This show is hilarious, but it definitely contains some content that is inappropriate for young teenagers.
MADtv
(Rated TV-14, Variety show, Starring Crista Flanagan, Frank Caeti, Ike Barinholtz, Where to watch: Fox, DVD, Online)
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Common Sense says
Rude, crude SNL wannabe. Proceed with caution.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 15–18
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of MADtv was written by Lucy Maher
Parents need to know that many of the series' sketches explore sexual themes, include explicit terms, and imply drug use and excessive alcohol consumption. American institutions, from the presidency to Oprah, are all fair game for spoofs and satires, some of which may not make a lot of sense to younger viewers.
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What’s the Story?
MADTV, which airs new episodes on Fox on Saturday nights and is syndicated as part of Comedy Central's late-night rotation, takes a page from Saturday Night Live and In Living Color and entertains audiences with sketches that skewer celebrities, film, music, politics, and other pop culture fixtures. Over the years, the series has produced scores of offbeat characters, including Stuart (Michael McDonald), a dim-witted man-boy who lives with his crazy mother, and Jaq the UBS Guy (Phil LaMarr), an annoying, hyperactive mailman. It has also featured scores of guest stars, from Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, and Jackie Chan to Queen Latifah, Drew Barrymore, and Green Day.
Is It Any Good?
Like its namesake magazine, MADtv purposely pushes the limits of decency to the breaking point. It's more tasteless and less wry than SNL. In one episode, for example, a slimy male character says, "Give me a 68. That's where you give me a BJ and I owe you one." Another sketch portrays a buxom blonde doctor unable to carry on an intelligent conversation with her patient.
Still, there are moments of brilliance. In a scene in which a woman driving an SUV is pulled over for speeding, when asked the make of her car, she replies, "2003 Earth Destroyer."Since each episode's content is unpredictable and almost certainly in questionable taste, only mature teens should tune in.
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I rate this title iffy for age 14 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Iffy for ages 14-16
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
Haha this show is funny I love Miss Swan and Bon Qui Qui
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I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
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you should think twice before seeing with a tween
funny show but alot of sexual content and common use of the words B*****d,f****r,b***h,g*y,d**n,s**t,and b******t
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I rate this title on for age 0 and give it
this show rox!!!!
this show is so funny! It's kind of like "All That". I think this should be for 11 and up.
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