Dads Review Kids Shows

These dads won't take Caillou lying down. Join them as they courageously pass judgment on the world of children's entertainment.

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Episodes

DRKS 006 — Back Before Cargo Shorts Were Politicized

In this episode, we discuss Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. With children. Ben, Matt, and returning guest non-dad Melody are initially horrified at their respective children’s fascination with the pink and blonde plasticscape of Dreamhouse life. Will their horror intensify when they sit... Continue Reading →

Jun 04, 2018

DRKS 005 — Daniel Tiger Revisited

Ben and Matt squeeze into tiny red hoodies and sit down for a fascinating conversation with special guests Angela Santomero and Rachel Kalban, creator and research director, respectively, of Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood, among other hit children’s programs. The dads learn... Continue Reading →

Mar 17, 2017

DRKS 004 — Wait, Where Are All the Na’vi?

A GIRL (!!!) sneaks into the clubhouse this week, and it’s a good thing, too, because she joins the other dads in convincing Ben that he’s been doing Avatar: The Last Airbender a gross disservice by thinking of it as... Continue Reading →

Dec 13, 2016

DRKS 003 — School Bus of Doom!

Seatbelts, everyone! On this “back to school” episode, Ben, Matt, Cory, and Luke revisit vintage PBS educational programming and talk about all the neat things it teaches, like body horror for kids and the scandal of runaway field trip budgets.... Continue Reading →

Sep 05, 2016

DRKS 002 — Like Seinfeld, but with Anvils

Ben, Matt, and Luke have bologna in their slacks this week, as the dads take a deep dive into Animaniacs. Matt gets distracted by Bugs Bunny being racist, Luke ponders the sexual politics of “Hello Nurse,” and Ben won’t shut up... Continue Reading →

Jul 15, 2016

DRKS 001 — Battle of the Hoods

In their inaugural episode, Ben, Matt, and Cory put on their cardigans and boxing gloves, pitting Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood against its scion, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. (Spoiler: one neighbor gets canonized; another gets compared to Jonathan Taylor Thomas singing a Lipitor ad jingle.)

Jun 25, 2016

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