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Parents' Guide to

#1 Chicken

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 14+

Pointless contest features dangerous stunts, cursing.

TV YouTube Reality TV 2021
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • 1Chicken Show: FaZe Rug.
  • 1Chicken Show: The social influencers listen to the host.
  • 1Chicken Show: Competing in a challenge.

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What's the Story?

#1 CHICKEN is a streaming series that pits YouTube content creators against each other to see who is the biggest coward. Hosted by Brian Rafat Awadis, a.k.a. FaZe Rug, it features social media personalities ShermanTheVerman, Quenlin Blackwell, FaZe Adapt, Amanda Steele, Simplistic, Destroying, The Fitness Marshall, and Tasha from StephAndTasha competing in a series of physical over-the-top challenges designed to test their fears in bizarre ways. The walk across planks floating over alligator-infested waters while blindfolded, for example, and wear a plastic helmet filled with live mice while working through a maze. The winner of each challenge gets to leave the competition for good. Those who remain must endure worse challenges in hopes of being allowed to leave. The last person standing wins the title of #1 Chicken.

Is It Any Good?

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The socially irresponsible series features YouTube creators competing in extremely uncomfortable, gross, and potentially dangerous contests for self-promotion and entertainment purposes. FaZe Rug, who is known for his outlandish pranks and challenges, delights in the discomfort of the contestants. Meanwhile, the cast, who openly express their concerns and fears about participating, and who clearly struggle through each event, never offer any reason for putting themselves through the entire ordeal. But many of the extreme challenges, which in reality are being overseen by off-camera stunt and safety professionals, can be replicated with some ease. As a result, #1 Chicken will draw in viewers who like this sort of thing, but can be a recipe for disaster by those hankering for their own adrenaline fixes, or who are hoping to elevate their own social media status.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the reasons challenge and prank videos are so popular. What are some of the dangers associated with them? What are some of the ways adults can manage this sort of content so that kids aren't exposed to so much of it?

  • Why do you think the social influencers featured in #1 Chicken are putting themselves through this contest? Does their status as an influencer benefit from doing it?

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