Skip to Content. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update. Although overall the series celebrates the friendships within the band, the characters' individuality, and their love of music, there's plenty of iffy behavior -- from pranks and strong flirting to arguments and name calling. The main characters are fairly typical or at least stereotypical tween boys -- they make fun of their friends, ogle girls, plan pranks, etc. And the lone parental figure is absent most of the time.
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It depicts the daily lives of Draper's sons, who lead a faux world-renowned rock band in New York City. As a mockumentary , the storyline is an embellished parody of their real lives, and the fictional presence of a camera is often acknowledged. The show stars Nat Wolff and Alex Wolff , the lead singer-songwriter, and drummer, respectively. Nat's fictional female interest portrayed by Allie DiMeco and real-life friends Thomas Batuello , David Levi , and Cooper Pillot , as well as Qaasim Middleton —who has no prior acquaintance with the family—feature as the other band members, with Draper's jazz musician husband Michael Wolff as his sons' widowed accordion-playing dad, and her niece Jesse Draper portraying the group's babysitter. The series is a spinoff of Draper's film of the same name that was picked up by the network, premiering in January Draper, known for her starring role in Thirtysomething , is the executive producer, and often writer and director. Michael Wolff, who led the band on The Arsenio Hall Show , serves as co-executive producer and music supervisor, with Draper's brother, Tim , as the consulting producer.
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The siblings are known for their work on the Nickelodeon television series The Naked Brothers Band , which was created and produced by their mother, actress Polly Draper. They have released four full-length albums and have been nominated for several awards. One day, Michael overheard Nat teaching himself how to play major chords on the piano; Nat told his father that they were his "proud chords. Alex discovered how to play the saxophone at the age of two and a half. As recalled by the boys' mother, actress Polly Draper star on ABC's Thirtysomething , Nat and Alex were infants when they arose from a bath proclaiming, "We're the naked brothers band! After the September 11 attacks , six-year-old Nat composed the song "Firefighters" for a benefit he performed with his band, staged behind his Lower Manhattan apartment. Alex desired to be part of the concert, and so Nat created "a fake plastic saxophone" for him to play. After the band's charity concert, the band performed shows at Christmas parties and wedding ceremonies.
Skip to Content. Research shows a connection between kids' healthy self-esteem and positive portrayals in media. That's why we've added a new "Diverse Representations" section to our reviews that will be rolling out on an ongoing basis. You can help us help kids by suggesting a diversity update.