• Is it age appropriate?

  About our ratings

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  Not age appropriate for kids under 16, age appropriate for kids over 18; suggested age 16.

• Is it any good?

  3.0

• Common Sense says

  Raunchy comedy focuses on football, friendship, and sex.

Why We Rated This for Ages 16–18

What to watch out for

• Messages:

  The show perpetuates some traditional gender roles related to sports, namely that girls don’t like football, as well as some standard clichés about sex, kids, and marriage. But it also shows a group of longtime male friends who clearly care about each other, despite their near-constant, good-natured teasing.
• Role models:

  The characters can be immature and selfish. Lying and backstabbing are part of the game; one pair of lawyers even throws some of their draft picks into a suspected criminal’s plea-bargain deal. Still, it's clear that the friends have made an effort to stay close as they've grown up and followed different paths.
• Violence:

  One character is threatened with a beating, but otherwise there's little violence.
• Sex:

  Many sexual references, often with graphic language, but no nudity. Couples are shown fooling around in their underwear and under the covers. Some male characters brag about their conquests and their appreciation of casual sex.
• Language:

  Constant swearing, including “p---y,” “dick,” “s--t,” “suck,” “whore,” “boobs,” and more. Only variations on "f--k" are bleeped.
• Consumerism:

  A fair amount of product-placement: Bud Light seems to be the beer of choice.
• Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

  Many scenes feature adults drinking at parties and bars, and some people get visibly drunk. One character frequently talks about his fondness for marijuana, and other characters also indulge or talk about being high.

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