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Jabberjaw

  • 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?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Scooby-Doo underwater, with a shark!

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Villains (who are often stereotypically foreign) are inevitably captured and punished. One member of the band isn't terribly nice to the others but usually comes through in the end. The female characters tend to be dumb or vain; the boys don't fare much better, stereotype-wise.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Mild cartoon chasing and violence and occasional laser-style guns that never, ever hit anyone (but might damage property).

  • 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 Jabberjaw

Parents need to know that this '70s cartoon is clearly influenced by Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!, Josie and the Pussycats, and 1975 blockbuster movie Jaws. Less trouble was taken with the characters on this show than even the cardboard creations who make up the Scooby team (not that we don't love them, bless their two-dimensional hearts). So the villains are foreign, girls are either dumb or vain and self-centered, and boys are hippie slackers or muscley take-charge types. That said, there's not too much to be worried about here -- just the usual cartoon "chase" violence.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about how this '70s cartoon's futuristic world compares with that of The Jetsons. Why do the underwater cars look so much like the space cars? What really exists today, and what has happened that the folks who made the cartoon didn't expect? (Parents might have to remind kids of the technological limitations of the period when this show was made.) How is this show like Scooby-Doo? Can you think of other cartoons from the same time that were also like Scooby? Why do you think they all got made?
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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Ylndgomez
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    I rate this title on for age 14 and give it 5.0
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    I LOVE JABBERJAW.

    I LOVE JABBERJAW. I LOVE BIFF. I LOVE SHELLY. I LOVE BUBBLES. I LOVE CLAMHEAD.

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