Parents' Guide to

Turner & Hooch

By Ashley Moulton, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 11+

Uneven cop-and-dog buddy series has frequent gun violence.

TV Disney+ Comedy 2021
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Community Reviews

age 10+

Based on 8 parent reviews

age 12+

THIS PAGE ISNT TALKING ABOUT THE 1989 MOVIE

I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT THE SHOW, BUT!!! READERS NEED TO KNOW THIS PAGE IS ABOUT A 2021 TV SHOW, ITS HARD TO TELL FROM THE TINY PHONE SCREEN. MY 10 YEAR OLD IS HYSTERICAL RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I READ THIS PAGE THINKING IT WAS THE MOVIE, AND THIS PAGE SAYS NOTHING ABOUT A MAN BEING STABBED TO DEATH AND THE DOG BEING SHOT AND DYING. PLEASE CSM PLEASE MAKE THIS PAGE MORE OBVIOUS THAT ITS NOT THE MOVIE. THE PICTURE IS TOO SMALL OK THE PHONE TO TELL.
age 10+

Great show, but definitely some strong language for PG

I let my 8 year old son watch this this week and he's hooked, probably because of the gun violence and chase scenes, in addition to the cute dog story line. One character gets shot and you don't know he's wearing a vest until he opens his shirt and reveils the bullet in it. But I'm not comfortable with the level of language in it. Lots of "hell yeah" and "pissed off" and "crap" and derogatory jargon. Not words we use around our house. There is also a heavy love/dating theme, surrounding which my son has asked several questions. Not a bad thing, just want a parent to know. I was surprised at these items from Disney.

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Too much violence

Is It Any Good?

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After watching this so-so reboot, you may wonder whether Disney+ will eventually realize the diminishing returns of mining its back catalog for material. While 1989's Turner & Hooch was fine as a stand-alone movie, the premise is a bit weak to base a whole series around. Peck lacks Hanks' charm and charisma, though the modern dogs playing Hooch give pretty adorable performances.

It's also a bit confusing to understand who exactly the audience is for this sequel. On one hand, it's a man-and-dog buddy story that would appeal to kids, and the overly simplistic writing makes the plot easy for tweens to understand. Conversely, there's quite a bit of violence, which makes the show iffy for this age group. Dog-loving teens may enjoy this show, which is relatively tame in most aspects besides the violence, but many will roll their eyes at the cheesy dialogue and storylines.

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