THE BIG SHOW SHOW
Quirky, heartfelt family comedy with content for discerning adults.
Should You Watch It?
This is a surprisingly strong family sitcom. It is well-acted, genuinely funny, and full of heart. The show centers on a father making time for his daughters, a blended family learning to live together, and parents who address misbehavior instead of ignoring it.
That moral structure matters. Characters may make poor choices, but the parents usually correct them within the episode. The family also emphasizes honesty, cooperation, and spending time together.
The concern is the content rating. Serious profanities occur regularly, and the series includes references to same-sex relationships and an episode featuring an effeminate guest from a Netflix makeover program. The show has real merit, but it is not suitable for children or young teens.
For discerning adults, this is WORTH WATCHING — ADULTS ONLY.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESRetired WWE wrestler The Big Show is an involved father living with his wife and children in Tampa, Florida. When his daughter, Lola, moves in from Minnesota after his previous relationship, the entire family must adjust.
Lola faces a new climate, a new high school, and the challenge of fitting into a new family. Her stepsisters must also make room for her, while Show and his wife, Cassy, work to make their home welcoming for everyone.
Is It Any Good?
Four stars means this series is very well-made and fun to watch. The physical comedy works especially well, using Show’s enormous size as he scoops up his petite family and gets involved in their lives.
The acting is less cheesy than many family programs, and the characters have more depth because they focus on people besides themselves. The show’s strongest quality is its warmth: Show will do almost anything to spend time with his daughters and include them in his regular life.
The Worldview
The Big Show Show presents a strong biblical and moral worldview centered on family, honesty, cooperation, and teaching children right from wrong. Children misbehave, but parents address the behavior and work through the problem within the episode. One story even has Cassy choose honesty after JJ reminds her that a person cannot cut corners and still be honest.
The series also includes questionable elements that parents should weigh carefully. Characters often take the Lord’s name in vain. One character says he has two moms. An episode features Tan France from Queer Eye, a Netflix makeover program featuring five homosexual men; France is portrayed as effeminate and wants to make over Big Show and Cassy, but his homosexuality is not openly discussed.
The show’s central picture of family life aligns with Scripture’s call to love, patience, correction, and unity. “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!” (Psalm 133:1).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
Overarching strong moral, biblical worldview with a heavy focus on family and working together, one character mentions church and a choir in a later episode, children misbehave, but the parents correct the behavior, and parents have a strong desire to teach children right from wrong, light homosexual references in a few episodes Foul Lan-guage: Less than 10 serious profanities per episode, mostly OMG, but no obscenities; Vi-olence: Some light wrestling violence where one character wrestles with other people in a ring, one character checks another in the hockey rink
Sex
Brief mention of a homosexual couple by their son and an effeminate man from a famous TV program wants to make over some of the characters in one episode, but his homosexuality is never discussed outright
Nudity
No nudity
Alcohol Use
Mentioned in one episode, but a character is very clear that she will not have alcohol at a party
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drug use, characters joke that candy is like drugs because of how hyper it makes another character;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Some light immoral issues in-cluding parents arguing with their children, although parents ultimately win the discussions, children throw a party while parents are away, and one character is a real estate agent trying to sell an allegedly haunted house.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
The family has to make room for Lola and learn to live together. What helps a family welcome someone who feels like an outsider?
Romans 12:10 · Philippians 2:3–4The parents correct their children’s behavior within the episode. How can correction teach rather than merely punish?
Ephesians 6:4 · Proverbs 12:1Cassy is reminded that honesty means refusing to cut corners. Where are you tempted to choose convenience over truth?
Proverbs 12:22 · Ephesians 4:25The characters often focus on spending time together. What habits could help your family practice love and unity?
Psalm 133:1 · Colossians 3:13–14The Final Word
The Big Show Show is warm, well-acted, and unusually focused on family, honesty, and correction. But its frequent misuse of the Lord’s name and references to same-sex relationships make it unsuitable for children and young teens. For discerning adults, it is WORTH WATCHING — ADULTS ONLY. For younger viewers, consider.
