Lincoln Loud is an eleven-year-old boy who lives with ten sisters. With the help of his right-hand man Clyde, Lincoln finds new ways to survive in such a large family every day.
As I sat down on the sofa to watch a cartoon without my kids I was like, “hmmm… alright, let me see if I can analyze this one in concentration mode.” I called out to see if my little boy who’s five would come and watch it with me and he replied, “Oh Momma, I’ll watch this one but it’s not like Sponge-Bob!” He giggled and smiled and said he liked it. First off, from the vast vocabulary used and the fact a five-year-old finds it entertaining I’d say it’s more fitted for the seven to the ten-year range, however, the younger ones may enjoy the laughter and colors. The younger ones may pick up on large words and begin to incorporate them into their everyday sentences. I’m not sure he understands exactly what’s going on but he laughs right along with them. I myself on the other hand, never laughed one time. I know I feel ashamed I couldn’t even laugh but from the perspective of thinking it’s appropriate for young children, I’m sure they’d laugh over and over again. I’m typically not one to laugh unless I find it hilarious and even then I tend to laugh at scenes others aren’t laughing through and quiet when others laugh. Sometimes there are movies in which I feel so at ease I can laugh the whole way through.
The name on this one indicates the house is “loud.” Well, I didn’t think so. I guess I’m used to noise, life, children, music and so on. This one stars a large family of eleven children, one boy, and ten girls. I know I couldn’t help but make some facial expressions at that. A lot of estrogen going on in this house. Just because the title says “loud” in it doesn’t mean you have to turn the volume down. I found this one to be much like real life from an animated point of view with several fake scenarios to keep it light-hearted. What makes it relevant to our real-life day-to-day existence, are the scenes in which these siblings’ commentary resembles what really goes on in the vehicle with our children or at school, home and vacation just to name a few.
These characters are gregarious with accents, sideways mouths, disproportionate noses yet all embody the emotion we all feel in a comical sort of way. When the dad begins to laugh it was as if I rolled my eyes, sensing and seeing it was so fake yet he was trying to be genuine. The mom will bust in and try to show off to her kids her power. It’s like they took a dad that feels helpless and a mom that’s insecure and put them together to create a dynamic duo with eleven children to entertain life with. This family makes life seem interesting to say the least. Seeing them all work together is symbolic of what we want for our children and this cartoon does a great job of modeling that positive behavior.
For the most part, this cartoon centers around what goes on with these kids at elementary school in different scenarios. The first one I watched was about them on “picture day” and how they wanted so badly to be in as many yearbook photos as possible so people wouldn’t forget who they were. That was their agenda. They did silly tactics to win over the group to be included. Thinking back to grade school I don’t believe that was our mission but rather just being involved. This family shows love which is admirable that there’s a kid show that wants to project that image for them to learn from. They take selfies like today’s generation and the rest of the world that are right alongside them with technology. There are real-life snapshots of different circumstances such as a parent losing a job and going on adventures that take you down a road of observation to see what goes on outside your own world watching how others experience some of the same things through different viewpoints. The music jingle is cute, in this cartoon, which makes it easy for children to memorize and relate to. One thing I noticed quickly was the fact that this one is diverse with different races and teaches children about ethnicity and coming together. Brown hair, blonde, black and red, freckles and such that tries to make you feel at home watching this series. The houses they live in appear to be replicas of everyday homes you’d see around town.
One thing I almost did laugh at was when one of the daughters said in the car, in a sassy voice, “I don’t stay at 2-star Motels!” The sign then dropped and her mom looked back at her and with frustration came also relief as she replied, “well that’s okay dear because it’s a 1-Star Motel now!” Imagine watching this one and seeing eleven children sitting at the kitchen table with large mouths. They all have something to say and they all show children that are viewing that you can have a large family that works together for the best interest in all. Learning to take turns in this bunch is a lesson in its own right there. There are definite life lessons to be learned watching this one. The extensive vocabulary expands children’s minds to want to learn. One scene showed nine of them, I believe, sleeping in the same room, some in beds, some on the floor, and one hanging in a toy net from the ceiling with one missing because they dropped her off at the “Funny Farm.” I know I should’ve probably laughed through this one but I didn’t though, I did think it was cute and relative to so many different instances in life. In one scene, the dad wanted to sell out his kids, the boy corrected him and then the dad tried to redeem himself. I thought that was a bit much but it brought about emotion for the two to work through. I mean I guess the writer here took real life and tried to make it humorous. Laughter is the best medicine and sometimes very much so even adults can learn lessons through cartoons.
Coffee was spilling everywhere in one episode and I even saw fake crickets. One was titled “Job Insecurity,” poking fun at the commonality of “Job Security” people can identify with. There is talk about plastic surgery, piercings, calculations and so much more that stirs your interest. Overall, there was some slang but no cursing. I could see parents watching this with their kids or even older kids watching with their younger siblings. It’s like watching non-fiction with a fictional twist, animated style, to catch the attention and draw kids in. For a colorful, educational, real-life drama cartoon, I recommend this one. You won’t go mad watching this large family go a little nutty in their large lifestyle of chaos and chatter. So sit back and enlighten yourself and your children to a more intelligent version of a cartoon. Who knows it may boost their IQ.
Now available on DVD
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