A Little Help with Carol Burnett (2018) User Reviews

Different children each episode.

[bellamiamb · 7/10 · 9 May 2018]

Appears children are rehearsed how to perform. Takes away from th innocence of the answers. Would like to see different children each episode.

insufferable

[charlesbronson2020 · 1/10 · 12 May 2018]

Burnett is stiff and has an awkward 'is this what i have become' look on her face the entire time she attempts to engage with the well rehearsed, insufferable 'theatrically trained' kids. You can feel the helicopter parents in the background - truly awful.

Stinking adorable

[helsleyca · 9/10 · 5 May 2018]

This is my first review on IMDB, but this show is so adorable and so heartwarming I had to try and recommend it to anyone and everyone. The situations brought to the children is of course not the point of the show. It's their take on the world, their ideas, and their brutal honesty that makes the show great. Carol Burnett and Russell Peters have awesome chemistry with the panelists, and the humor actually made me laugh out loud and have to wipe tears from me eyes, whereas most comedy shows only elicit the soft exhale of air from me. I think it would be impossible to be in a bad mood while watching this show, and that earns it a place in my heart.

This generations in trouble

[yecart81-460-264672 · 4/10 · 12 May 2018]

Love love carol Burnett but I think these kids pompous behavior and lack of innocence that used to make these types of kid formats endearing, has been over played. Unlike past generations, these kids are more than used to being on camera, it's normal for them, in fact they will never really know privacy. Wrong premise in these modern times is the real problem here. They come off rude, showy and a little disrespectful and will make someday grow up and make millennial's look like the greatest generation in comparison. Any candid camera kid show format going forward needs a big new premise to work. In fact they should be interviewing older people.

So adorable and intelligent!

[impulsivebutterfly · 10/10 · 10 July 2018]

Love Carol Burnett! Her and her co-host do a great job getting the children to expand on their ideas. I love that the children think about their responses. They come up with funny, insightful ideas to help adults with their problems. I think its important for adults to remember that children have great ideas and can think intelligently. The group of children are a good mixture of worldly mature and cute innocence. They have an entirely different outlook on life than most adults would ever consider. If you are looking for something refreshing and delightful this is the perfect show for you!

vapid

[likelybrooke · 3/10 · 22 May 2018]

This show could be so good. I noticed there was a child from a popular youtube program and really, this show could take a hint from that one. The adults and guests here are condescending, narrow-minded, and incredibly scripted. Shows like this shine when there is room for the kids to explore and ramble. It's so stiff I found myself wondering what kind of audience even watches this - is it for kids or adults? Both? It doesn't remind me of the shows I grew up with and watched with my parents - and I'm 33. Have we really slipped that quickly? The show is also incredibly misogynist -- "At what age should girls start dating?" and Mark should really talk to his daughter about her feelings rather than sheltering her like she doesn't have choice or need or desire. Ew. You're teaching kids here - open your vocabulary. Open your mind when their minds are MOST open.Yes, kids can know about drag queens at any age - they aren't gross or sexual or horrible - don't tell them they can't learn what drag queens do and are. Teach truths and be fun about it because they deserve to know how the old works. Don't let the internet teach them.

Great Show!

[potterorskywalker · 9/10 · 11 May 2018]

A little help with Carol Burnett is an amazing show but it almost seems like they have favorite kids because some are on more that others. Other than that I watched 3 episodes all in a row because it was spectacular! Definitely a show on my list.

S.T.U.P.I.D.

[sixjax · 1/10 · 20 September 2022]

Is Carol Burnett so desperate to make money, that she would tarnish her legacy by being a part of this vapid and desperate display to stay relevant?

Yes, the child actors are cute and engaging, that's how they got the job.

It's so forced and rehearsed. These kids are so over the top in their acting. Let's face it, they're kids and performing at the coaxing and directing of bad content, directors and insidious stage parents.

It's a shame that Carol Burnett's legacy may end with this shameful display.

Lisa Kudrow, Candace Cameron Bure, etc. Should be absolutely embarrassed to be a part of this drivel.

Witty kids are funny, but actor kids forced to recite lines for a comedic, witty effect is just tiresome. It's not cute and it's definitely not funny.

Where is Art Linkletter When You Need Him?

[nfa-66728 · 1/10 · 13 January 2023]

Everything about this soul-crushing mix of Laugh-in, Mr. Rogers, mindless game shows, The Price is Right, American Bandstand, and a Tupperware Rally is nauseating. The design is abhorrent, with too much of everything: the superannuated wrinkling crust of Carol Burnett, the requisite cheering audience, five Hollywood - esque robo-kids, an endless stream of noise, confusion, needless interviews, and people entering and exiting the set through chutes and strange cutouts of headache - inducing colors. These children have a freakish, alien, super-puffed manner that is a psychological horror. They seem to have been sucked in from the future, where time, space and black holes have somehow fabricated their brains. If there ever was a "Vast Wasteland" of television, this is it.

Different kids more often

[sunisfun-99372 · 8/10 · 10 May 2018]

Couple of the kids talk a bit much and take up most the show (Robert) So it's easy to lose interest. Also, where it's cute and funny that kids say random things. I think they need to maintain a level of respect. Getting overly mouthy isn't funny. That Rainey girl gets a bit outta hand. The rest are so super ADORABLE!!. I'm excited it's family friendly. Carol Burnett is a favorite forever.

This show is great!

[deemac1979 · 10/10 · 24 July 2018]

These kids are so cute and honest in every way. I love how kids can be truthful and honest and sometimes. It can remind us as adults that sometimes things can still be solved simply.