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Yakkity Yak

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 5, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 7.
  • Is it any good?

    2.0
  • Common Sense says

    Ugly, bizarre cartoon for grade schoolers and up.

updated 07.04.08

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 7–9

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    Characters never learn anything; they just continue to behave in the same stupid, predictable ways. The people supposedly taking care of the children aren't particularly caring or careful.
  • Violence & scariness:

    Characters may strike or mock-strangle each other when angry.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Yakkity Yak

Parents need to know that this cartoon is full of ugly creatures, including what appears to be an elderly pineapple who lives in a salad bowl but is meant to be a mad genius. The characters spend most of their time yelling at each other. Yakkity Yak is left to find his own way home by his grandmother, who also force feeds him and mocks his fears and good instincts. There's some cartoon violence, of the smacking-upside-the-head variety.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why it's wrong to cheat, since cheating at various games and competitions is a regular part of the series. Probably the most interesting thing to discuss would be the absurdity of the surreal world depicted in the show, in which a yak and a kid with a pineapple head can be best friends. Can kids think of anything more surreal? What?
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  1. Kid Reviewer
    Age 11
    Lives in Arizona
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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    THE MUSIC IS VERY CATCHY I LIKE IT (AND WHEN YOUR FINISH DONING THAT TAKE IN THE DOG PUT OUT THE CAT)YAKKITY YAK (DON'T HOP BACK) REPEAT.

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