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By Ashley Moulton
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based on child development research. How do we rate?
Fun interactive episode has fantasy violence, scariness.
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The Last Kids on Earth: Happy Apocalypse to You
What's the Story?
In THE LAST KIDS ON EARTH: HAPPY APOCALYPSE TO YOU, a special interactive episode of The Last Kids on Earth (based on the book series by Max Brailler), Jack, Quint, and Dirk are trying to organize a birthday party for June despite being the only humans left in a zombie apocalypse. They decide that the essential elements they need for the party are balloons, cake, and a nacho cheese fountain. From there, most of the other decisions are left to the home viewer in this choose-your-own-adventure story. Should they split up to collect the birthday items, or stay together as a team? When surprised by a giant Octogroot monster, should they build a robot to defeat it, build a trap to catch it, or keep discussing their options? It's up to the home viewer to decide the fate of the four kids in this apocalyptic birthday adventure.
Is It Any Good?
Kids will love being in the driver's seat of this adventure-packed interactive version of The Last Kids on Earth. It's really up to them how the story goes. Will they try to help the kids succeed in staying alive and throwing a birthday party, or will they intentionally make bad choices in an attempt to kill off the characters? Kids will delight in seeing the consequences of their picks. Some of the choices lead to very unexpected endings, and kids will love re-playing the scenes over and over to see all of the different storylines. Interactivity aside, the special has a lot of the same great elements the series does -- four middle schoolers with very different personalities, and monsters that are both terrifying and hilarious. Because of the special format, some of the nuance and social-emotional interactions from the regular series are lacking, but it's very fun nonetheless.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about the interactive format of this episode. Did you like getting to choose the story? How was it different than watching a regular show?
All of the characters have different strengths when fighting the monsters. How do their different skills work together to help them succeed?
The kids have to fight the monsters and use weapons. Is it ever OK to use violence and weapons? What are some other things they use to defeat an opponent?
TV Details
- Premiere date : April 6, 2021
- Cast : Bruce Campbell , Charles Demers , Brian Drummond , Montse Hernandez , Catherine O'Hara , Garland Whitt , Nick Wolfhard
- Network : Netflix
- Genre : Kids' Animation
- Topics : Adventures , Book Characters , Friendship , School ( Middle School ) , Fantasy
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- Award : Common Sense Selection
- Last updated : September 30, 2025
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