The Who Was? Show

I enjoy the puns and clever jokes. I appreciate the Tidbits character providing lots of little facts that I didn't know. But man, the Benjamin Franklin and Gandhi episode seemed to have a heavy political statement about how stupid the founding fathers of the US were and how wise and perfect Gandhi was. The episode with Isaac Newton and Amelia Earhart was one of the most sexist things I have seen against men. Can you imagine if a man suddenly stopped a female narrator and said "I will not have some faceless woman narrate my life, let me get an awesome modern man to do it instead"? Well, that's what Amelia Earhart does to the male narrator. They continue to put Amelia on a pedestal while making Isaac Newton look like the most selfish person who ever lived. I've been watching this with my son and I'm concerned that he might get a message that his gender is lesser to females even though he's getting a fun history lesson.

My initial response to this series was that I kind of hated it. However, my almost ten-year-old son positively loved it, so I started paying closer attention to it. I'd say it's geared toward tweens and older. After giving it a fair chance, I discovered the writing is actually quite intelligent, and the humor causes my son to watch them over and over... and over. In just days, he's started weaving information about Marie Curie, Queen Elizabeth I, and others into conversation and speaking intelligently about them. These are people of which he previously knew little or nothing. This show won't be for everyone because of its quirky nature, but I personally hope they continue for many seasons.

It's ok but not a patch on Horrible Histories! My kids will watch it but it's not as engaging as HH by a long shot!

Hilarious for kids and adults but...I wish there was more of a mix of female and male historical figures. Glad they feature some females but there could be more. For example, why is George Washington Carver featured from the Civil War era but not Harriet Tubman?! Overall really well done, super talented young actors and sharp humor for both adults and children alike. My eight-year-old daughter and I always have a lot of laugh out loud moments.

My daughter loves this show and watched the series 100 times. I hope there's another season. She actually remembers facts