Poll: Should a 6 yr old be watching King of the Hill or adultswim at all?

[Seieko Pherdo]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

 

[sassafrasses]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

That was my point is it's not exactly my responsibility unless I know he's definitely not allowed watching it. But at the point that I made the poll/question, I had no real idea. He mainly watches Spongebob and TUFF puppy or whatever it is, and Dora. Both my parents would rather shield me from things than sit there and talk about it. My parents sex talk with me was "It's between a married man and woman. Married to each other! And shouldnt be done before marriage" or something of that effect. I just know the kid was going to go repeat something he saw/sees in the show and I wasnt sure how to explain that one to his parents if they had a problem with it.

 

[Seieko Pherdo]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

That was my point is it's not exactly my responsibility unless I know he's definitely not allowed watching it. But at the point that I made the poll/question, I had no real idea. He mainly watches Spongebob and TUFF puppy or whatever it is, and Dora. Both my parents would rather shield me from things than sit there and talk about it. My parents sex talk with me was "It's between a married man and woman. Married to each other! And shouldnt be done before marriage" or something of that effect. I just know the kid was going to go repeat something he saw/sees in the show and I wasnt sure how to explain that one to his parents if they had a problem with it.

Then perhaps a little talk of don't repeat anything you've seen may be the best for all seemingly involved

 

[sassafrasses]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

That was my point is it's not exactly my responsibility unless I know he's definitely not allowed watching it. But at the point that I made the poll/question, I had no real idea. He mainly watches Spongebob and TUFF puppy or whatever it is, and Dora. Both my parents would rather shield me from things than sit there and talk about it. My parents sex talk with me was "It's between a married man and woman. Married to each other! And shouldnt be done before marriage" or something of that effect. I just know the kid was going to go repeat something he saw/sees in the show and I wasnt sure how to explain that one to his parents if they had a problem with it.

Then perhaps a little talk of don't repeat anything you've seen may be the best for all seemingly involved

I guess you missed my post earlier where I said

I didn't want to be hearing it from my mom about how "He's not supposed to be watching that! You're an adult! You should know better!" or whatever she'd say. It's like "Ok, I see where it could be an issue... But the kid doesn't really listen to me, what do you want me to do?"

Because he does NOT listen to me at all hardly, unless he absolutely HAS to

 

[surg3n]

Like a lot of people have said, I watched far worse when I was that age. I mean, adult content cartoons are still pretty tame. My nephews love Family Guy, and they are 5 and 7 - kids know what to take seriously, and what is being done or said to make people laugh.

Really though, maybe the fact that he's watching King'o'Hill shows that he can appreciate more intelligent humour than most 6 year olds. There are too many adults watching Spongebob and MLP, and not enough kids watching shows like King'o'Hill. Besides, it's shown really early (at least in the UK), it's always been an early evening show, so most parents rightly expect that it's suitable viewing for all ages. It's not SouthPark, it's not even Family Guy, it's harmless, educational, and moderately funny.

As for Adult Swim, well I'm guessing that his parents aren't really that aware of the content - but it depends on the kid, personally I wouldn't let them watch it without me. Know what I mean?, with King'o'Hill you sorta guaranteed that there won't be anything too controversial shown but you might not be able to say that about AdultSwim.

 

[Seieko Pherdo]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

That was my point is it's not exactly my responsibility unless I know he's definitely not allowed watching it. But at the point that I made the poll/question, I had no real idea. He mainly watches Spongebob and TUFF puppy or whatever it is, and Dora. Both my parents would rather shield me from things than sit there and talk about it. My parents sex talk with me was "It's between a married man and woman. Married to each other! And shouldnt be done before marriage" or something of that effect. I just know the kid was going to go repeat something he saw/sees in the show and I wasnt sure how to explain that one to his parents if they had a problem with it.

Then perhaps a little talk of don't repeat anything you've seen may be the best for all seemingly involved

I guess you missed my post earlier where I said

I didn't want to be hearing it from my mom about how "He's not supposed to be watching that! You're an adult! You should know better!" or whatever she'd say. It's like "Ok, I see where it could be an issue... But the kid doesn't really listen to me, what do you want me to do?"

Because he does NOT listen to me at all hardly, unless he absolutely HAS to

Then all that's left to do really is hope to god nobody finds out.

 

[Galliam]

I've seen most of King of the Hill, and I can't imagine anything in that show being that bad for a 6 year old. It's pretty tame, BUT if you have a problem with what the kid is seeing, of course you should make him change it.

Kids not my responsibility, he's yours.

 

[sassafrasses]

The things is, when people watch certain shows or play certain games, the end result is always the same. Ether parent doesn't seem to care or they say no (which makes kids do it even more) It'd be better if you talked with the child after watching the episode and explaining things to them.

His parents care, but I'm not going to be the one to sit there with him through the show and explain anything he doesn't get. I'm not the parent, that's their job, or my mothers if his parent's say it's "OK" for him to watch it.

EDIT: Considering my mom doesn't even like the show, I'm guessing he's not allowed watching it. And he has no actual cable at home, just the DVD player and DVD's his parents allow him to watch.

Then that's something he has to work out with his parental figures. I just stated what I though I would do that situation and part of that was my own situation. My dad would explain things to me while my mom would only take things at face value and try to shield me from the world.

That was my point is it's not exactly my responsibility unless I know he's definitely not allowed watching it. But at the point that I made the poll/question, I had no real idea. He mainly watches Spongebob and TUFF puppy or whatever it is, and Dora. Both my parents would rather shield me from things than sit there and talk about it. My parents sex talk with me was "It's between a married man and woman. Married to each other! And shouldnt be done before marriage" or something of that effect. I just know the kid was going to go repeat something he saw/sees in the show and I wasnt sure how to explain that one to his parents if they had a problem with it.

Then perhaps a little talk of don't repeat anything you've seen may be the best for all seemingly involved

I guess you missed my post earlier where I said

I didn't want to be hearing it from my mom about how "He's not supposed to be watching that! You're an adult! You should know better!" or whatever she'd say. It's like "Ok, I see where it could be an issue... But the kid doesn't really listen to me, what do you want me to do?"

Because he does NOT listen to me at all hardly, unless he absolutely HAS to

Then all that's left to do really is hope to god nobody finds out.

Oh my mom knows he was watching it. I think it turned into one of those "I don't want you watching that it's not appropriate" or whatever things. Not sure. Like I said earlier, my mom was on an important phone call, and when I walked by to use the bathroom, he had his pj's on and headed towards my mom in the kitchen. On my way back to the computer, the TV was off and he was crawling into bed. Which was a matter of 2 or 3 minutes from when I went to the bathroom.

 

[Biosophilogical]

If he doesn't understand it...does it matter if he sees it?

You'd be surprised how subconsciously perceptive children can be. They might not understand something, or even try to, but one day they'll see that one thing, and everything they've seen will fall into place and BAM! they get pregnant.

Okay, slight overkill, but just because they don't understand it, doesn't mean they aren't processing it or putting it away for future reference (trust me, I was one of those naive kids who had to figure everything out for himself (my parents always answered my questions, but the more subtle things, and the less than polite things I figured out from observing) and I can tell you that every little bit adds up).

OT: I'd say that at that age there are two main possibilities.

1. They understand it, but are too young to handle it maturely, in which case they shouldn't be watching it.
2. They don't understand it, in which case they shouldn't be watching it unless you want them to learn about it from television.

Obviously number three is that they understand it and are mature enough to handle it properly, but I'd imagine that this is an anomaly in 6 year olds, so unless your cousin is some child prodigy, I wouldn't count on it.

EDIT: I feel I should add this last bit, because I feel it is important. If a responsible adult/parent is there, that the kid trusts, that parent/adult should decide whether or nto the kid watches it, and if he does, they should make sure that the child understands the context in a mature and responsible way, so supervised exposure without damage.

 

[sassafrasses]

I've seen most of King of the Hill, and I can't imagine anything in that show being that bad for a 6 year old. It's pretty tame, BUT if you have a problem with what the kid is seeing, of course you should make him change it.

Kids not my responsibility, he's yours.

Not my responsibility either. My mom is babysitting NOT me. He knows for the most part what he's allowed watching and what he isn't. He doesn't have regular TV at home anymore, just the DVD's and the DVD player, so he probably thinks he can watch whatever he wants when he's here, but that's not the case.

I wasn't allowed watching Family Guy, South Park, the Simpson's, King of the Hill, American Dad, or whatever else like that growing up. My parents still kinda limited what I watched even when I was in high school. I couldn't see an R rated movie unless my dad watched it first or with me. I didn't even see Titanic until I was 13 or so because my parents were so overprotective. I finally saw We Were Soldiers for the first time about a month ago.

I know it's not the worst thing on TV, and I never said it was vulgar or anything either. I just know what I was and was not allowed watching growing up. Plus, my mom wont even watch it. I'm not sure what his parents watch(ed) when they still had regular cable, but I figured he would've been doing something else rather than watch TV.

 

[Tonythion]

six year olds watch king of the hill?
That show bored me until I was like ten.

When I was six I was watching Rocko's Modern Life, Ren and Stimpy (which I just now realized is actually not child friendly) and things like that.

But then again he might just be watching it because it's a cartoon.

King of the Hill, the only thing that could ruin this kid is sometimes Hank calls someone a bastard.

The other stuff on Adult Swim no. Maybe just King of the Hill and Home Movies...do they even show Home Movies anymore? Haven't seen AS in years...

 

[Amphoteric]

No because if you do they he will be scarred forever, turn into the scourge of society and just cause general destruction and unpleasantness.

 

[Pegghead]

You go in there and you say "Dangit Bobby, that show ain't right".

Kids these days, I'll tell you h'wut.

In all seriousness I see nothing wrong with it, King Of The Hill is one of the most tame shows on Earth and if they've gotta grow up some time then why hold them back?

 

[wfpdk]

no children need to be shelterd from cartoons. ...obviously.

 

[Dense_Electric]

A lot of stuff on [as], no, I wouldn't let a six year old watch. King of the Hill on the other hand is pretty damn tame, both compared to their other programming and in general. Maybe there's one or two episodes, but 99% of the time the absolute worst thing you're going to hear is Hank saying "I'm gonna kick your ass," and even that's not terribly common.

Of course a lot of what goes on would probably go right over their heads (not even talking about the more obscene stuff here), so he might not understand a lot of it, but if anything I would think some episodes have some decent morals in them, with Hank being the right-wing family man that he is.

 

[masher]

I wouldn't exactly group King of the Hill together with the rest of the... stuff that's on Adult Swim.

King of the Hill: Fine. Afterwards, American Dad: probably not but it depends on the episode, and the same for Family Guy, probably a bit less OK. Everything that comes afterwards (except the weekend Anime), however, spare the child.

 

[Randomeaninglessword]

Adult Swim varies greatly, but King of the Hill is fine. I watched it all the time as a kid and I... Well that's a bad example. But I still think it would be fine for him to watch it.

 

[Glademaster_v1legacy]

King of the Hill is fine you are really over reacting there. No Adult Swim is too much. They are called ADULT swim for a reason.

 

[Lathias42]

I'm a parent with a 6 year old. I let him watch King of the Hill. It's tame compared to many of the shows out there. But I also let him watch alot of things most people actually get upset with me about. Unlike some parents though, I actually watch him and see how he reacts to the shows. If it seems to be bothering him, then I turn the channel, if he seems to be laughing at the sight gags and physical comedy (Family Guy), then I let him watch it. Granted there are alot of things I don't let him watch on Adult Swim or tv period.

For the most part I do what my parents did and that is, be parents. I grew up watching Nightmare on Elm Street and Friday the 13th. I turned out pretty normal actually, because my parents instilled the whole fantasy apart from reality thing. And I do the same with my boy. He understands what is real and what isn't. He's not going to be jumping off the roof with a cape trying to fly anytime soon! He's pretty stable emotionally and has a good grip on what's good and what's not. So he gets away with watching more things than his friends.

Overall, it should depend on the kid or what their parents say. If they say nay, then don't let him, but if they have no opinion either way, King of the Hill is definitely nowhere near as bad a show like, say, Tim & Eric.

 

[Valdus]

Haven't seen adult swim so I can't comment there - but I did watch some king of the hill as a kid. I can safetly say that some of the more "adult" elements I don't think kids would pick up on - I sure didn't.