Dads Review Kids Shows Dads

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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.)