Duck Dynasty Review

Several months ago, a friend gave us Season 1 and 2 of the popular reality show “Duck Dynasty.” We started watching a couple of episodes at a time as a family during our Friday pizza and movie nights. We had heard a lot of positive things about the show. So we were quite interested in seeing it for ourselves!

We just recently completed all the DVDs we have. My thoughts on the show are mixed, so I want to present the positives first, followed by the negatives.

Positives—the Robinson family is very outspoken about their Christianity. They have a firm sense of values that is displayed well, especially by the kids. They have been very adamant about keeping their faith in the show as well, despite pressure at times to back off on expressing their faith.

Each show ends with the family gathered around the dinner table, praying, laughing, and eating together. The show is very funny, and basically follows the lives of the big Robinson clan!

Negatives—probably the biggest negative for our family was the crude language. There is no cursing on the show, just some words used frequently that we try to avoid as a family. Along with crude language is some crude humor. Some people wouldn’t be bothered by it, but our family is sensitive to that kind of thing.

Sometimes the shows are honestly a little over-the-top, and maybe stretch the “reality” part of the show. But again, that’s more of a personal preference thing.

So all in all, there are a number of positives about the show, along with some negatives (at least for our family.) With all that in mind, I would recommend some of the episodes but probably not all of them. I really admire the Robinson family for what they do, but the show may not be best for younger kids who might copy some of the crude language.