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The Naked Brothers Band
- Nickelodeon
- Genre: Comedy
Common Sense Media says
Tween rockumentary series has a bit of edge.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this series picks up two years after the The Naked Brothers Band Movie. Because much of the material is inspired by the real-life group of friends who star in it, tweens (especially boys) will find a lot that parallels their own experiences. The show has friendly "pranks" (like rigging a bucket to dump water on a boy's head), short-lived (though heated) verbal arguments, and some adolescent sexy-ish references. On the positive side, each episode showcases the stars' impressive singing and songwriting talents.
What's the story?
Billed as a "rockumentary" about the celebrity lifestyle of kid rock 'n' rollers, THE NAKED BROTHERS BAND takes a fantasy look at the behind-the-scenes stuff that fans rarely see from their musical idols. Cameras follow the band members from their hangout to rehearsals to music award shows, capturing their struggles with friendship, loyalty, fame, love, and all the uncertainty of early adolescence. Real-life brothers Nat and Alex Wolff star as themselves, along with longtime friends/onscreen band buddies Thomas Batuello and David Levi. Quassim Middleton (who replaces original group member Joshua Kaye) and Allie DiMeco (who plays Nat's love interest, Rosalina) round out the cast. The show picks up two years after where its parent movie, The Naked Brothers Band Movie, left off. The band members have resolved their differences and reaffirmed that their friendship and shared love of music are more important than fame and fortune. Nat (age 11) and Alex (8) continue to write all of the songs, which are featured in each episode's performances and music videos.
Is it any good?
Written and directed by the Wolffs' mom, Polly Draper (thirtysomething), The Naked Brothers Band was inspired by the boys' youthful musical talents, which date from their preschool days. The series keeps it all in the family, with Draper's jazz composer husband, Michael Wolff (The Arsenio Hall Show), co-starring as Nat and Alex's musically inept (onscreen, that is) dad. And Draper's niece, Jesse, lends her talents as the Wolff boys' flighty-but-devoted babysitter.
All in all, the series fares far better than the parent movie did. A little maturity has gone a long way for the young stars, who now tend to steer clear of divisive subject matter and stick to topics that their tween audience will relate to -- like the awkwardness of a budding romance between Nat and Rosalina and the occasional playful prank among the guys (vapor rub instead of hair gel -- ouch!).
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the characters' relationships. Do any of the relationships within the band resonate with your tweens?
Are the band members' lifestyles far-fetched? Tweens, how do you feel
about fame? Would you like to be famous, or is it not worth it?Are the characters good role models? Why or why not?
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Pimp Suit
A young boy wears a purple pimp suit in an episode of this show. Fortunately our kids still don’t know what that is and I turned off the show.
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THEY ARE TERRIBLE
No one likes this ''band!'' On youtube, usually when people say things nice about the video, they put thunbs up. But on NBB, there are SEVENTY NINE thumbs down. Thats SAD! Honestly thats sad. Their not a real band the only reason their famous is because their Dad is rich. Nat has NO TALENT and he sounds LIKE A GIRL! And the show is just so band I cant even say how much I hate it. Ima girl, and most boys hate it. The show has bad acting, trying to make it look like a documentary by shaking the camera alot. They hit ppl, yell and scream. BAAAADDDD SHOW no fans
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i hated this
this show is the most horrible show on earth. I can't believe people actually like the show and the music. I can't even desribe how much i hate it, i mean, the parents, like any parents would do that. Nat's voice is also disturbing, and his lyrics are horrible, really really horrible. i think this show should be canceled right away.
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STUPID, STUPID, STUPID!
This is the worst show EVER! IT IS HORRIBLE! I feel like I want to stab myself with a spork when I hear their music. My point is, AVOID IT AT ALL COST!
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I love the naked brothers band. it is so not inappropriate so you cant even lie about that. i have watched it since it first came out and i fell in love with Nat the lead singer . i understand that there was a lot of kissing between him and rosalina but it was supposed to be like that so there
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Just...no.
To put it in simple terms, this show is cheesy, disturbing, and somewhat stressful to watch.
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Dont let you Tweens watch this show.
Parents need to know that this series potrays a little boy(7-8) and a tween boy(11-12) having sexual relations with girls.A 14 yr.old girl has an intimate relationship with a 25yr.old britash man.Tweens do have intrest in the other sex sometimes but this is rediculouse.
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I love this show i would suggest it for everyone because its usual for kids to call each other "booger" and "jerk" i mean seriously its not that bad and i do it all time i mean seriously i bet you've done it in your life before, i've done it TONS of times and wow seriously they will learn these words anyway i for one think it should be on tv AGAIN... And how Alex stopped drinking soda and started drinking milk by going to the soda cruise thing he said it was "creamy" and who doesent love milk unless your lactose and tolerent thing . Also Nat he was inspired to do something and he is a AHHH-mazing song writer... it was one of my favorite tv shows of all time, but you know it always did make my day just to watch them do stupid stuff... And i will admit "Crazy Car" is my ringtone. Even though sometimes it gets annoying its still been my favorite...
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WORST SHOW EVER
I play guitar and these kids suck, also they think they are really cool and care to much about girls for their age. They're POSERS and they have no life.
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Naked Brothers band reviews
This show is about adolescent life, through music. Two brothers and there best friends have a very successful band.
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| Topics: | book characters, friendship, music and sing-along |
| TV rating: | TV-Y7 |
| Network: | Nickelodeon |
| Cast: | Alex Wolff, David Levi, Nat Wolff |
| Genre: | Comedy |
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