• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Tame enough for kids, but clearly aimed at adults.

Why We Rated This for Ages 8 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  Though Click, Clack, and the unusual characters who work in their garage all seem to have their hearts in the right place, they're also quite subversive and are often willing to bend or break the rules to achieve their goals. The show's laughs result from the unusual means they use to that end. Their harebrained schemes are also written to highlight social issues, as Click and Clack take advantage of various loopholes and flaws in modern society.

What to watch out for

• Violence & scariness:

  The characters are sometimes pretty rough with the cars they're fixing, but there's little violence.
• Sexy stuff:

  No sex or nudity, though Click and Clack do sometimes have daydreams featuring bikini-clad cartoon beauties. Some innuendo; one episode structures a joke around a man wanting to see something that a woman has hidden -- the implication is that it's her breasts, but it's really a necklace.
• Language:

  Occasional use of words like "hell."
• Consumerism:

  The series showcases the talents of Tom and Ray Magliozzi, the well-known hosts of the popular radio series "Car Talk," and there are frequent references to National Public Radio.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Not an issue.

What Parents Need to Know

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