Girl Scout Cookie Championship
By Emily Ashby,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Formulaic professional baking contest falls flat.
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What's the Story?
GIRL SCOUT COOKIE CHAMPIONSHIP challenges professional bakers to create winning confections using Samoas, Thin Mints, Tagalongs, and other favorite Girl Scout cookie varieties. Hosted by Alyson Hannigan, each episode introduces five contestants who take their work to a new level, incorporating various themes and taking inspiration from the respective cookie flavors they choose. After their delicacies are judged by a panel of pros and a group of testers, three move on to the final round for a chance to win a dream vacation and Girl Scout cookies for a year.
Is It Any Good?
This show leans heavily on its connection to the famous cookie brand to gloss over the fact that it's an otherwise unremarkable addition to the reality competition rotation. The format smacks of too many other baking and cooking contests, and aside from the curiosity factor of the particular cookies themselves, there's little that distinguishes this series from the numerous others like it.
Even so, confectionary enthusiasts who do watch will find that the bakers are diligent, creative, and skilled at their craft. Also likable is how the show incorporates the Girl Scout mission beyond the cookies themselves. Participants and others reflect on scouting memories, and current scouts discuss the program's benefits and share some of their marketing techniques with the bakers. The bottom line? Girl Scout Cookie Championship doesn't attempt to reinvent the wheel of reality kitchen contests, but a niche audience of Girl Scouts and cookie fans may want to watch for novelty's sake.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about what distinguishes Girl Scout Cookie Championship from other baking contests on TV. Does the format of this show work for you? What might the show have done differently to make it stand out even more in the reality genre?
In what ways do the contestants demonstrate perseverance and determination in this contest? What areas of your life have demanded those same qualities from you? What does it feel like to succeed at something that has been difficult to achieve?
Does this series act as an advertisement for Girl Scouts and/or their cookies? If so, is this intentional or accidental? Does what you see on TV influence what you like and don't like?
TV Details
- Premiere date: February 3, 2020
- Cast: Alyson Hannigan , Nacho Aguirre , Katie Lee
- Network: Food Network
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: Cooking and Baking
- TV rating: TV-G
- Last updated: February 3, 2023
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