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Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 99; suggested age 16. -
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Pitch-black puppet satire; no kids allowed!
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About Wonder Showzen
Parents need to know that this darkly hilarious MTV2 series is absolutely not meant for children. A disclaimer before the show says, among other things, that "If you allow a child to watch this show, you are a bad parent or guardian." It's tongue-in-cheek, but accurate. The main characters look like Sesame Street-style puppets, but instead of education, they deal with sex changes, depression, drug use, politics, casual sex, and more. Other segments include graphic cartoons, a puppet who harasses strangers, and kid "reporters" who conduct confrontational interviews with adults (in one, a child's impersonation of the life of an elderly racetrack regular is "Gamble, gamble, gamble, die"). It's offensive, tasteless, and hysterical -- if you're a grown-up who likes your humor pitch-black.
Read our full review by Betsy Bozdech
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about what makes this show funny. Can envelope-pushing satire ever accomplish more than typical TV laughs? Does anything in the show shock you, as well as make you laugh? Why? Does mixing edgy content with innocent-looking puppets make it even more subversive? Is it OK for the producers to involve kids in the show? Do you think the kids know what they're saying -- or why it's funny?
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Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 15 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give itMy concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
- Negative role models
not funny mean
the show is horrible here is why violence not bad there is some blood lauguige bad kids curse one kid said i have to go take a bleep another child saids i wont burn a d-ck another child saids in h-ll and another child saids oh cr-p plus many more message awful somewone saids let you inner child laugh at the face of deph kids say mean things farting gamble gamble gamble die is off the house and many more i do not want anybody watch it it should not be on tv
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
scary scary show on MTV 13+
LANGAUGE IS OFF. SEX IS PAUSE SCARY SCARY, BUT SORT OF FUNNY UNLESS YOU ARE AT LEAST 13 YOU CAN WATCH IF NOT WATCH DRAWN TOGETHER. STAY AWAY EVEN IF YOU'RE 12.
- I rate this title off for age 17 and give it
whoever enjoys this is brain dead.
this show is depressing. i never thought that someone can be so stupid to like this!
- I rate this title off for age 2 and give it
the show wonder showzen makes me cry
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