Parents need to know that there is enough iffy behavior on this Web site that they should preview it before they let their kids watch. The site features the YouTube antics of a 16-year-old boy impersonating a loud, hyperactive six-year-old, "Fred." A viral sensation among teens, the parodies poke fun at every type of childhood trauma from school crushes to absentee parents, all through the eyes of a kid with a chipmunk voice and a seriously dysfunctional family. But the language is clean and some "fredisodes" teach life lessons, such as it doesn't pay to cheat in elections.
Positive messages:Growing up is hard, especially if you're a goofy social outcast like Fred. He might have anger management issues, but teens can admire Fred for learning from his mistakes and staying positive. Fred ends each episode by flashing a peace sign and intoning, "Peace out, home dog."
Still, Fred's antics, behavior, and stories are outrageous and the message teens probably take away from these videos is that anyone with a little moxie (and a webcam) can be famous.
Violence:Fred bangs a stuffed bunny against a wall pretending it's a girl he dislikes. He threatens to "beat the crap" out of another classmate, and gets in trouble at school for drawing a picture of "a man hurting a little kid."
Language:Instead of swear words Fred exclaims, "That's hackin' cool" or "Oh my garnet." The worst it gets is hating Grandma for saying his mom is back in rehab and calling other kids fat.
Consumerism:The site's storefront sells Fred Figglehorn t-shirts, hats, buttons and stickers. If kids click on the MySpace or YouTube links, they'll see a few Google text links and a dating site ad as well.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:Fred has an alcoholic mother who might be a prostitute and who leaves him home alone on Thanksgiving.
Does Fred even use "Oh my God"? Not as much as "oh my garnet". It's a silly show, I enjoy it. Furthermore, young kids wouldn't (shouldn't) understand what "working the corner" means, so why is that an issue? Even children's tv shows have jokes for the parents and older siblings in them. Fred is no different.
Fred can be funny, but if it is not I still do because it is entertaining! Fred does always stay positive even when he gets bullied. He reminds me of the singer "Weird Al" who makes fun of pop music. Fred makes fun of what people do these days they should not like my dad says. GO FRED!!!!!!!
Im gonna be honest, Fred is not funny at all. To say the least would be saying that he is annoying to the extreme. I was so excited when I typed in Fred in youtube and found that he died. Turns out that he didnt actually die which was disappointing. Im not one to hate easily but I think the world would be a better place without Fred.
i love it and so does my six year old brother! fred is hilarious and there is nothing bad about his videos except for an ocasional "crap" or there was once a video where he picks up a bra owned by his mother. also talking about his moms boyfreinds and things like that but younger kids wont catch that.
What's frustrating to people like me, who are in a comedy troupe and have to put a lot of effort into coming up with funny skits, is when we see that people like Fred, who put very little effort into their "comedy" (and I use the term "comedy" loosely when speaking about Fred), become so popular. All Fred even does is speed up his voice and behave like an insane 3 year old. It's not funny at all and it never was. How it became so popular, I have absolutely no clue. There are hundreds, no, THOUSANDS, of online comedians who are a million times better than Fred. Don't watch Fred, his videos suck.
Fred was on ICarly and hannah Montana. He is like Justin Bieber, he is incredibly lame but somehow gets noticed on youtube. Also, I was reading the reviews and apparently to some people Fred is too "inappropriate" for them. Then watch the the Shane Dawson videos! They are WAY worse (parody of freds "Christmas Cash" was changed into...
I want ass! And P***y.
I LOVE FRED!!!!!!! He is reallllly funny. adults never get him, but he is a really funny person. The only thing bad is that his mom goes to a bar and then doesn't come back and she is an alcholic. I recommend all of his videos because they are awesome.
i absolutely adore fred! he'sfunny and he is a real "kick in the pants" in real. hes nothing like this but he likes to make people laugh. its pretty much like a blog. all i know is i'm a fan, and i adore his videos. but callin someone smokin is actualy a compliment, therefore not being at all sexual (In my opinion) there are worse things on tv. A LOT WORSE. though, i watch fred just for the laughs and giggles. and i'll keep watching him as long as he's on youtube!=D
"Fred" basically consists of a bored 15-year-old boy who decided it would be funny to digitally alter his voice (to Chipmunk proportions) and prance around the screen for fun. While this may have been amusing for 5 minutes, the fact that an entire SERIES has been made about this is nothing short of saddening. The only reason "Fred" has any lasting popularity is because little girls watch his show because of how "hot" he is. So... if you want to see a "cute" teenage boy act like an autistic 3-year-old... by all means... go ahead. But, if I see Fred on Oprah, I think I'm gonna lose it. This isn't comedy. This is why people don't take Internet "entertainment" seriously. You will find better comedy on 4chan's /b/ at 3:00 in the morning. Don't bother.
(Of concern to parents: immature scatological humor, no good role models, bad messages, and crude language. In other words: nothing you won't see on an elementary school playground.)
Fred's pretty darn funny, and there really isn't that much stuff wrong with his videos. My only concern for kids under 11 is that they might not like Fred's occasional violence. He has said the C word in the past. But he's hilarious. There's no doubt about it.