Parents' Guide to Everybody Still Hates Chris

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Everybody Still Hates Chris TV Poster: Chris shrugs in the foreground while his family is on the stoop behind him.

Common Sense Media Review

By Ty'Kira Smalls , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 13+

Vibrant, self-aware animated reboot has some swearing.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 13+?

Any Positive Content?

  • Everybody Still Hates Chris Trailer
  • (From Left-Right) Rochelle, Julius, Tonya, Chris, and Drew sit in their family living room. A ripped banner reads” F You Chris.”
  • Chris walks down the school hallway surrounded in a cloud of smoke while yelling. He wears a white shirt and a red vest.
  • Chris holds onto a PA mic in the principal’s office. Behind the window blinds stands his bully making a fist into his palm.

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age 12+

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What's the Story?

EVERYBODY STILL HATES CHRIS starts right as Chris (voiced by Tim Johnson Jr.) is in the middle of taking his GED. But when he fails, his mom's slap sends him into an animated world. Now he's got to start the 10th grade all over again, but this time Chris is determined to make a fresh start. Based on the life of actor Chris Rock (who narrates) and his childhood growing up in Brooklyn in the 1980s, the series continues to show the family's struggle through racism, classism, and growing up. Throughout all this, Chris is just trying to succeed and make sure his mom doesn't send him straight to Claymation.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
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Kids say ( 2 ):

This series carries the same vibrancy of social commentary, satire, and self-awareness as the original. Everybody Still Hates Chris has more space to play with its comedic bits. There might be a little more colorful language, but it still appeals to a wider audience with its animation style, nostalgia, and emphasis on family and growing up. Despite the innuendo, language, and some violent themes, it's suitable for most teens.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how Everybody Still Hates Chris compares to the original series, which was noted for its social commentary and representation of Black points of view in the 2000s. Is this animated version as sharp and groundbreaking as the original?

  • Can you point out what has changed from the setting of the show (Brooklyn in the 1980s) to now? Are there any things that are similar?

  • Which reboots of TV shows have worked? Which ones haven't? How does this one compare? What does placing Chris in an animated world do for the show that wasn't possible before?

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Everybody Still Hates Chris TV Poster: Chris shrugs in the foreground while his family is on the stoop behind him.

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