Products & advertising2/5
Why this rating?
Buying and showing off a gadget-filled new car drive the plot, but the story highlights buyer’s remorse rather than encouraging purchases.
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Mike's New Car
Is Mike's New Car appropriate for your child? See the reviewed age guidance, content cautions, positive themes, and supporting evidence below.
Mike discovers that being the top-ranking laugh collector at Monsters, Inc. has its benefits – in particular, earning enough money to buy a six-wheel-drive car that's loaded with gadgets. That new-car smell doesn't last long enough, however, as Sulley jump-starts an ill-fated road test that teaches Mike the true meaning of buyer's remorse.
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Age guidanceNot listed
Strongest cautionsProducts & advertising 2/5 · Violence 2/5 · Frightening scenes 1/5
Strongest positivesCreativity & curiosity 3/5 · Good role models 2/5
Recommendation2.3/5
Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: products & advertising.
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What parents should know
Creativity & curiosity; strongest caution: products & advertising.
Readiness snapshotMain watch-out: Products & advertising 2/5
Recommendation 2.3/5Quick view
At a glance
Recommended ageNot listed
Strongest cautions
- Products & advertising2/5
- Violence2/5
- Frightening scenes1/5
Strongest positives
- Creativity & curiosity3/5
- Good role models2/5
- Kindness & empathy2/5
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- What was the most imaginative idea in the story, and what would you add to it?
- Did products, possessions, or buying things matter to the story? What message did that send?
- Which choice in Mike's New Car would you have made differently, and why?
- Who changed the most in Mike's New Car, and what caused that change?
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