad message

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Pennsylvania
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 2.0

    I miss the old Rugrats

    At first, I thought this show would be great. But as I started watching it, I realized just how much I miss the old Rugrats. They still have the same personalities, but it was a lot funnier when they were babies and they had no idea what some of the words they were saying meant. Bring back the old Rugrats (along with all the other good old Nick shows)!

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