The Goode Family (ABC)
common sense media says
Smart satire about ultra-"green" family best for teens+.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this comedy may be animated, but it's not meant for young kids. Created by King of the Hill's Mike Judge, it centers on an ultra "green" family and explores the inherent conflict in the their struggle to resist modern consumer society. There's some drinking and some honest and open talk about sexuality, but on the whole the series is fairly clean. Still, kids may not get much of the humor, and the satire will definitely be appreciated most by teens and up.
Positive role models:
The Goodes are vegan, green, and extremely concerned with minimizing their impact on the planet. They don't just lead by example; the parents also spend plenty of time
discussing their lifestyle (and the many ways that corporate America is
destryoing the world) with their friends, neighbors, and acquaintances
-- some of whom are less receptive to the message than others.
discussing their lifestyle (and the many ways that corporate America is
destryoing the world) with their friends, neighbors, and acquaintances
-- some of whom are less receptive to the message than others.
Violence:
The family dog, unwillingly forced into a vegan lifestyle, craves meat and often hunts down small neighborhood animals.
Sex:
No nudity or sex scenes, but the characters do sometimes talk about sexuality.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Some references to well-known pop culture touchstones, including The View.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Some of the adult characters drink, and sometimes they get drunk.
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Lost City
adult
adult
This is a great show. It shows how vaccuous the Enviro-freaks are and the constant ribbing of their knee jerk - follow the bumper sticker mindset is all about. The satire is very amusing and gets funnier every episode. My whole family and the neighbors - who are dyed in the wool lefties - LOVE it. The father is such a nice guy - someone we all would love to have as a neighbor even though he is always looking to boost his enviro-credentials. The one upsmanship of the mother with her other lefty friends is sweet. Watch it and you will love it too. The daughter is the non-conformist - a normal high school kid and she and the grandfather offer the counter culture jabs at the Goode families oh-so-PC controlled lives. Using rainwater to shower in the front yard - growing an organic garden in the front yard are so funny - as most of the enviro freak movement is all about showmanship of how much "the True Believers" are personally doing to save the planet, not if it is actually doing any good. Very cool show.
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BensyMom
parent of 9 and 11 year old
parent of 9 and 11 year old
Crude, rude, and explicitly bad cartoon iffy for 17-year-olds!
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ssrex
teen, 15 years old
teen, 15 years old
This show is based off a character from Beavis and butthead, just like king of the hill, only king of the hill does it better.
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WhatTheyMissed
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parent
Program is misrated.
Program should be TV-14-V instead, from my examinations.
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Airconditioner4
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
The people who wrote this missed the point. This show portrays the politically correct liberal family as the idiots they are.
The message is clear: People who are OCD about political correctness are embarrassing themselves with their idiocy. amen.
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