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Parents' Guide to

Human Resources

By Polly Conway, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 15+

Ultra-raunchy spin-off workplace comedy has heart.

TV Netflix Comedy 2022
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age 16+

Based on 3 parent reviews

arose_98
arose_98 Adult
March 27, 2022
age 16+

Better Than Big Mouth

I wasn't expecting much of this spin-off but in my opinion, it was even better than Big Mouth. In a relatable sense anyways. Both of these shows are obviously not for kids and there is absolutely no way I would allow any kid to watch either. Big Mouth is definitely relatable when adults or even older teenagers are looking back. But human resources I think is amazing for adults to watch. There are very few bits and pieces of humor that I don't really enjoy but, overall it's a fantastic show that covers a lot of very real life situations that adults experience, even in the monster world, which is interesting to me. One of the episodes honestly made me whole heartedly cry when it's theme was covering love, Grief, and dementia. I was utterly shocked when i found myself crying over a show that is so hilarious. And as a mom, I really appreciated that they covered post partum depression in a sense and the overwhelm that parents experience. I really would recommend this show to any adult who doesn't mind some pretty raunchy comedy but also would like to watch something that is relatable and covers more serious, complex issues. I am very excited for a new season. Even more so than Big Mouth. I don't think that this show would be too harmful for a 16 year old to watch and may even be helpful to help them prepare for the adult world, and help them understand adults better as a whole. The humor is definitely not appropriate for younger kids though unless they have a good healthy understanding of sex, love and complicated situations and understand how to navigate it all. But I feel like it would be helpful for younger kids to see the addiction monster situation 😅 at least some of it. This is 100% a show I would quickly put on pause or turn off around my 3 year old daughter or my 12 year old brother.
nimimim
nimimim Adult
March 25, 2022
age 16+
It’s a really fun show but definitely for older audiences.
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What's the Story?

This series focuses on the workplace lives of the Hormone Monsters from Big Mouth (including Maury, played by Jason Mantzoukas, and Maya Rudolph's Connie), who help kids manage puberty, plus a new crew of creatures including Logic Rocks, Depression Kitties, and Lovebugs, who work with adult issues in love and sex. These monsters are weird-looking (one is made of three penises and two hands) and kind of gross (a monster barista blows a "snot rocket" into a satisfied customer's coffee), but their work is even edgier. Staff meetings involve things like debating whether a client will have good sex after she gives birth. Young Lovebug assistant Emmy (Aidy Bryant) has a hard time paying attention to the details; she'd rather do impressions and doodle. So when circumstances find her becoming a senior Lovebug out of the blue, things get intense. Can Emmy handle her first clients? Will Maury manage his midlife crisis after turning 40 million?

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (7 ):

Once again, this show's creators don't hold back on raunch, but they're clearly committed to bringing frank (and wildly funny) discussions of sexuality to adults and teens. This commitment is the backbone of Human Resources, and addressing people's fears and insecurities through the use of "monsters" is a fun and successful framework that works as well here as it did in Big Mouth.

Human Resources' new characters are also a delight, including Randall Park as a Logic Monster who gently advises clients to not stand up the second a flight ends, and David Thewlis' bone-dry Shame Monster never fails to get a laugh. Yes, it's relentlessly filthy, but this show has heart (and all the other body parts, too).

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about sexuality. When is it appropriate to talk about? When are jokes about it OK? When are they not?

  • What do you think about shows that are animated but created for teens or adults? Do you think little kids want to watch them? Why, or why not?

  • If you had to work as a monster, which one would you choose? Why?

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