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Chowder
- Cartoon Network
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Quirky 'toon serves up silly fun and potty humor.
Parents say
QUALITY
Kids say
QUALITY
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although there's nothing that iffy about this somewhat bizarre cartoon, there's not much overtly positive content, either. The three flawed main characters are a flighty cooking apprentice who never suffers repercussions from his constant kitchen mishaps (which result from his own rash actions), a supportive but unrealistically patient mentor, and an under-appreciated employee whose reliability is often taken for granted. A one-sided love interest depicts a young girl as pleading and desperate for attention from her crush, goofy cartoon violence doesn't result in lasting injury, and potty humor includes references to body odors and scenes of vomiting.
What's the story?
CHOWDER follows the misadventures of a young chef's apprentice whose enthusiasm for his work can't overcome his obvious ineptitude for the job. A resident of the colorful and bizarre city of Marzipan, Chowder (voiced by Nicky Jones) is living out his dream, working under the watchful eye of master chef Mung Daal (Dwight Schultz) at his bustling catering company. It's Chowder's excitement that stands in the way of culinary success; he tends to get ahead of himself -- and Mung's instructions -- and often ends up cooking up more trouble than food. From accidentally poisoning a popular dish to leading himself and Mung into unfamiliar territory on a delivery run, there's no shortage of misadventure when young Chowder is around.
Is it any good?
While Chowder offers plenty of tween-friendly silliness in its fantastical setting, outlandish characters, and surreal scenarios, it's clear that it aims strictly to entertain, not educate. Kids might not notice that there's little of substance here, but parents certainly will. The characters are shallow, the situations are unlikely, and there's impossibly little consequence to Chowder's constantly sub-par job performance. Plus, one young female character has an obsessive crush, and there's occasionally icky potty humor (body odor, vomiting, and the like).
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the importance of doing a job well. Kids: What do you think of Chowder's performance in the kitchen? What often gets in the way of his doing a good job?
How does Chowder's mentor react when things get messed up? Does his reaction seem realistic?
Do any of the characters in this series act responsibly? Who are some of the most reliable people in your life? How does it feel to be able to rely on them?
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This Chouder has expired!
Makes NO sense it is not fit to be a tv show. . . in my book it aint fit anyways. . .
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Chowder is a always-hungry food enthusiast who apprentaces under a kind master chef. This show is a favorite in my house. Potty humor may be sprinkled throuought the cartoon, but what cartoon dosent have potty humor? I think the show is tame enough for small children to watch. My children (4,9) watch it all the time, and sometimes you can find me watching it too.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 12, 2011
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Great Show
I love this show, and they didn't cancel it because it was bad. It was because they needed room for more cartoons. A rabbit thing called Panini is a girl who has a crush on Chowder and chases him around trying to kiss him and stuff, but it's still a funny show. I like how they name all of the characters after food, and name their recipes after real dishes.
P.S: Cartoon Network, what happened? Mostly all of your shows stink now, except for Regular Show, Adventure Time, and sometimes Robotomy. I like the old stuff better :( .
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Kid, 10 years old
September 14, 2010
AGE
super funny
love it soooooooooo funny plus mung is a o k roll model
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Spongebob rip of, though the formula still works.
It s a good show for 2 year olds and up. Its like SPONGEBOB, so kids will like it.
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Funny, But not awesome...
Ok, Don't put any hexes on me, but the show is not THAT funny. Plain and simple, no caps in this one, Because I like CN. Since I ever started watching cartoons.
Soooooo, point is, Not So Funny. And on The Ariel Godfrey SUPER AWESOME HILARITY SCALE(COPYRIGHT!) I give this show a 7. ( 1 being BORING! and 10 being HILARIOUS!!!!!!!)
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A funny show with lots of potty humor!
Well, let's face it. The show has no possitive messages or good role models. But it's funny! Kids ages 8 and up can watch it. In one episode an ugly character kisses another many times. It looks so gross. There is also a girl character who is in love with the main character. Lots of slapstick violence and cartoon peril.
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Kid, 12 years old
June 2, 2011
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THIS SHOW'S BUTT!!!
Chowder's dumb he just love to eat, eat, eat! When is he going to stop Jesus!!
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Kid, 12 years old
May 21, 2011
AGE
Great
It's great but there are references to some really mild things like marriage and babies.
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Kid, 11 years old
April 17, 2011
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What did I just watch?
Drives me CRAZY.
I don't reccomend this show at all.
One episode, they have a little sponge, they paint a spongebob like face on it, and Mung Doo or something gets mad because it gets paint on the dishes.
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| Topics: | friendship |
| TV rating: | TV-Y7-FV |
| Network: | Cartoon Network |
| Cast: | Dwight Schultz, John DiMaggio, Nicky Jones |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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