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Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
- Disney Channel
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
A good premise, but tedious characters -- kids OK.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that even though there's no violence in this series, there's no learning about being a strong, kind member of a community, either. Despite its popularity with school-aged kids, it offers little educational content. Although the main characters meet an eclectic collection of animals, opportunities to address social issues pertinent to school-aged child development are ignored in favor of channeling characters into stereotypical personalities that are predictable and tedious.
What's the story?
In BRANDY AND MR. WHISKERS, two characters who would never typically be paired together are forced to not only interact with one another, but also to rely on each other for survival. Self-involved Brandy, a pompous pooch, continually tricks and patronizes her partner, oddball rabbit Mr. Whiskers, and, pathetically, Mr. Whiskers jumps to her commands. Each episode is about some strange mishap taken by this mismatched pair and their ensuing adventure to set things straight. Brandy wears platform thongs and skimpy baby-doll tee shirts and likes to talk about clothes and how good she looks, while Mr. Whiskers is silly and awkward, in both his voice and his movements. A slew of sassy Amazon friends round out each of the two fifteen-minute segments in each episode, including Lola Boa, twin Toucan sisters Cheryl and Meryl, river otter Ed, and self-proclaimed leader of the jungle, Gaspar L. Gecko.
Is it any good?
Despite all of the opportunity for interesting adventures provided by the colorful Amazon setting, Brandy and Mr. Whiskers plays on the same joke -- she's a snob, and he's a hapless sidekick. The story has been done before and with much more success.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about how their kids get along with people who are different from them. Are the characters stereotyped? What social issues could have been addressed in the series that aren't?
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Brandy and Mr. Whiskers
Sexual Content (Not an Issue): Some skimpy outfits and flirting.
Violence (Not an Issue): Some slapstick.
Language (Not an Issue): None.
Social Behavior (Pause): Characters lie and cheat.
Commercialism (Not an Issue): None.
Drug/Alcohol/Tobacco (Not an Issue): None.
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Filler TV
This show has little to no redeeming qualities. The title character Brandy is snobbish and always thinking of ways to ditch and/or humiliate Mr. Whiskers. Mr. Whiskers is annoying and clingy. He is way too eager to jump to anything that Brandy orders him to do. Children may come away with the message that being rich and attractive is everything and that it is acceptable to boss others around at their whim.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 1, 2011
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crappy animation
I really don't like that show much. It's boring and creepy. I do not reccomend it. Why do people like the shows I hate and I love the shows people hate like iCarly?
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Really funny, good humour.
I used to find some parts gross, but they are really funny.
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It was one of my favorite shows!
I love this show, I disagree with the Common Sense media thing, because obviously they haven't watched it enough. Its funny and colorful and creative, yes the characters are rude to eachother Brandy is a spoiled brat that is used to getting whatever she wants, and now she realises things aint that simple, Mr. Whiskers is a lovelble (yet discusting) bunny that has always wanted a friend, but is sometimes annoyed with Brandy's pitty complaining. But this show is great in comparison to so many other shows on Disney, and dispite their behavior they learn a lesson and they do actually care about eachother. (Its one of the very rare shows that lets the boy and girl just be friends nothing more) Its interesting to see how they survive in the jungle, and make new friends along the way. Anyway, I don't think its fair that they dont even finish the series and then Disney puts it on at 2am only, along with the other good old shows, and then they wipe out ALL of the good shows on at AM hours, and replace them with Suite Life on Deck, Wizards, and Phineas and Ferb (I like PF but still)
This isn't a hate speech or nothing, but I'm sure the kids would have loved this show and the rest, instead they turn Disney into Tween TV. So, I therefor, will buy this show on DVD. I'd rather my 2 year old twin cousins to watch this than them knowing everything about Hannah Montana, thats freaky, I didn't even like live-action till I was 6!
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Its a really colorful show that always made me smile
I loved this show, I still do. The animation is pretty and creative, and it tells of two completely opposite animals (rich and poor) stuck in the jungle and how they live there. Yes, there is violence and Brandy and Mr. Whiskers argue all the time, but they still care about eachother. Once in an episode called "One of a Kind" another dog like Brandy gets stuck in the jungle (she's from Texas, but she doesn't sound anything like a sterotype) and they get along great, and they bash Mr. Whiskers as he tries to get in their group. But when a chopper arrives to rescue Tiffiny (other dog) Brandy hesitates because Mr. Whiskers is in trouble, and she said she had to save him, Tiffiny thought it was lame, and asked "what is that about?" and Brandy said "You know what, what you don't know, its not worth explaining" and saves him. It really is sweet if you look past a few things, and its intertaning! The jokes are actually funny! Brandy has a few crushes, but never kissed them or anything, and once she kissed Whiskers because she thought he was dying (revealed that it was a mistake)- sadly that was the FINAL episode of this show, which is a rip because I really want to know if they finally go home. Anyway, also they sleep in a bunk bed made from some big animals bikini or something, Brandy's got the bra, Whiskers the underwear (they don't comment on that-its not focused on much) They get chased around alot by dangerous animals, but avoid it most of the time, but if any violence, its hidden in a dust cloud. Whiskers can be gross by picking his nose and stuff like that, once he picked big globs out of his ears to get Brandy back to her old self (she was in shock when she figured out she's a mixed breed) I'd suggest kids nine and up, because some kids may pick up Brandy's behavior. Still, I loved the show, always will. And it was colorful, and they argue a lot because its hard to deal with people you are hardly like, but it also shows how to overcome problems like that, and Brandy does show a good side, and Mr. Whiskers looks up to her like a sister (like most siblings, they fight) I miss this show, they shouldn't have cancelled it.
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Can't stand this show.
I refuse to let my daughter see this show. No 5-year-old needs to watch this rabbit do everything that we should teach is wrong and have it presented in such a lighthearted way.
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| Topics: | friendship |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Network: | Disney Channel |
| Cast: | Charles Adler, Jennifer Hale, Kaley Cuoco |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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