It is just quite messed up, in one episode this character does a makeover of the character to look exactly same, but the way it is depicted is like a murder scene. Although it's just a shadow, you could see the character playing with electric saws and stuff. Even for "pinatas", that's pretty nonsense, it's just killing the pinata. And when this character goes crazy seeing impersonated celebrity, he electric shocks the computer monitor (which is dangerous). Well, at least there is a "lesson", which is getting caught in jail for 50 years for impersonating a celebrity, but then when the jail keepers request for signatures, the character says "well i guess 50 year isn't that bad". TOTALLY NOT GOOD FOR KIDS' BEHAVIORS.
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Viva Pinata
(Rated TV-Y7, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Marc Thompson, Dan Green, Brian Maillard, Where to watch: Fox, DVD, Online)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 4, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 6. -
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Common Sense says
Animated pinatas are boring and set bad examples.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 6–8
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What Parents Need to Know
About Viva Pinata
Parents need to know that this animated series is effectively a commercial for the Xbox 360 video game of the same name that's targeted at grade-school students. Storylines are based on competitions and acquiring necessary pinata elements like "candiosity." The characters cheat during their competitions, regularly get whacked by baseball bats, and, frankly, are pretty boring.
Read our full review by KJ Dell Antonia
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- Families can talk about whether a video game -- which might be fun on its own -- really needs a TV show to promote it. In those cases, does the show add anything to the enjoyment of the game? If you've played the game, how do you think it compares to the show? How are they different? Do the show and the game have any similarities besides featuring pinata characters?
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- I rate this title iffy for age 6 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Negative role models
- I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Viva Viva Pin yata yata ata
CW4kids, Please! Bring this show back. it's the best show I seen along with "Kirby: Right Back at YA!"
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
There you go again, ignoring lessons.
This review looks completely biased, no offense to the writer. You really think it's gonna look like a video game to kids today? The last game that looked like this was Banjo-Kazooie, another Rareware title, and how old is that? As for the "sabotaging" and "cheating", I believe you are referring to the "Horstachio of a Different Color" episode where Fergy, Paulie, and Franklin tried to help Hudson by eliminating his competition. But that's not "cheating", I mean, it's not like they shoved the blackberries down Hamilton's throat or anything. It was his choice. He should have seen it coming. Which is a lesson to kids - never let your guard down. As well, know what grows on a plant before you eat it. Hamilton didn't know what those blackberries would do to him, so he just ate them and became a Zumbug, and not only was he disqualified, but Mabel Moozipan chased him down with her hoe, bringing another lesson - don't eat from others' gardens without permission. As well, Hudson automatically assumed that Fergy, Paulie, and Franklin were betraying him, another lesson - things are not always what they seem. You can actually see lessons for kids to learn if you don't pay so much attention to bad things.
- I rate this title off for age 5 and give it
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