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Parents' Guide to

Finding Bigfoot

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 10+

Hard-to-believe and slightly spooky Sasquatch docuseries.

TV Animal Planet Reality TV 2011
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age 12+

Based on 3 parent reviews

Sandro P.
Sandro P. Adult
June 9, 2018
age 18+

Im gonna play it

Dont Let your childeren under the 8 play this is the more blood
SC Willis
SC Willis Adult
January 10, 2012
age 10+

real folks

The folks in the show are real people. No pretense, and will talk to just about anyone not monopolizing their time. The organization has a sighting database with over 10,000 witness reports. I'd say there is a greater chance of meeting a sasquatch in the woods than winning a lottery. Good show for 10+ years old. Steve
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What's the Story?

FINDING BIGFOOT is a reality series that follows the members of the Big Foot Research Organization team as they search for and document the existence of various types of the Sasquatch species. Headed up by veteran researcher Matt Moneymaker, the group travels to places where sightings have been reported. Moneymaker, along with field biologist Ranae Holland, expert field caller James "Bobo" Fay, and evidence analyst Cliff Barackman, meet with witnesses and analyze things like oddly damaged bird feeders, handprints, and other indicators of its existence. They then search the areas in which these creatures are thought to inhabit. Throughout their investigations, the team offers detailed explanations about their research techniques and technology. In between scenes, questions about the species are posed to the audience, and answered later in the episode.

Is It Any Good?

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Unlike other series about Big Foots and other legendary creatures, Finding Bigfoot goes beyond speculating about their existence to discussing the existence of the large hairy creatures as if it is scientific fact. While the team admits that much of the physical evidence they collect is circumstantial, they consistently declare that what they are finding is credible, and therefore regularly confirm their existence.

Dramatic images and recreations of Big Foot sightings are plenty here, but none of them seem to offer anything substantive. Meanwhile, the team's constant explanations for everything they see, hear, and do, make them seem like they are trying too hard to be convincing. Those who believe in the existence of Sasquatches will find the series informative, but non-believers will find it hard to take what is being presented here seriously.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about legendary creatures. Do you believe in things like Big Foots, fairies, and the Loch Ness Monster? If not, where do you think these legends come from?

  • Do you think this reality program is designed to be educational? Or is it really intended to be just for entertainment?

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