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Modern parents have warned classic 1990s TV shows are inappropriate for children as they branded Fresh Prince of Bel-Air “sexist” and The Rugrats has “too much swearing” and “a little whiny”.
Parents have take to Common Sense Media with their concerns about shows being “too violent” and “toxic”.
Reviews on the site share details of how much sexual content and alcohol use is shown as well as rating the series on how educational they are.
Parents are also advised to speak to their children about certain topics before allowing them to watch particular episodes.
Express.co.uk takes a look at four classic 1990s TV shows which have been given warnings by “woke” parents.
The Simpsons
The Simpsons, created by Matt Groening, has been on air since September 1990 and has won 34 Emmy Awards.
However parents have deemed it far from appropriated to the contestant references to beer by lead character Homer Simpson.
One parent wrote on Common Sense Media: “This is an ADULT cartoon that’s watched by kids because parents think “ALL CARTOONS ARE FOR KIDS”. An adult cartoon would only teach kids it’s okay to drink, swear, and smoke.
“None of the characters are role models, and the whole cartoon itself is nothing but child abuse (with Homer being an abusive father to Bart).”
Arthur
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Arthur was a beloved children’s TV show which ran from 1996 to 2022 but parents have claimed one episode with Arthur Read is “too violent”.
One parent complained Arthur’s relationship with sister DW is “not something I’d allow in my home” and they are “mean without being funny”.
Another parent complained: “I have seen episodes where they are scary, there was a dentist one that was super super disturbing, my children were petrified making the dentist out to be nasty and scary and haunting, horrible show, and also I have seen an episode that talks about NOT liking vegetables, and saying they are gross or whatever term they used.”
Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Will Smith shot to fame on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and it was even given a reboot in recent years.
But parents claim the series which ran from 1990-1996 is “offensive and sexist”.
Despite never showing an explicit scenes, one parent warned “there’s a ton of sexual innuendo and characters talk about sex all the time”.
They added: “If you want to create a show for people who just wanna have a laugh without thinking about sex, it’s not enough to just have it without scenes.”
The Rugrats
One of the most popular shows on Nickelodeon in the 90s was The Rugrats, which followed young children Tommy, Chuckie and Phil and Lil as well as the older Angelica.
Parents main complaint is about Angelica who they branded “mean and manipulative” with a tendency to lie.
They warned: “Young viewers will need to be reminded that they shouldn’t follow her example, no matter how funny they find her antics.”
Other shows which have been given warnings by parents include SpongeBob SquarePants for having “no moral Value” while they say “no child should ever watch” American cartoon Ren and Stimpy.
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