Common Sense Media Review
By Kari Croop
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Raunchiness + irrelevance = one bad trip.
Parents Need to Know
Why Age 16+?
Any Positive Content?
Where to Watch
What's the Story?
The Bad Girls Club, a reality series spawned by the creators of MTV's The Real World, was apparently so successful that its producers felt it warranted a spin-off. In BAD GIRLS ROAD TRIP, several of the women featured in The Bad Girls Club reunite for a cross-country trek to recruit cast members for Club's next season. Along the way, they meet up with a few familiar faces, and girl-on-girl drama ensues.
Is It Any Good?
Whether or not these "bad girls" actually accomplish anything over the course of the series seems like a moot point. After all, the show's appeal seems to be more about the girls' outrageous antics than their purported mission of finding fresh meat for their "club" of foul-mouthed scrappers. The odd thing is that, in spite of the nonstop mayhem, Bad Girls Road Trip is actually kind of boring. In one episode, the only truly entertaining moment came when the girls got all gussied up to sign autographs at a Nashville bar, only to discover that no one had bothered to show up.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about whether or not they find this show entertaining -- if so, what makes it appealing? If the show were about a group of well-mannered, well-spoken women who were driving across the country to find bright young minds for their new book club, would you still want to watch every week? Do you admire these women or look down on them? How would the show be different if the "bad girls" were replaced by a bunch of "bad guys"?
TV Details
- Premiere date : June 12, 2007
- Cast : Jodie Howell , Zara Sprankle
- Network : Oxygen
- Genre : Reality TV
- TV rating :
- Last updated : September 19, 2019
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