Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure

Parents need to know that Manifest Destiny: The Lewis & Clark Musical Adventure is a wildly inaccurate musical spoof of the famous expedition of western expansion. There's little content of concern, but it's best for kids old enough to understand that they're not seeing anything close to what really happened. It can be a good starting point for talking about what we really know about the people, the expedition, and how it shaped our country. Thomas Jefferson is a villain who tries to undermine Lewis and Clark so he can get all the credit, and a musical number shows him drinking heavily from a bottle and swaying. Lewis and Clark help deliver Sacagawea's baby in a musical number; she's covered by a blanket throughout. A puppet horse is shot off screen. Lewis picks up a bird that Clark shot and holds it in his hands. Older viewers will easily see it's a fake. A body goes over a tall waterfall. The character survives but is paralyzed.