Angry Birds: Summer Madness
Angry Birds: Summer Madness
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A Lot or a Little?
The parents' guide to what's in this TV show.
What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Angry Birds: Summer Madness is a TV series loosely based on the popular mobile game. Many of the same characters carry over from the Angry Birds movies, but they're not voiced by the same celebrity voice talent. The plots focus on cartoon slapstick violence and injuries without weapons, blood, or gore. Verbal hostility is a reccuring theme as camp bully Neiderflyer antagonizes the other birds for no reason. Both Neiderflyer and the "good" birds fling insults like "moron," "jerk," and "dumb," as well as rude language like "butt." While not a focus, there's some flirting and kisses that seem out of place because they're irrelevant to the stories. The birds have some redeeming qualities and good intentions, but they're not the best role models for kids.
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What's the Story?
ANGRY BIRDS: SUMMER MADNESS follows Red, Stella, Bomb and Chuck as they attend Camp Splinterwood for the summer. Loosely based on the Angry Birds apps, Red is the short-tempered ringleader of this group of bird friends. Unlike the app, the birds' nemesis is not a bunch of green pigs. Instead, it's camp bully Neiderflyer who antagonizes the campers for no reason other than his own amusement. The bird friends try to have fun doing regular camp activities like canoeing and playing basketball, but they are often interrupted by Neiderflyer's antics. The birds try to stop Neiderflyer's troublemaking, but Red's anger and Stella's enthusiasm for fighting lead them astray. Eventually, often in spite of themselves, they come to the rescue and make things right at Camp Splinterwood.
Is It Any Good?
Unfortunately, Angry Birds: Summer Madness slingshots flat storylines that may amuse kids but probably won't make the series one of their favorites. Twelve years after the release of the original app (and premiering the same week of a new "modern" Angry Birds app), this series attempts to keep Red and the rest of his bird pals in the cultural zeitgeist. While classic cartoons have a long history of bullies that delight in antagonizing other characters for no reason, it's a bit disappointing that this is a central theme in a series coming out in 2022. The birds are fun and silly in an abstract game where they try to cause destruction, but less great when their characters are fully fleshed out. Kids will probably enjoy other zany and nonsensical cartoons more than this lackluster franchise spin-off.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about how they feel about the violence in Angry Birds: Summer Madness. It's definitely silly and not realistic, so does that make it okay for kids to watch?
How do you feel about the Neiderflyer character? Is it okay for there to be a mean bully on a TV show even though the other birds know his behavior is wrong? Is it okay for them to retaliate against him, even though he's behaving badly?
Why do you think they decided to come out with this TV show, more than 10 years after the game was released? Does it make you want to download or play the game?
TV Details
- Premiere date: January 28, 2022
- Cast: Gigi Saul Guerrero, Ana Sani, Ian Hanlin
- Network: Netflix
- Genre: Kids' Animation
- Topics: Adventures
- TV rating: TV-Y7
- Last updated: February 28, 2022
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