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Quintuplets

(Rated TV-PG, Comedy, Starring Andy Richter, April Matson, Rebecca Creskoff, Where to watch: Fox, Download)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 13, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Five kids + two parents = hectic slapstick.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Boys should be allowed to treat girls like objects, just because they're boys? Whatever!
  • Violence:

    Brothers slug each other, but nothing menacing.
  • Sex:

    Teenage boys (Patton, in particular) objectify girls big-time. Girl takes off shirt in one episode to please a boy. Lots of crude sexual humor.
  • Language:

    "Ass," "damn," "hell," etc.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Drug jokes to explain odd behavior.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Quintuplets

Parents need to know that the mom and dad's brand of parenting comes off as gently sarcastic and exasperated. The siblings are a true sitcom concoction, with the two good-looking, "cool" ones ruling over the other three: a weirdo, a goth, and a kid with serious short-man complex. Expect plenty of sexual humor and objectification of women (particularly on the part of the teen boys).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the situations in which girls are treated like things, rather than thinking, feeling people. Is this how guys really act? If so, who taught them to behave like this? And how can girls set them straight? The peer pressure among the gang is pretty noticeable as well. But despite the fact that they're sometimes treated like freaks, the three less-popular siblings are actually the most interesting and entertaining of the quints.
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