Parents' Guide to

The Day My Butt Went Psycho

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Bizarre tales of boy and his bottom have meager messages.

TV Netflix Kids' Animation 2015
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age 8+

Based on 4 parent reviews

gracelee026
gracelee026 Adult
March 18, 2022
age 2+

Inspirational, exquisite. Truly a gem for all

After one episode, my life has already taken a different course. Sometimes when my butt goes psycho, I remember what Zack and Deuce do, and I calm down. Honestly, who needs therapy when you got The Day My Butt Went Psycho? I guess your butt when it goes psycho, but that’s about it. I can’t explain enough how much this show has changed me. It should be required in schools, work places, and broadcasted everywhere so that the world may become a better place. I have learned so many life lessons just from one episode, imagine how many more there will be in the others! I have been moved greatly by this show, and I thought it was some stupid kid show at first. Oh boy, how wrong I was! Despite the recurring sexual scenes (Deuce gets at it with Eleanor, Zamn!) this show is very appropriate for every generation and everyone should see it! Toots, cheeks, you name it, they have it! The day my butt went psycho is a true masterpiece for everyone

This title has:

Educational value
Great messages
Great role models
Too much sex
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oneproudmom99465372
oneproudmom99465372 Adult
July 5, 2020
age 18+

A true masterpiece of all time, that will be enjoyed for generations to come!

I think it's a very good story with good morals and positive role models. The kid looks like a butt, but with the help of his actual butt, he learns to embrace this and it encourages not judging people based on attractiveness. It also breaks body standards, however the little ones will not understand this message. The shows use of potty humor reminds us that using the bathroom is a universal need and we need to take care of that. The butt is very empowering to both boys and girls, and while it gets a little bit steamy sometimes{;)}, it helps all of us realize that sex is natural and how we can show love to our significant others. This show has helped me in so many ways and encourages me to strive to be the best person I can be. Thank you.

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Great messages
Great role models
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What's the Story?

THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO centers on a boy named Zack Freeman (voiced by Mac Heywood) and his newly separated -- and now willfully independent -- butt, Deuce (Rob Tinkler). In a world where people and their rear ends live side by side rather than conjoined, the modus operandi is a sport called "butt fighting," and it's Zack's deepest wish to master the skills and become the greatest butt fighter in the world. Together with his friend Eleanor (Bryn McAuley) -- who just happens to be the daughter of a legendary butt fighter, Silas Sterne (Kedar Brown), and a fierce battler herself -- Zack hones his skills in frequent face-offs with nefarious butts out to control the town.

Is It Any Good?

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The Day My Butt Went Psycho is eye candy for anyone with a 10-year-old's sense of humor, but it doesn't offer much depth beyond the seemingly endless bowels of toilet talk. This is a world where people and their walking, talking, preposterously oversized derrieres live side by side. Where conversations are rife with cleverly played puns about "explosive" altercations, "crack" fighting, and "cheeky" laughs. Where inanimate objects are reshaped into the now-distinctive image of a stand-alone tush. It's as if someone "cracked" open a kid's doodle pad and turned the contents into a cartoon, complete with gaseous weapons of mass expulsion.

There is some merit to the buddy-comedy quality of the show, as Zack and Deuce come to realize that even though they're separate entities, they're better together than they are apart. Even so, that's not the reason kids will like it. When it comes to this age group, bathroom humor sells, and this outrageously silly series is as full-frontal (or back-frontal) in that department as a kid's cartoon can get. Ultimately this is a classic know-your-kid -- and know-your-own-tolerance level -- scenario. If yours are the type to repeat what they hear on TV and you're not keen on listening to butt and fart puns ad nauseam, you may want to turn their attention elsewhere.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about this show's unique brand of humor. Kids: Why is talking about butts and matters of the bathroom so funny? Are there times when such topics are more appropriate than others?

  • What positive things does this show have to say about friendship? Do your kids like to be silly with their friends? What are some of their favorite pastimes?

  • Kids: Have you read the books that inspired this show? How do the two compare? What other books would you like to see turned into TV shows or movies? Have you ever been disappointed by how a book has turned out on the screen?

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