this show is pure tween crap
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Destroy Build Destroy
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Not age appropriate for kids under 7, age appropriate for kids over 9; suggested age 9. -
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Common Sense says
Engineering + explosions = fun reality show for tweens.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 9 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Destroy Build Destroy
Parents need to know that this engineering-themed reality show is heavy on demolition. Two teams of young people are encouraged to destroy large objects (like cars) and use the wreckage to build a machine of their own. With help from adult experts, the winners get to destroy the losers' creation using TNT, plastic explosives, military-grade weaponry, and other devices capable of inflicting heavy-duty damage. The "build" phase of the show requires some creative thinking and design sense, though the competition and the destruction segments take up much more of the show and present much less of a mental challenge. Expect some trash-talking between the teams, sometimes more good-natured than others.
Read our full review by Will Wade
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about which part of the show is more fun to watch -- the building or the destroying. Why? If you were on the show, which part would be more fun to actually be involved with? Do you think it’s OK for a TV show to encourage young people to blow up stuff, using real (and really powerful) explosives? Families can also discuss mechanical engineering. What do you think of the teams’ designs? Would you have built something differently? How could you improve on their creations?
Our Members Say
Most Recent Reviews
- I rate this title off for age 10 and give it
it is a copy of weaponizers
- I rate this title on for age 5 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
O.K.
it has COOL explosions in it.
- I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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We love this show!
We love this! Our nine year old wants to be an engineer when he grows up and he loves the creativity aspect of this show (so do we!). It shows teamwork ~ for sure! Have to admit, we weren't too keen on the "destroy" part, but hey, they built it, they can destroy it! Great show!
- I rate this title on for age 8 and give it
a great show
a great great great show
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