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Dude, What Would Happen
- Cartoon Network
- Genre: Reality TV
Common Sense Media says
Teens' wacky experiments are fun for curious tweens.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although this series misses a great opportunity to demonstrate some of the practical applications of science, it will still get viewers’ gears turning about the way things work. The teens on the show sometimes use potentially dangerous tools like flame throwers in their experiments, but the environment is always safe, and they take precautions against injury. Content-wise, the show is age-appropriate for its intended tween audience, though parents may want to follow up with some cautionary words against trying similar experiments at home.
What's the story?
What do you get when you give three teens carte blanche to discover the answers to their wildest questions? Answer: The high-energy adventure of DUDE, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN, which stars friends CJ Manigo, Ali Sepasyar, and Jackson Rogow as the curious minds behind some of the zaniest experiments around. Whether it’s testing the lift capacity of hundreds of helium balloons or designing the world’s first mobile hot tub, there’s no distance these guys won’t go to satisfy their own curiosity.
Is it any good?
Although there’s little intrinsic educational quality to this mostly fluffy series, it is a fun option for tweens who are curious about how things work. The guys’ off-the-wall ideas are sure to get viewers’ own minds turning over questions they might have, and with a little parental assistance, some of those ideas could present some fun learning opportunities.
As far as content goes, there’s nothing inappropriate for tweens, but younger kids might be misled by the guys’ apparent lack of supervision and unlimited access to supplies and tools. Do be sure to remind viewers of all ages that although they may not see it, the teens are under adult supervision and that their experiments do carry some risk of danger (so kids shouldn't try their own tests at home!).
What families can talk about
Families can talk about science. How do we use science in our everyday lives? What scientific questions do you have that you’d like to test? How would you go about it?
What steps do you take to make sure you’re safe at school, at home, and when you’re in public? What rules does your family have about TV and Internet use to ensure that you’re safe?
How does the media keep us informed about events around us? How do you get your news? Do you think the media has a responsibility to provide quality content to families and kids?
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Dude... o_o
OK, let me first just say to a few of the parents that reviewed this that our generation does have its dumb side, but nobody's going to go out and be influenced enough by this show to go pour 300 pounds of pudding off the Empire State Building or whatever. =P It's really up to the producers and writers of this show what they do with they food they bought-- and likely the food used on this show isn't really very appetizing or even sanitary to actually sit down and eat either. It's propable they used old food from some crap warehouse. If you're so concerned about wasted food, go and donate to a homeless shelter and don't get peeved when other people don't choose to do the same. Now, enough of that. You can probably tell Dude What Would Happen is going to be a dangerous show when the intro sequence features guns and lightning bolts (albeit animated) pointed at the characters' heads. o_O Forget about wasted food-- think about some young or mentally ill child seeing this and trying out one of the dumb stunts for themselves? Children are HIGHLY impressionable-- I have heard many stories of children who died doing something they saw on TV. Speaking of mentally ill, I kind of get the feeling that the curly-haired guy has some kind of problem... maybe they all do, but that specific one just stands out. Makes me think these kids are not really in any position to be showing life-threatening stunts on television? Not only that, but it's totally not creative-- 'Mythbusters' is being ripped off quite clearly, but the difference is that the people on Mythbusters are sane, smart, and responsible adults... AND they actually try to answer questions that are of interest rather than answer questions that would at best entertain a group of seven year olds. This is a poor excuse for a TV show and if you ask me, those three kids belong at the psychologist's office rather than on television. :)
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Dude, Why Did we Make a Crappy Show?
This is such a bad show, but it has education inside of it, but it also encourages bad ideas. I mean, it's another stupid show and corny jokes. The only good part about it is that it's educational.
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Kid, 12 years old
July 22, 2010
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Wacky experiments are safe and supervised
First of all, all the parents who have reviewed this(no offense) but there is nothing wrong about this show. First of all, they always say before the show that everything that done by the dudes are supervised and always use the right equipment and should never be done by the common person. The guys are very intelligent and look at things in ways that people would never think of. They always use precautionary measures and there are tons of people to help them out, so they're not building the experiments on their own. And plus, its a KIDS show! Its not The Dudesons in America. So parents relax.
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NOT GOOD AT ALL FOR ANYONE
Horrible..Everytime I turn past this show these punks are talkinga bout blowing up a bomb or messing around with fire..there are enough bad things in the world..you want to hear about what a bomb will do..watch the news. WHY CANT THERE BE MORE POSITIVE SHOWS..THIS IS HORRIBLE CARTOON NETWORK..WHAT A JOKE..*positive revolution.org
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Nice try CN....
This show can be easily summerised in two simple words: Epic Fail! First off, the cast members are poor actors to the 4th power, and there attemps at being funny are painfully unfunny. The "experiments" they preform, unlike "Mythbusters", are questions people never asked, and probably don't want to know. They also take credit for creating (or aquiring) the inventions provided for the episode. Come on, do you really think the cast are smart enough to creat usless Items like radio a controlled bowling ball with an incredible top speed of 1.5 MPH? But the best part is that they try to make every attempt at getting there experiment to work (which isn't really one of there idea's), but usually fail at least 2 times (25 max) before getting it right. And then they rub it in your face that the experiment was a total win! Yah, flinging ice cold pizza's off a launcher mounted on a moving bike at an upper story house window, and then missing 25 times before hitting target is an epic win guys!!! The home owner will shure like the 25 moldy pizza's lying all of the front lawn! This show is retarded, not to mention the cast is completly gay... Worth watching just to laugh at how awful it is.
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Why did they call this Cartoon Network if they keep putting life-action series?
This is stupid. Bores be to death. Their "experiments" are pointless. They have dumb questions. "Dude, what would happen if we blow up a giant whoopee cusion?" (By the way this might be wrong) That is the dumbest question I have ever heard. Actually, I think they ask even dumber questions than that but I haven't seen this show enough times. All of Cartoon network's life-action series are crappy. They need to stick to their cartoons. That's what they're good at.
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i ottaly love it buuuttt yall should get a lady dude on the show
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...not very good
to put it nicely, the hosts are idiots. why did CN make a show with the purpose of destroying useful materials? in one episode, they use a a ton of popcorn... that gets destroyed. the show itself is completely pointless. the hosts are destructive and none too bright. i wouldn't reccomend this to anybody!
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Bad Show, Stupid hosts, misses opportunity to teach safety, bad examples
To whom it may concern,
I am writing you to express my displeasure with your new show "Dude what would happen'' After watching one show with my son, I have banned him from watching this show and
have pointed out to him that the show represents stunts that no-one should watch, much less try or even consider.
I am shocked that you would allow very young men "who appear mentally unstable themselves" to work with high dangerous weapons such as flame throwers, hurricane generators and the like. I was stunned when you allowed them to put popcorn in a mailbox and shoot a flame thrower at at, and even more surprised when you put the popcorn in a trailer and put flame throwers on it, and you allowed it to catch fire.
The show does not teach proper behavior, and it encourages those who would attempt such stupid stunts themselves not realizing the danger that could quickly ensue and the dangerous position that could put themselves or others into.
In short, I and my household demand that you pull the show from your line-up. Again, flame throwers, hurricane generators and the like to not belong in the hands of young teenagers especially those who are on the show. Furthermore you no not teach safety and you only mention to your viewers to not try this at home sparingly throughout the episode.
Again, the show does not do anything to teach safety to the viewers, and it depicts stunts done by teenagers which are highly dangerous and in some cases can bring about great bodily harm or even death. This show is irresponsible and should be removed from the air immediately.
D. Cooper II
Charlotte, NC
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This show is very dumb. It's a cartoon network version of Mythbusters, and it's not very good. If I wanted to see stupidity, I could on my facebook account, not my tv.
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| TV rating: | TV-PG |
| Network: | Cartoon Network |
| Cast: | Ali Sepasyar, CJ Manigo, Jackson Rogow |
| Genre: | Reality TV |
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