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Hip Hop Harry

(Rated TV-G, Educational, Starring David Joyner, Where to watch: Discovery Kids, DVD)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Rapping bear's tunes help preschoolers learn.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 3 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Positive themes promoted include working as a team, friendly competition, and ways to support others. The kid actors/dancers are a diverse bunch.
 

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 Hip Hop Harry

Parents need to know that this educational series uses music and rhyming to support preschoolers' language, social, cognitive, and physical development. The show's cast includes a loveable, street-savvy bear; two adult deejays; and a group of school-aged dancers (both boys and girls). Each episode features a relatable situation or problem (such as sisters on opposing dance teams), which Harry talks to the kids about against a backdrop of dance, songs, and rap. The show brings contemporary culture down to preschoolers' level with color, movement, excitement, and lots of learning.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the problems the kids in the show face in each episode. Kids, would you do everything the same way the kids do or your own way? Why? Parents, do the ways these kids solve problems in the show seem too polished and performed? Parents can also help kids learn more about hip hop. Which other genres does it come from? How is it different from other music your kids like? Kids, what kind of music really makes you want to get up and dance?

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  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    Lives in Michigan
    I rate this title on for age 17 and give it 5.0

    I laugh

    I think that hiphop harry is an great show in I think that it a great show for kids.One reason is that if you like to dance you should watch it.Second reason is that sometime you have to be nice to people or work as a team.third is that you should never give up in what you are doing also to be nice to others and think possitive.

  2. Kid Reviewer Age 11
    Lives in Kentucky
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 3.0

    I liked it

    I think that this is the thing that kids should be watching.

  3. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    wow

    hip hop harry can hip hop 2 heck

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    I Love This Show!

    My kids and I sing the songs together all day long. I record the shows every morning on my DVR so that my children can watch the show in the morning while getting ready for daycare and school and again when they return home. This is the best show ever! My sons are one and three years old and they love to dance so when the dance parts play they jump up and dance as if they were apart of the show. It is the cutest thing to see in the morning.

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in Missouri
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    It's about TIME !!!

    I recommend Hip Hop Harry to every child of any background. I am a KG teacher and my students love to watch Harry at the end of the day before they go home. It's up-to-date, educatonal, and just plain fun to watch . So I say GO HARRY !!

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