Parents' Guide to

Close Enough

By Martin Brown, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 17+

Adult animated comedy features profanity, sex jokes.

TV Max Comedy 2020
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age 16+

Based on 7 parent reviews

schruner
schruner Adult
July 1, 2023
age 14+

Hilarious, and Common Sense, I think you're being too harsh with the 17+ rating, that's higher than Solar Opposites

Had me laughing most of the season. It is one of the best adult animated shows ever. There's no language worse than "shit", so it isn't too bad in that department. The sex jokes probably score a 6 on the scale, because they show navels and sexualized legs while boobs/vaginas/dicks (or as the show says, dongs), and there is one episode where Josh's anatomy is shown and his penis is pictured as an eggplant, naturally. The show does deal with topics such as vasectomy, and as for drinking? They don't have much of that. Occasionally characters drink in a bar and tongue. Good for 14 and over.

This title has:

Too much sex
Ungrateful S.
Ungrateful S. Adult
April 13, 2023
age 16+

Probably shouldnt watch if you are under 16

The show is really funny even though there is sexual innuendo and frequent language such as "shit" , "bullshit" and "dick". Also there is a lot of violence. I would personally rate this ma15+

This title has:

Great role models
Too much violence
Too much sex
Too much swearing
Too much drinking/drugs/smoking
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What's the Story?

In CLOSE ENOUGH, game developer Josh (J.G. Quintel) and musician Emily (Gabrielle Walsh) decide to live with their divorced best friends, social influencer Bridgette (Kimiko Glenn) and college professor Alex (Jason Mantzoukas), in a Los Angeles duplex in order to get their young daughter, Candice (Jessica DiCicco), into a better school. Both the living situation and the parenting challenge Josh and Emily in areas where they may not have matured yet themselves.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (7 ):
Kids say (16 ):

Despite an excellent voice cast, including Jason Mantzoukas (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and Danielle Brooks (Orange is the New Black), Close Enough follows an unsurprisingly familiar template for adult animation. The best adult animation shows (The Simpsons, BoJack Horseman, Rick and Morty) tend to mix lowbrow humor with a strong, even sophisticated, point-of-view. (For instance, BoJack Horseman is about depression, and Rick and Morty is a sharp sci-fi satire). Close Enough lacks that compelling vantage point to tie it together, and the jokes and setups, most of which have been played to death on other shows, aren't nearly strong enough to carry it.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about family. How are the characters in Close Enough related to one another? What are the pros and cons of them living together? How do we see those pros and cons being played out in each episode?

  • Is it important for characters to learn something, even in animated shows? What does it mean to have "developed characters"?

  • Do you think Josh and Emily are good parents? Why or why not? What are they doing that is helpful for Candice? What might be destructive?

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