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By Emily Ashby
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Adults ask kids for advice in fun, funny panel show.
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A Little Help with Carol Burnett
What's the Story?
In A LITTLE HELP WITH CAROL BURNETT, celebrity guests and other adults bring life's dilemmas to a panel of kids for advice. Hosted by Carol Burnett, the show puts kids in a mentoring role for grown-ups whose troubles include seeking revenge on a coworker's constant pranks, breaking an unpleasant truth to a good friend, and unwittingly embarrassing their kids. Even stars like Derek Hough, Brittany Snow, and Wanda Sykes need sage advice now and then, and these 5- to 9-year-olds have plenty to share about friendship, money, marriage, fashion, and just about anything else.
Is It Any Good?
Kids say the darnedest things, and when prompted, they can give some pretty insightful advice as well. Set them up with a "what would you do?" scenario, and they're off and running with nuggets of wisdom that are run the gamut from charming to naïve to surprisingly spot-on. With comedy legend Burnett moderating the conversation and interjecting with her own zingers now and then, this panel show is a lighthearted commentary on life's familiar woes.
Truly family-friendly entertainment can be difficult to find these days, but A Little Help with Carol Burnett fits the bill. With such young panelists, the content is free of controversy or innuendo of any kind. The adults' dilemmas are simplistic but generally relatable at any age, and similarly the kids' insight can be elevated or lowered in complexity to apply to specific life experiences. If nothing else, this series is a great tool for starting conversations with your kids about real-life issues of many different sorts.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the advice the panelists give to the guests in A Little Help with Carol Burnett. Do you agree with it? If you were able to respond, what would you suggest to the person do in that situation?
Kids: Who are your trusted sources for advice when you face a dilemma? Are those people also role models to you? Conversely, what can we learn from seeing someone do something the wrong way? Is that lesson as valuable as doing it correctly ourselves?
What character strengths do you most admire in other people? Are they similar to what you consider to be your best qualities? How do you communicate advice or questions to other people?
TV Details
- Premiere date : May 4, 2018
- Cast : Carol Burnett , Russell Peters
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Reality TV
- Character Strengths : Communication
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- Award : Common Sense Selection
- Last updated : February 15, 2023
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