Nov 29 2007 07:53 PM ET

'Pushing Daisies': Cute and family friendly, to boot

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Daisies_l We’re not sure if this qualifies as a tree falling in the woods, but the Family Friendly Programming Forum – a feel-good gambit by the Association of National Advertisers – has named its squeaky-clean faves for its ninth annual Family Television Awards: Pushing Daisies (best new series), Ugly Betty (best comedy), Heroes (best drama), High School Musical 2 (best movie musical), Planet Earth (best miniseries or special), Kyle X (best cable series), and Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader? (best reality show). The forum also singled out HSM’s Zac Efron, Friday Night Lights’ Kyle Chandler, and Betty’s America Ferrera as family-friendly actors and named Chuck’s Zachary Levi as the favorite newcomer. The Forum’s ninth annual awards show (which taped last night) will air Dec. 27 on The CW.

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  • JoMoe
    Thu 11/29/07 9:13 PM

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  • Strepsi
    Thu 11/29/07 11:45 PM

    I think this is good news – “Ugly Betty” is the most flamingly gay show on TV. It is nice that it is recognized as Family-Friendly — many right-wingnuts would think it comes from Satan. (New York and Homos and Mexicans? Oh my!)

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  • new yorker
    Fri 11/30/07 2:03 PM

    Let’s all go to Guadalajara by way of Chelsea, NY to celebrate!

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  • shara says
    Fri 11/30/07 3:18 PM

    I’m so glad that Kyle XY is also on the family-friendly show list – it is one of my favorite shows, it is great for adults and kids as well, and handles some controversial social issues with compassion and maturity. It has gotten a lot of flak from ‘family-values’ types because it is so gay-friendly (even to the point that the lead kids commit acts of civil disobedience in support of gay/lesbian rights) and because it addresses controversial family issues like sex and drugs, but it presents actions and consequences in a really reasonable and responsible way. A great show!

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  • EPXY
    Fri 11/30/07 3:42 PM

    So great that KYLE XY was recognized. It is a hugely entertaining, wonderfully written and acted show, and it deals with relationships and issues in a fresh, funny and emotional way. Fantastic show!

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  • Honeybee
    Fri 11/30/07 3:49 PM

    I love, love, love “Pushing Daisies” but it’s chock full of corpses and highly sexual double entendres (Beaver Boy, anyone?) I think it does have kid appeal on certain levels, as gruesome murders are a part of fairy tales, but it is a surprising choice.
    And I love “Ugly Betty” but didn’t these people see the episode where they make multiple jokes about Duck semen and the Duck “quacking off”?

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  • Rachel
    Fri 11/30/07 4:01 PM

    Honeybee,
    As far as the jokes on Pushing Daisies and Ugly Betty, most kids aren’t going to get them. Maybe I was just more naiive than the average 10 year old, but I remember watching movies like Spaceballs (full of double entendres) and not getting 90% of it. Then I watched it 7 years later and realized what all the jokes were (mega maid going from suck to blow). So I don’t think those kind of comments neccessarily make something less family-friendly.

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  • Dana
    Fri 11/30/07 4:16 PM

    Umm….I love Heroes, but it is not really family friendly, at all. It can be very violent.

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  • Jerry
    Sat 12/01/07 8:16 AM

    Wow! Kyle XY.. I actually love that show.. =) it’s great that it was recognized

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  • Ben
    Tue 12/04/07 9:08 PM

    Happy to read this but surprised considering the revealing attire on both Ugly Betty and Pushing Daisies. Not that I am complaining…

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