Comedy, Animation  •  2012-2014  •  22 min  •  Adults (18+)

Brickleberry (2012-2014)

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Brickleberry (2012-2014)


Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
LGBTQ: Negative
Trans: Negative
Christianity: Negative
Judaism: Negative

Viewer Rating
7.2

Overview

A group of never-do-well forest rangers are facing the shutdown of their National Park when a new ranger arrives to help transform them and save the park.


Starring Cast

Daniel Tosh  •   Roger Black  •   David Herman


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Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Traditional

Primary

Political: Center
Confidence: High

Brickleberry employs an aggressive, often offensive, satirical style that targets a wide range of social and political issues, lampooning both progressive and conservative viewpoints, as well as general human folly and institutional incompetence, without advocating for a specific ideology. The show's core conflict is the absurdity of modern life, which it addresses by equally critiquing ideological extremes from both sides.

Diversity: Moderate
Confidence: Medium

Brickleberry features a visibly diverse main cast, including Black and Native American characters, without explicitly recasting traditionally white roles. The narrative employs satirical humor that often portrays all characters, including traditional identities, negatively for comedic effect, rather than as a central or explicit critique driven by DEI themes.

Secondary

LGBTQ: Negative
Confidence: High

Brickleberry's portrayal of LGBTQ+ themes is overwhelmingly negative. The show consistently uses homophobic slurs, stereotypes, and non-heteronormative identities as a source of crude, offensive humor. Depictions are primarily for mockery and shock value, lacking dignity, complexity, or any affirming counterbalance. The narrative reinforces harmful stereotypes without critique.

Trans: Negative
Confidence: High

Brickleberry features a character, Denzel, who transitions to Denzella, with the portrayal being largely negative. The show uses the character's gender identity as a source of crude humor and shock value, relying on stereotypes and mockery. There are no affirming or validating elements for transsexual themes, making the net impact problematic.

Christianity: Negative
Confidence: Medium

The show consistently portrays Christianity, its practices, and adherents in a highly satirical and negative light, often highlighting hypocrisy, ignorance, or extreme fundamentalism for comedic effect without offering counterbalancing nuance.

Judaism: Negative
Confidence: Medium

Judaism is depicted through irreverent humor and stereotypes, often for shock value, reinforcing negative portrayals without any positive or nuanced counterpoints.

Female Combat: N/R

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

Gender Swap: No
Confidence: High

Brickleberry is an original animated series that premiered in 2012. All characters were created specifically for this show, meaning there are no pre-existing canonical or historical characters whose gender could have been altered.

Race Swap: No
Confidence: High

Brickleberry is an original animated series that premiered in 2012. It is not an adaptation of pre-existing source material or based on historical figures, meaning no characters had an established race prior to the show's creation. Therefore, no race swaps occurred.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

7.2

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

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7.3
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7.2

Critic Ratings

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N/A
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N/A

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