KIDS WHO FLIP: Episodes 1.1 to 1.3

Name: KIDS WHO FLIP: Episodes 1.1 to 1.3
Item: KIDS WHO FLIP: Episodes 1.1 to 1.3
Author: Review

"Youth in Real Estate? It's happening!"

Family Content: +3 Some minor questionable elements. (Media-wisdom is suggested to discuss.)

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What You Need To Know:

KIDS WHO FLIP is a family-friendly reality series about a group of teenagers given the chance to buy, rehab and resell houses. Bill Allen, a military veteran and multi-business owner, as well as a family man, energetically leads the series. Allen works with the young participants as a mentor and guide. He encourages and challenges them as they buy, rehab and sell their properties. He also tracks their progress from various locations. The program encourages young people to seize the moment and use their talents, doubling or tripling their profits.

The first three episodes of KIDS WHO FLIP are fun to watch. Primarily shot in Tampa, Florida, they feature great drone photography and a clean documentary style. The interviews are shot skillfully. The first three episodes of KIDS WHO FLIP have a strong moral, pro-capitalist worldview. The teenagers are praised when they display patience and other fruits of the Spirit. One Christian teenager prays for hurricane victims in one scene. KIDS WHO FLIP extols the value of teamwork and the inventive use of one’s gifts. The first three episodes are acceptable for all ages.

Content:

(BB, CapCapCap, PPP, CC)

Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong moral, very strong capitalist and Pro-American, worldview (The Parable of the Talents is not mentioned but might as well be) where teenagers expand on their strengths through magnifying and increasing their wealth, the series advises on seeking funding through trusted networks, children are praised when they display patience and other fruits of the Spirit, program extols teamwork and inventive use of talents, the literary genre is heroic as each youth is encouraged to master their flip through hard work and team building, the program is Man versus Nature, both with the advent of the hurricane and the general obstacles with time management and budget, plus one teenager offers prayers for people in distress when a hurricane threatens but does not damage several in-process flips and the boy is also wearing two cross necklaces and a purity ring;

Foul Language:

No foul language;

Violence:

No violence;

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:

No objectionable content.

More Detail:

KIDS WHO FLIP is a family-friendly reality show on Philo about a group of teenagers (ages 12-17), who are given the opportunity to buy, rehab and resell houses. Most of the youth come from real estate families and thus have some experience; the less experienced teenagers have an older sibling alongside them. Bill Allen, a military veteran and multi-business owner, as well as a family man, energetically leads the series. Bill works with the young participants as a mentor and guide, encouraging and challenging them in their process of buying, rehabbing, and then selling their properties. The show encourages young people to seize the moment and utilize their talents, doubling or tripling them.

The first three episodes of KIDS WHO FLIP feature great drone photography and clean, documentary-style photography, primarily shot in Tampa. The interviews and check-ins are shot skillfully, and viewers get to watch Allen tracking the progress of participants from various locations. Some of the houses are located in Florida, and one is in Washington state. Teenagers have to juggle school and sports to manage their “flips.” However, Allen’s support and the parents’ involvement make the show one that exudes teamwork and positive family values.

Season One has been in the making for a few years, and Bob Allen is excited to get things going. All the youth have gathered in a studio in Florida, and they take turns presenting the houses they’ve chosen to flip. Allen encourages them and points out the challenges they may face; they discuss finances, and each presentation features well-photographed content, with 3-D imaging and a pulsing, reality-show production. Generic yet catchy language is used, such as “Let’s go” and “Let’s roll with it,” and the atmosphere is blatantly positive and ambitious.

However, the B-roll footage of gutting, re-plastering, painting, and taping reveals that hard work lies ahead. The storyline splits from here: camera crews follow the various youth, interview parents and older children, and provide the context for why they are doing this at such a young age. Though not referring to faith, one has the sense of strong families, of good parenting, of responsible modeling of godly stewardship of resources, and of a general response to God’s mandate for mankind to have dominion over the Earth.

KIDS WHO FLIP is a fun show to watch. It features beautiful aerial drone photography and live-time interviews and check-ins. The end of each episode shows a time of fellowship where the teenagers can play miniature golf, eat pizza and have a good time getting to know each other.

The first three episodes of KIDS WHO FLIP have a strong moral, pro-capitalist worldview. The Parable of the Talents from Luke 19 and Matthew 25 isn’t mentioned, but it might as well be. Teenagers expand upon their strengths by magnifying and increasing their wealth. KIDS WHO FLIP also advises seeking funding through trusted networks. The children are praised when they display patience and other fruits of the Spirit. When a hurricane threatens but does not damage several in-process flips, one teenager, Ollie, offers prayers for people in distress. He wears two cross necklaces and a purity ring. The first three episodes of KIDS WHO FLIP also extol teamwork and inventive use of one’s gifts. MOVIEGUIDE® finds the first three episodes acceptable for all ages.