Parents' Guide to

Letterkenny

By Melissa Camacho, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 16+

Quirky, irreverent Canadian comedy has edgy jokes, cursing.

TV Hulu Comedy 2016
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Based on 3 parent reviews

Clean S.
Clean S. Parent of 2-year-old
April 28, 2023
age 16+

16+

I love this show, but families should keep in mind that there is swearing, dirty jokes, drinking and smoking, and LOTS of sexual innuendo and discussions of sex.

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Great role models
Zailee W.
Zailee W. Adult
March 25, 2023
age 15+

Great for mature viewers

A very funny but fast past adult humor This show demolishes whatever standards if Puns you have; fast paste and quick references make you laugh with a wonderful story line Most humor will go over kids heads and is definitely aimed for older kids/adults For anyone who gets the humor should see past the idiocy of the characters They keep great morals and values, aka beating hard right Nazis up, drug addicts are looked down on, friendship is a major role, monogamous relationship (Wayne breaks things off with a women bc he has feeling for another, not going back to cheaters, etc) Language is the biggest thing hearing plenty of it but no in a low brow way it really just sounds like people talking Drugs sex and violence is present Drugs in a dumb way which would show younger viewers you’d be looked down on for indulging Sex is very mature and healthy Violence is very fun to watch and not to gory Like your average batman scene

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

Created by Jared Keeso, LETTERKENNY is a Canadian series about the antics of a group of people in a small Ontario town. Wayne (played by Keeso) and his sister, Katy (Michelle Myles), run a small farm and produce stand with the help of friends Daryl (Nathan Dales) and "Squirrely" Dan (K. Trevor Wilson). The self-proclaimed leader of the town "Hicks" believes that he's the toughest guy in town, and neither the meth addicts (aka "Skids"), hockey players, or Pastor Glen's (Jacob Tierney) Christians, can take him. While Wayne continues to prove himself worthy of the title, everyone else around him is dealing with their own problems.

Is It Any Good?

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This smartly written, irreverent series, which was adapted from a web series titled Letterkenny Problems, is full of quick and quirky one-liners that create lots of actual laugh-out-loud moments. The events that transpire range from silly and strange to downright bizarre. But when woven together, they create a small but oddly endearing universe.

Some cast members appear deceptively simple at first, but soon reveal themselves be well-developed. Others are more caricature-like, and serve to parody some of the different social groups that personify small-town Canada. It's not for everyone, but Letterkenny proves itself a funny and creative series for those who enjoy off-beat and edgy comedy.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about humor. What makes something funny? Who gets to decide? When does humor go too far?

  • A parody is a humorously exaggerated imitation of something or someone. How does it differ from a stereotype? Do you think LetterKenny parodies people to be mean? Does it go too far?

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