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Mad About You

(Rated TV-PG, Comedy, Starring Helen Hunt, Paul Reiser, John Pankow, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, Oxygen, Syndicated, DVD)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 11, age appropriate for kids over 13; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Domestic humor fine for young teens and up.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 13 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Generally straight-laced behavior. Some minor relationship/gender stereotyping. A peripheral character is gay. The cast is all-white.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.
  • Sex:

    Funny, vague references to sex within a committed relationship.
  • Language:

    Occasional "hell" or "damn."
  • Consumerism:

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

    Occasional social drinking.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Mad About You

Parents need to know that this '90s sitcom about a married couple sometimes includes discussion about adult relationship issues like sex or parenting. But these topics are handled with light humor, and nothing ever gets graphic. When Paul and Jamie fight, things can be a little tense, but it never lasts long. A supporting character is gay, and occasional episodes include accepting-but-awkward discussion of same-sex relationships. One character struggles with psychological issues, including an eating disorder, but these subjects are mostly played for laughs.

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  1. I rate this title on for age 13 and give it 4.0

    A fun comedy poking fun at marriage and domestic life

    Mad About You was a great show focusing around the marriage between two ordinary people. Their problems are often very ordinary, but with hilarious consequences or results. Their love for each other shows, and they always end up together in the end. Or do they? It's a funny, heartwarming, show that deserved its long running time.

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