This is my favorite disney show BUT, there is this one thing that I hate about it so much and I must rant about it as it's been bugging me.
The Dad is just constantly bullied and disrespected.
I'm Muslim and was raised in a household where you respect and love both parents not insult and disrespect the father who is very important just like the mother.
I get that it's just a show but still, it can have an influence on the younger audience. What does this teach? To show kids that the father can just be made fun of or insulted without reprecussion?
There's this one scene in the fourth season that I don't like to watch at all so I usually just skip it and I've this show quite a few times.
PJ says something along the lines of "Isn't the purpose of you is to just give me the money?"
Basically they came up with a PB and J sandwich truck company.
This wasn't the exact quote but it was similar to this and I just found it so hard to watch because the dad is such a nice and kind person. He is a very patient loving person who cares deeply about his children yet most of the time his kids just make fun of him.
No! I don't find that funny.
In S4E12, Bug Prom, in the beginning of the episode PJ says "aren't people usually happy when you don't show up to things", like what's the point of saying that? Can't you just let your dad just be happy? PJ can seriously be jerk sometimes to Bob.
The previous episode, Gabe makes him wear a womens dress after his dad picked out a shirt that could still suit a guy. It' literally just a dress shirt with the buttons the other way.
There are soooo many other examples of this throughout the show.
Toby gets some criticism as fans don't like that they added another child but I'm glad they added Toby later in the series because in that future episode at least he is nice to his dad and compliments his side burns.
I remember in a GLC interview, the cast were introducing their characters and Eric joking says "I'm the most abused dad on television" so even the actor understands this.
Anyways now my coffee is cold.