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Finders Keepers

(Rated TV-Y, Game shows, Starring Wesley Eure, Lawrence H. Toffler, Where to watch: NICK GAS)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 3, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Cult '80s game show: Trash rooms, find stuff, win.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    It's made pretty clear that the show isn't encouraging viewers to tear up rooms in their real house.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Finders Keepers

Parents need to know that one of the hosts of this series pretty clearly hated his job and was prone to having fun at the expense of his colleagues, his writers, and occasionally his kid "guests." Younger kids won't notice, but older ones may smell the sense of failure and pity the guy. The room-trashing example the show sets is a bit iffy, but it's made pretty clear that kids shouldn't try it at home.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about who should win -- for example, was the red team really first in that round? They can also discuss the importance of smart strategy. Should the team figure out the clues first, so they know what they're looking for, or just trash the room and hope they find it?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 10
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 3.0

    Mess it up!

    Here in the UK we used to have Finders Keepers but it got taken of the air! Anyway, there was an audience and there was a house! Part of the house was cut so the audience could see what's going on! It was a bit like MXC (over here called Takeshi's Castle) but for kids! They went through levels here in the UK but then they went into a really smelly room (last level to gamble) and all the audience went "Gamble! Gamble!" and if they said gamble: "OLAY!" that was funny. It was quite good but it was a bit boring!

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