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The Jeff Corwin Experience
- Animal Planet
- Genre: Educational
Common Sense Media says
Travel the world with a fun-loving biologist.
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this show chronicles wildlife behavior in natural habitats, taking viewers on a virtual field trip of the world's varied ecosystems. Host Jeff Corwin admits his anxiety about the dangerous creatures he encounters, but it doesn't stop him from handling poisonous snakes or approaching an overly protective mother elephant and her baby. Younger kids may need a reminder to not go near unfamiliar animals themselves, and parents will want to brush up on their animal facts to answer kids' questions.
What's the story?
Whether he's studying crocodiles in Uganda, milking venomous snakes in Mexico, or inspecting suburban backyards for wildlife on a miniature scale, biologist Jeff Corwin shares his great enthusiasm for living things with viewers of THE JEFF CORWIN EXPERIENCE. The show follows Corwin as he travels the world observing and explaining the survival tactics of all kinds of wild animals. He works with local scientists and park rangers to gain a full understanding of indigenous creatures. Even when smaller creatures happen his way, Corwin can't resist capturing them for the camera. Often battling his own anxiety over the danger involved (sweat beads on his forehead, and his breathing grows rapid, though his excitement outweighs his worry), he carefully gets control of the animal in question, all while explaining what could happen should the animal get control of him first.
Is it any good?
Corwin isn't afraid to ham it up for the camera, and kids and adults alike will enjoy his good-natured goofiness and ad-libbed songs and jokes. The Jeff Corwin Experience is educational wildlife TV well suited for family viewing.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about wildlife behavior within a species. How do members of an animal group interact? Do males and females have specialized jobs? How much do animals rely on each other for safety, companionship, and food? Parents also can discuss ecological balance. How do various types of animals exhibit symbiotic relationships? What happens if any of the species becomes extinct?
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Eh, it's fine.
Well, it's not that great, but entertaining when nothing else is on. Language is sorta an issue...he sometimes says "Oh my G*d"(A profanity in OUR house), which is NOT okay for me; It makes me angry when peoples use God's name in vain...URGH!!!!And sometimes he says H*ll, which is okay when your using it in church, but NOT when you add "what the" to it. Violence is not REALLY an issue, but sometimes he shows cheetahs or Tigers killing other animals, but COME ON, that is just nature. I would'nt really recomend it to anybody.
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Watch out -- crass jokes/reference to "having sex"
I'm so disgusted and annoyed. I read this and let my young son watch only to have an episode with Bryan Cranston making a guest appearance and making inappropriate sex jokes/references in an attempt to be funny, including asking "Can they have sex?" regarding a snake (not a genuine 'mating' question, just going for a laugh with boldly exclaiming it with the crass language), and going on to make a comment about how lucky the snake was when the host explained they had two "hmmhmm"s trying to be subtle and biological, and Cranston piped up with another not-at-all-veiled innuendo, saying how lucky the snake was, with a hearty laugh.
I mean, if you're trying to appeal to all audiences, there's really no reason for that...and even if it is just your guest actually being inappropriate, there's such a thing as editing. My son ran right in and asked, "What does 'having sex' mean -- they said it and then they laughed about it."
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| Topics: | science and nature, wild animals |
| TV rating: | TV-G |
| Network: | Animal Planet |
| Cast: | Jeff Corwin |
| Genre: | Educational |
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