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The Avengers

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 6, age appropriate for kids over 8; suggested age 8.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Obscure superhero team will thrill comic-book junkies.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 8 and Up

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The Avengers are loyal and supportive, but they're action heroes, and so action -- read "violence" -- is the solution to every external conflict.
  • Violence & scariness:

    The show is based on a Marvel comic, and it's violent. That said, sci-fi laser guns prevail, and no character ever dies (although one is frozen in a Lenin-esque tomb for some time) -- but the risk of death is always present. More potentially bothersome for kids is that the characters are aware of this risk, and they fear it.
  • Sexy stuff:

    There's a romantic attachment between Scarlet Witch and Wonder Man, but it isn't sexual.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

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

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About The Avengers

Parents need to know that while this animated series isn't as dark as something like the modern TV Batman, it's not the Superfriends you remember, either. The violence is bigger and better animated, and everything moves more quickly -- but what young kids and new-to-action cartoon viewers may find really worrying is that these characters feel fear, both for themselves and for one another, and it comes across in their voices. That makes watching this show a little more powerful than some of its peers.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why shows like this one -- which originally aired in the late '90s -- sometimes end up getting rebroadcast years later. In this case, there's an Avengers movie scheduled a few years down the line; do you think that's behind this show's resurrection? Why? Families can also talk about what makes this show different from other superhero cartoons. Kids: Which is your favorite? Why?

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
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    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0

    Ended way too soon!

    This series was awesome for its time. I guess the ratings were bad, but did they have to cancel this show? I liked it a lot!

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