Bust Down – WISE Score & Parent Review | Screenwise

Bust Down

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show2022

28%

WISE Score

100

Avg. Tomatometer

Raunchy adult comedy about casino workers making spectacularly bad life choices—critics loved it, but this is strictly grown-up territory.

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Bust Down

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TV-MA, 2022

28%

WISE Score

100

Avg. Tomatometer

Raunchy adult comedy about casino workers making spectacularly bad life choices—critics loved it, but this is strictly grown-up territory.

100%

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Screenwise Verdict

Bust Down is a well-reviewed adult comedy that critics genuinely loved, but it's absolutely not for kids or family viewing. The premise—four casino workers in a nowhere town making terrible life choices—is designed for grown-up laughs, complete with all the mature content that implies.

If you're a parent looking for something to watch with your teen, this isn't it. If you're a parent looking for something to watch after the kids are in bed and you want smart, crude comedy about the absurdity of dead-end work life, the critical acclaim suggests it delivers.

The WISE score is low because this simply isn't designed for younger audiences and offers limited enrichment beyond entertainment. That's fine—not everything needs to be educational or wholesome. Just know what you're getting: adult humor for adults.

Age Fit

This is adult comedy, full stop. The 15+ rating from Common Sense Media is generous—realistically, this works best for older high schoolers (17+) and adults who appreciate raunchy workplace humor and aren't looking for anything wholesome or family-friendly.

WISE Breakdown

Wholesome

A raunchy adult comedy about four friends making consistently poor life choices in dead-end jobs. The premise explicitly centers on 'bad ideas' and the humor likely skews toward crude, self-destructive behavior rather than modeling healthy relationships or emotional growth. Not designed to be wholesome.

Imaginative

The show has creative potential in its premise—finding comedy in mundane casino work and small-town life requires some inventive writing. The 100% Rotten Tomatoes critic score and 76 Metacritic suggest clever execution and fresh comedic voices. However, it's grounded adult sitcom territory, not particularly expansive or world-building.

Safe

Common Sense Media rates it for 15+, but as an adult comedy on Peacock about dead-end workers making 'bad ideas,' expect mature language, sexual content, substance use, and crude humor throughout. This is definitively not safe for younger viewers and likely contains content that would be inappropriate and surprising for anyone under high school age.

Enriching

While strong critical reception (100% RT critics, 76 Metacritic) suggests quality comedy writing and possibly sharp social commentary about working-class America, the core premise of characters perpetually making bad decisions limits meaningful growth or skill-building. May offer some empathy for service workers and economic frustration, but entertainment value outweighs enrichment.

Parent Info

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Why It Might Be Great

Perfect 100% critic score on Rotten Tomatoes suggests genuinely clever, well-written comedy
Offers perspective on working-class America and the frustrations of dead-end jobs that resonates with adult audiences
Strong audience score (82% RT, 7/10 IMDb) indicates it delivers on entertainment value for its target demographic
Fresh comedic voices exploring characters often overlooked in mainstream comedy

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What to Watch For

Mature content throughout—expect explicit language, sexual situations, drug/alcohol use, and crude humor
The entire premise celebrates bad decision-making, which is funny for adults but not modeling anything positive
This is a hard R-rated comedy vibe; absolutely not something to put on with kids in the room
Common Sense Media says 15+ but realistically this plays better for 17+ or adults

Conversation Starters

"If you're watching with older teens: 'What do you think keeps people stuck in jobs or situations they don't love?'"
"'The show's about making bad choices for comedy—what's the difference between laughing at poor decisions in fiction vs. real life?'"
"'Do you think comedy about working-class struggles helps people feel seen, or does it just make fun of them?'"

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