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Grounded for Life

(Rated TV-14, Comedy, Starring Donal Logue, Megyn Price, Kevin Corrigan, Where to watch: ABC Family, DVD, Online)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Married... With Children-lite; iffy for kids.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    The parents aren't much more mature than their teenage kids, offering questionable role models. But the underlying messages is that it's important to maintain family ties because you're always going to need your family to look after you.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    The parents and even their eldest child make sexual jokes. The oldest teenage daughter has called her parents "horndogs" and has a sexual relationship with her boyfriend. Strippers and pornography have cropped up from time to time.
  • Language:

    Mild: Words like "crap hole" are used.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Social drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Grounded for Life

Parents need to know that while the kids' mother and father are loving and attentive, they often garner laughs with their sarcasm, immaturity, and tales of occasional carelessness. This might turn off adults who want their kids to be exposed to Married... With Children, this show isn't nearly as envelope-pushing as its predecessor, but it still might raise some eyebrows.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about selflessness. Why is it important to sometimes put what you want on hold in favor of the good of the group? When you're part of a family, why do you sometimes have to give up or do without in favor of something your siblings need? Have teens ever felt like their parents were acting immaturely? How did that make them feel? What did they do?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in Texas
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 5.0

    lmao(laughed my ass off) i love its awsome!!!!!!!!

    i think it wonderful and its a really good expirience 4 every1 even teenagers its the best show ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i think it should go on forever!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  2. Adult Reviewer
    I rate this title iffy for age 17 and give it 0.0

    i just don't get it

    packed with shallow dialogues, ugly cast, nonsense and unpleasant "humours", i don't even understand why the tv network would buy this show...it's too juvenile for adults and too distasteful for kids / teenagers.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 16
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Arkansas
    I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it 2.0

    First of all, I absolutely love this show, but...

    It's not always appropriate for kids. They use such words as a-- and d---, and sometimes they have crude references to sex. I think that over all, it's an okay show for your teens to watch, but definitely not for younger children.

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Georgia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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