Letting a 6 year old watch the Simpsons

[sassypants72]

Please good people of Mumsnet help me get across to my DH that the simpsons is not really suitable for 6 year old DD to be watching.

He put it on tonight for her and I went mad saying it's unsuitable. He thinks I'm being very unreasonable, am I ???

Yes

It should be compulsory viewing for all ages. Life lessons on so many levels!

Well, we live The Simpson's here. Pretty much a program for all ages.

My 4 yr old loves watching it with dh. Doesn’t bother me!

YABU

I wouldn’t let my 8 year old watch it - too much inappropriate stuff

I don’t have a problem with it

Poor DH.

YABU

We have had it on in front of our 4 yo. They’re way too young to even notice any innuendo.

My 4 and 6 year olds love it

My six year old watches it. Guess its horses for courses.

Ds has been watching the simpsons since he was 2 he loves it. He went through a phase of putting the telly on and climbing in his chair and asking for homer and his dinner too

I think anything too racy would go over her head

Back when it was on Sky One on Sunday’s, and I was about 6, I used to really look forward to watching with my family every week. Was one of the few shows that we all enjoyed, kids through to grandparents.

YABU imo.

Haha.

All mine have watched it from an early age. It's awesome

Much better than American Dad

I’ve not really seen it since having kids, so may not be remembering it quite right. But wouldn’t kids laugh at the slapstick bits and not get the issues or innuendo?
Anyway Lisa is a great role model!

I had my reservations about 4yo DS and DH watching it together, but then I realised it's on at like 6pm, so pre watershed when many young children were still expected to be up. I've never really watched it but decided to watch one or two episodes and said ok.

It's their time togteher I'm normally cooking dinner so I don't have to endure it, but I can hear them laughing.

anything adult will go over their heads

My kids love it though I don’t think they understand most of the jokes

Same here Splurge77, I've happy memories of Sunday night Simpsons, probably one of the few things we all enjoyed!

I bet your DH couldn't believe his ears

yabu