Parents' Guide to Shoresy

TV Hulu Comedy 2022
Poster art for the comedy series Shoresy on Hulu. A man in a black hockey jersey with a bulldog on it is pictured from the chest up, with a wide grin on his face which reveals a missing tooth. The background is a solid dark blue.

Common Sense Media Review

Jenny Nixon By Jenny Nixon , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 16+

Off-the-wall sports comedy has profanity, raunchy jokes.

Parents Need to Know

Why Age 16+?

Any Positive Content?

  • A few hockey players in various states of dress sit on a bench in a locker room, looking up at the show's protagonist as he stands in front of a row of restroom stalls.
  • Three women are pictured in an office with painted white cinderblock walls. One sits at a desk, the other two flank her and are standing. All have their arms crossed and seem to be unhappy.
  • An indigenous-presenting man with long black hair and an olive green puffer coat stands next to the show's protagonist, who wears a dark coat and a backwards baseball cap. They are standing in front of a BBQ grill that has cheeseburgers cooking on it. There are fir trees behind them and a light snow is falling..
  • Two hockey players are pictured from behind, standing on the ice in a hockey rink with empty stands. A row of hockey players in yellow helmets stand at the edge of the rink, in the players box.

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age 18+

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age 13+

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What's the Story?

SHORESY is a six-episode series centered on the titular character -- an expletive-shouting, punch-throwing, verbally abusive hockey player best known for being heard (but never seen) on Letterkenny. In this series, viewers finally see his grinning visage, missing tooth and all, and follow his adventures trying to turn a bottom-rung minor league hockey team into winners.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say ( 1 ):
Kids say ( 2 ):

Scrappy sports teams clawing their way to victory is a well-worn tale (Slap Shot, Bad News Bears), and this series amps the premise up to 11 with extra-large dollops of profanity and bathroom humor. Shoresy will feel familiar to fans of its parent show, Letterkenny, as it shares a similar sensibility in terms of parodying small town life -- here, the hockey-obsessed burg of Sudbury -- with rapid-fire dialogue and quirky characters.

They may be surprised, however, at the fairly conventional storyline employed here, and by the fact that the series actually manages to humanize a character that was previously known mainly for making bathroom noises and hurling insults. Comprised of just six half-hour episodes, the show flies by and should be an enjoyable experience for fans of edgy humor and off-the-wall antics.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about TV shows that have spin-offs, and how they compare to the original series. Can you think of any examples where the spin-off was actually better than the original?

  • Hollywood has used the "team of underdogs" trope a lot in movies and TV shows. What is it about this theme that is so appealing to audiences?

  • Some viewers really enjoy edgy humor, while some think certain jokes can go too far. Are there any topics that are off-limits when it comes to comedy?

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Poster art for the comedy series Shoresy on Hulu. A man in a black hockey jersey with a bulldog on it is pictured from the chest up, with a wide grin on his face which reveals a missing tooth. The background is a solid dark blue.

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