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Dog Bites Man

(Rated TV-14, Comedy, Starring Matt Walsh, Andrea Savage, Zach Galifianakis, A.D. Miles, Where to watch: Comedy Central, Online)

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    4.0

  • Common Sense says

    Fake news at its best, but a bad choice for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    News team members show a lack of professional ethics and will even make up news if they have to. Sexual harrassment is also a regular part of the workplace, but the lone female of an all-male news crew holds her own and slings it back.

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Sexual innuendo and crude body part jokes are common, and homosexuality is sometimes used as a punchline. Two of the main characters have an on-again, off-again sexual relationship -- a pattern that started when one of them was a secretary and the other was her boss.

  • Language:

    Locker-room humor relies on words like "hooker," "whore," "balls," "sack," and "testicles."

  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Characters discuss drinking wine, beer, and liquor, which usually leads to poor judgment, mishaps, and regrettable one-night stands. Steroid use is mentioned in the show's premiere episode.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Dog Bites Man

Parents need to know that this farce isn't meant to be taken seriously. They're not real reporters. It's not real news. (And the fact that some of the people they interview don't know that is all part of the fun.) The show's aggressive use of sexual innuendo isn't appropriate for younger viewers and sets a poor example for teens, but that doesn't mean they won't watch.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the way the show portrays the integrity of television news -- and whether or not it hits the mark. How does TV news produced at the local level compare with national news broadcasts? To what extent do reporters' on-air personalities match their off-camera antics? What makes a topic newsworthy as opposed to simply scandalous? And, ethics-wise, what are the downsides to having a sexual relationship with someone you work with?
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