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Phineas and Ferb

  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 3, age appropriate for kids over 5; suggested age 5.
  • Is it any good?

    3.0
  • Common Sense says

    Duo's over-the-top schemes are fun for kids.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 5 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    The show is intended to entertain, not educate ... though kids might pick up a few mischievous ideas.
  • Messages:

    The show is more about having fun than teaching lessons, but the main characters do work well together on their over-the-top ideas -- and they demonstrate a fun-loving spirit that will likely leave kids smiling. Occasional potty humor (burping, etc.).
  • Role models:

    Although they're prone to mischief, Phineas and Ferb are upbeat and good-hearted overall. The show greatly exaggerates their engineering and building abilities, but it is a cartoon. Adults/parents are largely absent (and when they're present, they're pretty clueless).
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Mild peril (long falls, collisions, etc.) is exaggerated for humor and rarely results in injury.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Brief allusions to teenage love interests and mention of guys being "cute." A recurring character flirts openly with Phineas.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Phineas and Ferb

Parents need to know that there's little cause for concern in this fun-filled -- if slightly exaggerated -- cartoon for grade-schoolers. Kids will certainly enjoy the characters' over-the-top antics and adventures, and (aside from said antics possibly inspiring grandiose ideas), there's no reason to worry about iffy messages. Mild peril is played for humor, and allusions are made to youthful crushes, but little of this content will be new to kids, and most are likely to overlook it when there's so much other fun stuff going on.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the role that exaggeration plays in comedy. Do storylines seem funnier when they're taken to extremes -- as in the case of Phineas and Ferb's many oversized schemes?
  • Do you think plots based on exaggeration can ever impact viewers (particularly young ones) in a negative way? If so, how?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Kid Reviewer Age 12
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Im 12 and i even laugh at its funny-ness!

    Its really cute :) and funz my sis (10) and my other sis (5) still watch its really cute :)

  2. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 5 and give it 3.0

    Annoying for Mom but the kids love it

    Harmless fun.....

  3. I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 5.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    I rate this title on for age 7 and give it 5.0
    My concerns are:
    • Excessive violence
    • Drinking, smoking, or drug use

    • My highlights are:
    • Good role models

    GOOD THINGS: 1. encourages kids to use imagination 2. two main charicters are good behaved never lie, never get mad, ect. 3. sends good messeges. 4. two main charictors always go over the top to help someone. BAD THINGS 1. two main charictors always get away with everything. 2. showed a hungover doofensmertz in crack that whip. 3. very mild vilence between Perry and Doofensmertz but never leds in injery

  5. Teen Reviewer Age 13
    I rate this title on for age 4 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Positive messages

    Good

    Encourages kids in there imagination.

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