Les Thunderman

The Thundermans (2013-2018) is a Nickelodeon sitcom I used to watch a lot as a kid and it was fun. Now as an adult, the show is just okay enough.

Positives for The Thundermans (2013-2018): The best thing about this show is the cast that includes Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Addison Riecke, Diego Velazquez, Chris Tallman, Rosa Blasi and Maya Le Clark. They work well enough as a family unit and their comedic timing is very good for what they had to work with in the show. The fight scenes are fun enough with some hilarious special effects. I like the variety of villains and their unique powers. And finally, this is one of those shows where you need to turn your brain off to enjoy it.

Negatives for The Thundermans (2013-2018): There is some humor that hasn't aged so well and it's not for the reasons that some people might be thinking because he who shall not be named don't create this show. This is one of those Nickelodeon sitcoms where they just don't write good humor all the time. I don't think Nickelodeon is that good at creating sitcoms for kids. And finally, this show is a discount version of Pixar's The Incredibles (2004).

Overally, The Thundermans (2013-2018) is an acceptable enough Nickelodeon sitcom thanks to the charm of the cast, but it didn't blow me away.

Who gives a 1* review based on bad jokes? It's a kids show and the jokes are really funny for kids.

It is just typical American junk but it is really good at what it is trying to be and that is good cheeky humour for kids with a feel good vibe.

I prefer them watching this to some of the other stuff they watch.

Jack's back must be hurting for carrying this show. But it's not as good as I remembered. It's basically lab rats but lab rats was so much better. I never noticed how bad and unoriginal phoebe was as a character. She is so selfish and nosy in every episode.

The dad is a typical eats every food possible dad that's in every single show. The mom isn't that bad of a character but it's obvious the kids run her.

Nora is absolutely the worst character on the show. She can't act and is basically snobby like every other little girl character on the shows. Her and Billy are on the sub-plot most of the time in the series and Chile adds nothing to the show.

Max carries the show.

The Thunderman's doesn't pretend to be allegory or high art, it is what it is, a whimsical, cartoony half hour of fun. It successfully combines the family sitcom with the Superhero genre and creates a happy middle ground that has the requisite absurdity of a teen/preteen sitcom. The basic idea is simple, a superhero family, much like the family in the 'incredibles,' right down to the young boy who's superpower is speed, retire to the suburbs.

The main protagonists are the Twins: Phoebe and Max. Good girl Phoebe is being prepped to enroll in Superhero U, while Max the black sheep of the family has plans to be a Supervillain.

Max even has his own secret lair( the basement ) and a sidekick, Dr Colossus, who once was his fathers arch enemy but somehow has been turned into a cute little Bunny and steals most of the scenes he's in.

All of the characters are stereotypical, in the usual sitcom way, augmented with super powers which gives the show its edge, as does the idea that Hank may be the typical ineffectual TV Dad but at the same time use to be a guy who was out saving the world.

The show doesn't pretend to make sense, after all a dad who can fly( with no Plane or nothing ) to Bangkok for some real Thai takeout dinner isn't supposed to make sense, so a fantasy aspect is baked into the cake.

11 year old billy is a bit naive while his younger sister Nora is the typical Nick/Disney little girl who is much wiser then her years. She can shoot lasers out of her eyes, which of the five Thunderman is probably the least power, but she makes up for it, with her boldness. When she and Billy team up, she's the brains and he's the Muscle, which is fine with Billy.

The Stories don't pretend to be life lessons, it's the typical Nick/Disney fast paced tween thing. A breezy half hour, in the usual 2 story format.

Max is hardly Supervillian material, he loves his family too much to be truly evil. It seems to be a phase he is going through.

The true stand out is kira, she lights up every scene she's in.

The show is light and breezy and never makes the mistake of getting too heavy. It's a quick paced half hour of cute entertainment full of uncomplicated humor . People who don't like it probably don't like puppies, Kittens or ice cream either.

Its good for a Nick show It has a good humor sometimes but what concerns me more is Billy, sometimes I pity the guy and I know this is all acting, but seriously the way they portray him is beyond horrendous, Nick should stop putting stereotypes on characters and they should start developing them.