- Content: “A Silly Twist on Classic Fairy Tales”
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What You Need To Know:
The first three episodes of 7 BEARS include fast-paced motion and action, with a high level of slapstick violence and potty humor. The little bears are funny and adorable. 7 BEARS has a moral worldview in a comical fairy tale setting, with references to witches, spells and potions. The bears express brotherly love and work together to help each other and others, but the potty humor is overdone. A common occurrence is the bears scratching their rear ends. The program’s intentions are to display bear-like behavior, However, normalizing this action in a series for children is concerning. MOVIEGUIDE® suggests caution for children.
Content:
(BB, C, O, L, V, M): Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements: Moral worldview in a comical fairy tale setting where seven cute bears express brotherly love and always try to help one another and others, plus there’s a redemptive scene of forgiveness in Episode 2, but there are references to witches, spells and potions (a witch gives a bear the potato touch to turn anything into a potato, and her daughter reverses the spell when it causes problems, bringing mother and daughter closer together); Foul Language: No obscenities or profanities, but one bear says, “What the hex,” there’s also a lot of potty humor, and the bears frequently talk about their rear ends and have a daily “butt scratch”; Violence: A lot of slapstick violence in each episode including running into others and kicking others on purpose, with people falling and hurting themselves, and scenes in Episode 3 where angry bees chase the seven bears and Snow White has red spots on her face where the bees have stung her; Sex: No sex; Nudity: No nudity; Alcohol Use: No alcohol use; Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse: No smoking or drugs; and, Miscellaneous Immorality: Episode 3 normalizes the idea of a romantic relationship between Snow White and a bear, and a mother witch’s daughter doesn’t pay attention to her mother, but there’s a reconciliation in Episode 2.
More Detail:
The first three episodes of 7 BEARS are active and engaging. The production values are high quality. They feature bright colors and intricate details. The little bears are funny and adorable. The series has a moral worldview where the bears love one another and try to help one another. However, the three episodes have references to witches, spells and potions with cause problems.
In Episode 1, the seven bears wake up and begin their morning with a “scratching butt” circle, where they all rub their butts together. Then Snow White tries to retrieve her shoes, which can make people run very fast, from a man who has taken them. Later, one of the bears goes for a walk, and the others don’t know where he went, so they assume that he has turned into a fly present in the house. They go to a witch to seek her help, and she makes a potion that turns into a giant dragon cloud that passes gas. Then one bear drinks the potion, and his fart causes him to fly throughout the land.
In Episode 2, the seven bears eat potatoes in their cottage when they smell something coming from outside. They follow the scent to the palace, where they find bacon-wrapped potatoes. However, the King becomes angry and decides to dispose of the potatoes. They dance to make the prince happy. Later, the witch brews a potion to help with dancing and then kicks the bears out when she finds out that no one invited her to the ball. The Prince accidentally drinks the potion.
The bears approach the King to persuade him to cancel the ball and not pressure the prince into marriage. Later, the witch’s daughter loses control of her broomstick and lands on a bear. The witch casts a spell, giving one bear the ability to turn things into potatoes. He accidentally turns everything he touches into potatoes, including some of the other bears. Then, a man mashing potatoes tries to mash the bears, but one of the bears gets help from the witch’s daughter, and she casts a spell to turn the bears back into bears.
In Episode 3, a girl is reading “Stumblebumpskin” to the bears. After his name is said three times, Stumblebunpskin magically appears. He challenges the bears to kick people in their rear ends and see who can do it the most. They all go around the land kicking people in the rear. A bear kicks the King and wins but then gets put in a cage at the castle. They then get back at Stumblebumpskin by kicking him in the rear end.
Later, Snow White decides that one of the bears is her true love. She pretends to be in danger to see who will come to her rescue. The bears all rescue her because she has a piece of their honey toast stuck to her back. They retrieve the toast and display it in their cottage.
The first three episodes of 7 BEARS feature fast-paced motion and action, accompanied by a high level of slapstick violence and potty humor. The program has a moral worldview in a comical fairy tale setting with witches, spells and potions. The bears express brotherly love and work together to help each other, but there are references to witches, spells and potions. The program’s potty humor is overdone. A common action that happens is the bears scratching their rear ends. Although the intentions in the program are to portray bear-like actions, normalizing this action within a show for children seems concerning. MOVIEGUIDE® suggests caution for children.
