Great American Road Trip (NBC)
common sense media says
More bickering than family bonding in cross-country contest.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that although the competitors in this reality series are families, the show itself isn’t appropriate for all ages. Although some of the families use their experience to enjoy quality bonding time, there’s lots of bickering among team members (both adults and kids), as well as some no-holds-barred competition. And sometimes sparks fly because of contestants’ conflicting (and often over-the-top) personalities. Sporadic salty language (mostly “ass,” “freakin’,” and “sucks,” with stronger choices edited out) is also iffy for young kids.
Positive role models:
Some of the adults act more like kids than the kids do, calling each other cheaters and yelling at each other for mistakes.
Violence:
Kids roughhouse, siblings sometimes take jabs at each other, and adults argue. In one scene, a family poses with rifles for a photo.
Sex:
Not applicable.
Language:
Frequent use of exclamations like “Oh my God” and “that sucks." One contestant often uses “freakin’” in place of a stronger but similar choice, and body part words like “butt” and “ass” are common. Anything stronger is edited.
Consumerism:
El Monte RVs receives mention for providing the vehicles for the show.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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SomebodysMe
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
A fun show, but has some down-sides
All I have seen is the season premier, and i can't wait for the next episode.
THE BAD: Having said that, there are some things that parents of younger children might frown upon. The main one, in my opinion, is the bickering. There are times when the parents are trying to TREAT the kids, and the kids are either fighting each other, or fighting the parents! It made my sister and I say," What brats! If we were to give our kids treats, we certainly would take them away if they were misbehaving!!" There is even some bickering between adults, too! There is one family in particular (which seems to be getting a lot of airtime) where the husband and wife seem to always be fighting about who should drive, and it comes to the point where it just makes you sick! There is a little bit of language (basically all that is expected of a reality show), but nothing kids under 10 can't handle. And finally, during the challenges, the families argue as to who will do what, or how they are going to do it!
THE GOOD: After that long summary, there are some good things about this TV show. There are three or four families in particular who, while they don't get very much airtime, don't fight at all and seem to be getting along very well! Also, a 30-second scene in which all of the families meet for the first time under informal settings, all of the kids and adults seem to be getting along well. And finally, so far, it seems like a fun show.
THE BOTTOM LINE: A good show to see with the whole family (10 and up) including parents, with commercial breaks a good time to discuss the pros and cons of what just took place.
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Moviefan101
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Funny Reality show about family bonding
Great American Road Trip is interesting. I like that the competing families drive on route 66. One family in particular loves to bicker abut who should drive and the what I thought was funny was the same family the Dad can't turn the RV on. this the best reality show i watched.
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