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First Class All the Way

(Rated TV-PG, Reality TV, Starring Sara Ryan-Duffy, Where to watch: Bravo)

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 12, age appropriate for kids over 15; suggested age 13.

  • Is it any good?

    2.0

  • Common Sense says

    Luxurious travel makes for lackluster television.

Why We Rated This iffy for Ages 13–15

What to watch out for

  • Messages:

    The show celebrates lavish lifestyles, extravagant tastes, and luxury brands, and Sara's clients are hardly like the rest of us. On the plus side, she's a savvy businesswoman who's built her company from the bottom up. She also seems to recognize that money isn't as important as her chosen profession suggests, telling a friend who feels insecure about not measuring up to the super wealthy: "Sweetie, I don't care if you have nothing at all. I love you. It has nothing to do with what someone has or doesn't have. Seriously, it's so irrelevant; it comes and it goes, whether you have it, whether you don't."

  • Violence:

    Not an issue.

  • Sex:

    Some clients wear skimpy bikinis during their vacations. An allusion to sex toys.

  • Language:

    Words like "ass" and "crap" are used infrequently; "s--t" and "f--k" are used even less often, and they're bleeped when they do pop up.

  • Consumerism:

    Luxury brands mentioned in just one episode include: Ritz Paris, Hotel de Paris, and Fairmont (hotels); Gautier, Valentino, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Blumarine, Missoni, Armani, and Manolo Blahnik (clothing and shoe designers); Angelina (chocolatier); Weissman (luxury cars); and Cloud Nine Comforts and Tracy Allen Jewelry (businesses owned by two of Sara's friends).

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Sara's clients routinely down cocktails and expensive champagne.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About First Class All the Way

Parents need to know that it's unlikely that kids will want to emulate the fancy lifestyles celebrated in this reality show about a woman who helps wealthy people take extravagant vacations. (Unless you have a child who'd kill to stay in a stuffy hotel suite modeled after one used by Marie Antoinette or learn how to cook sea bass from a chef at one of Paris' finest kitchens.) But the not-so-subtle promotion of high-end brands like Valentino, Manolo Blahnik, and Ritz Paris should certainly give mom and dads pause. Language is less of a problem, as swear words are rare. Characters are shown drinking alcohol, but only in social situations.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the cost associated with taking luxury vacations like the ones featured on the show. Is spending large sums of money on high-end travel something a lot of people can afford to do, or is it only an option for a small percentage of the population? What do you think draws people to watch shows like this? Also, if money were no object and you could plan the ultimate escape, where would you want to go? Do you have to spend a lot of money to have a memorable vacation? What types of fun things could you and your family do for little or no money?
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