Review

Breaking Bonaduce

Common Sense Media says

Uncomfortable look at former child star's woes.
Age
15
Quality
 

  • Sends the message that trying to make amends for your faults is a good thing, as long as you don't repeat your mistakes. Danny is a (hopefully) recovering addict and has jealousy and anger-management issues.
  • Not applicable.
  • Bonaduce ogles other women and makes sexual innuendos directed at his wife. Some discussion of Danny and Gretchen's sex life, as well as of an affair Danny had a long time ago.
  • "F--king cool" (with the first part bleeped) is as bad as it gets.
  • Not applicable.
  • Bonaduce is a recovering drug addict and binge drinker; some of what he does while high/drunk (including standing on a precarious rooftop and carjacking someone) is shown, as is his time in rehab. Lots of discussion of his addiction.

What parents need to know

Parents need to know that in this series, star Danny Bonaduce (a Partridge Family alum) deals with his alcohol and drug addiction, as well as other strains on his marriage and family life. He's spent time in rehab and is trying to rebuild his marriage. While his intentions are good, the message -- that partying hard and in the process hurting those you love makes for funny TV fodder -- definitely isn't. (Note: In April 2007, Bonaduce's wife filed for divorce.)


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