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Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

(Rated TV-PG, Reality TV, Starring Kristin Cavallari, Stephen Colletti, Talan Torriero, Where to watch: MTV, DVD, Online)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 15, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 15.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    "Real" OC is just like the fake one; mature teens.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 15–18

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Jealousy and petty behavior are common; characters have love triangles and talk behind each other's back; the cast is uniformly white and wealthy. Qualities that might make these kids good role models aren't highlighted. One girl has vowed to abstain from sex until marriage.

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    High school girls dress as sexily as possible; constant focus on the opposite sex and who's hooking up with whom; sexual innuendos; love triangles.

  • Language:

    Slang and some mild profanity ("slut," "bitch," etc.) as teens speak in their "real," unscripted manner.

  • Consumerism:

    The featured teens have expensive cars and clothes and more spending money than the average teen.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    The teens do a lot of partying and some of them drink -- they're never seen with containers of alcohol since they're underage, but it's implied. Teens appear to be intoxicated during a spring break trip to Mexico, as well as during parties.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County

Parents need to know that this show offers plenty of mild profanity, sexuality, and other possibly objectionable content, as well as general silliness. Even teen viewers may take offense at how empty and shallow the minds and lives of the cast members appear to be. Alternatively, teens may be easily swayed by the lavish, lax lifestyle of these teens who shop, lounge, and tan on their parents' dime.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    heeheelove
    Lives in California
    I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it 4.0

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    Lives in Rhode Island
    I rate this title off for age 2 and give it 0.0

    Awfull

    This show is so bad how these girls parade around like life is nothing. All the poeple on this show are trust fund babies and think life is a joke. Their is NO moral value what so ever in this show.

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    I rate this title off for age 17 and give it 0.0

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