Sit Down, Shut Up (Fox)
common sense media says
Colorful 'toon aims crude humor at consenting adults.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this animated comedy takes place in a small-town high school but focuses on the dysfunctional lives of its faculty and staff, a motley crew of pseudo-professionals who don't really like their jobs, their students, or each other very much. Because the series is aimed at adults who appreciate crude humor, there's plenty of iffy material when it comes to kids and teens, from heavy sexual innuendo, bleeped cursing, and audible words like "porno," "nut sack," and "three-way" to crude jokes about doing drugs and drinking -- plus a borderline racist portrayal of a Middle Eastern janitor who speaks "scary Muslim talk." Proceed with caution.
Violence:
Some cartoonish violence, including a man getting stabbed in the neck with a dart at the school carnival and a flashback to a school production of Edward Scissorhands that ends with the audience getting doused in blood.
Sex:
Heavy sexual innuendo, with some cartoonish "nudity" that's blocked out with a black censor bar. The drama teacher is openly bisexual and makes jokes about students painting his face on "anything with a hole in it," the English teacher covers his erection with a stuffed animal while talking to a female colleague, booths at a school carnival include a "Sausage Toss" and a "Salad Toss," and the list goes on.
Language:
Audible words include "hell," "damn," and "ass," as well as sexually charged terms like "nut sack," "yam sack," "testicles," "tits," and "horny." Bleeped phrases include "f--king idiot."
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Occasional use and promotion of illegal substances. One episode revolves around a plot dreamed up by the acting principal to put the football team on steroids to improve their performance. Teachers also sample drugs that they confiscate from students and sometimes drink alcohol.
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Leelandfan13
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
With how us teenagers are it's okay for anyone 13 or older
I'm a 14 year old. I love Sit Down Shut Up. The fact is that us teenagers know more about sex and drugs than you think. Some of the things that they say that some people (make that mostly everyone) think is inappropriate are funny to me. What parents say, "That's just wrong." to we laugh our butts off. It's that simple. I love this show and teenagers should be able to watch it.
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KIdX13
teen, 16 years old
teen, 16 years old
Funnier than the simpsons, but not as funny as family guy
This show is alright, it has some funny parts, but it generaly isn't extreamly funny, it has some issues:
1. Some cartonish violence, some of it bloody.
2. LOTS of sexual inuendo including, teatchers flirting with students, buying porn, A teatcher is bisexual, nudity is cencored, tetchers are seen in their underware, one teatcher constantly makes "Nut sack" puns.
3. Basic language S--t and F--k are bleeped.
Overall this is a good show for teens, but I recomend family guy more.
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Antonio Contreras
adult
adult
It was cancelled already
This show has been cancelled, so it doesn't matter how bad it was
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I_TellTheTruth
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Not as terrible as CSM says
I read this review and then watched the show, expecting it to be extremely offensive. It wasn't really THAT bad. It wasn't nearly as offensive as Family Guy or American Dad. There was one bleeped word, and one teacher said "nut sack" but then you saw that he was referring to his bag of peanuts. Also, you can't say "t-ts" on FOX, even though CSM's review would have you believe that you can.
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aamd13
kid, 11 years old
kid, 11 years old
whatever. PEOPLE, AVOID THIS SHOW! i have never seen it,but do it anyways! thanks! bye!
PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN GET AWAY WITH SHOWING WHATEVER THEY WANT JUST BECAUSE THINGS ARE ANIMATED! WELL,THAT'S NOT RIGHT!
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ilikemusik23
adult
adult
Hit and Miss
Its an alright show, but i think adults will find it a lot funnier than kids will since more of the jokes are directed at adults. On the other hand the show is a hit and miss because some of the jokes are pretty funny but it just seems like all the plots to the episodes have been done either in a movie or some other t.v. show. I might watch it once in a while, but it really isnt anything that great... I'd rather watch King Of The Hill
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Attack Attack
teen, 17 years old
teen, 17 years old
Funny at times; but forced at others
I believe that this show is average. I watched the first two episodes and I'm torn. Some of the moments are very clever that i found hilarious, while others relie too much on trying to force jokes that doesn't help. Definetly a inappropiate show. Talk about sex and drugs is constant, mostly from the bi drama teacher. I recommend watching it, but u might not fall in love. i would give it a 3.5/5, but i'll round up to be nice.
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ostrich_reg
adult
adult
It isn't really that good
The humor is quite crude, not like south park but after watching 5 minutes of this cartoon I felt like I should do something for the planet like plants some trees or something.
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