• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 10; suggested age 10.

• Is it any good?

  4.0

• Common Sense says

  Yee haw! Original Dukes leap the generation gap.

Why We Rated This for Ages 10 and Up

The good stuff

• Messages:

  The show tends to stereotype small-town life in the rural South, but it's played for humor throughout. Personal disputes often lead to fistfights, which don't necessarily solve problems but often subdue the wrongdoers long enough for issues to be worked out. The Duke boys always try to do the right thing and expose injustice and corruption. They're often misjudged by others.

What to watch out for

• Violence:

  Episodes almost always include a car crash or two, but no one's ever seriously hurt. Law enforcement officials carry handguns and often shoot out windows or tires of cars. Some characters also use bows and flaming arrows to ignite the occasional building. Fistfights are common, and the players sometimes use nearby items (chairs, beer bottles) during the scuffles. But aside from some bumps and bruises, no one suffers lasting injury.
• Sex:

  The main female character wears skimpy tops and provocatively high-cut jean shorts that leave nothing to the imagination. Adults often engage in playful flirting, and occasionally there's some kissing.
• Language:

  Not an issue.
• Consumerism:

  Dukes merchandise is available on the toy shelves.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  The favorite hang-out is a bar, and overage characters drink beer when they're there (and occasionally when they're not).

What Parents Need to Know

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