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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie
Box Office
Hit · 3.3x
Budget$38M
Worldwide Gross$125.4M
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

movie·PG·Jun 2, 2017·
Box OfficeHit · 3.3x
$38M
Budget
$125.4M
Gross
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Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie

movie
PG
June 2, 2017
Wokeometer Rating
1Based
0/10
Audience Woke Score
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Scale: 0 = not woke, 10 = maximally woke

TL;DR Verdict

Captain Underpants earns a 1/10 woke score by sticking to classic buddy pranks, toilet humor, and friendship without any identity politics or social messaging.

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Detailed Analysis

Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie delivers a straightforward animated comedy built around fourth-graders George Beard and Harold Hutchins, who use comic-book creativity and pranks to turn their strict principal Mr. Krupp into the dimwitted superhero Captain Underpants.

The story stays rooted in classic buddy-prankster dynamics, schoolyard rebellion through harmless antics, and toilet humor, with friendship and imagination as the central drivers rather than any social messaging. No subplots touch on identity politics, systemic critiques, or gender themes, keeping the focus squarely on entertainment and light authority-skewering fun. Casting remains faithful to the source books by retaining the established characters without swaps or alterations, allowing the narrative to proceed through traditional tropes instead of ideological framing.

Creator intent shows no engagement with DEI concepts or identity-based oppression, and audience reception centers on the film's potty humor and comedic energy rather than any cultural debates. This results in a project that prioritizes unadorned silliness over contemporary messaging.

Key Factors

  • Faithful casting of George (Kevin Hart) and Harold (Thomas Middleditch) matching the source books' long-established Black and white best friends without any swaps or forced changes
  • Narrative driven entirely by traditional buddy-prankster tropes, empowerment through humor and creativity, and classic schoolyard conflicts rather than any ideological messaging
  • No creator statements, plot elements, or subplots addressing DEI, gender/sexuality themes, patriarchy, or identity-based oppression; reception focused solely on entertainment value and potty humor

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Is Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie Woke?

We've run a full content analysis on Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie and scored it 1/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of woke content is in Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie?

Our analysis checks for themes like identity politics, race-swapping, gender ideology, environmental activism, anti-religious messaging, and other progressive agenda elements. The score breakdown above shows which specific categories were flagged and how heavily they factor into Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie's overall score.

Is Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie family-friendly?

Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie is rated PG. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age rating to decide if it's right for your family.

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Top Cast

Kevin Hart
1.5Based

Kevin Hart

George (voice)

Thomas Middleditch
1.7Based

Thomas Middleditch

Harold (voice)

Ed Helms
1.3Based

Ed Helms

Captain Underpants / Mr. Krupp (voice)

Nick Kroll
4.4Mixed

Nick Kroll

Professor Poopypants (voice)

Jordan Peele
6.2Mixed

Jordan Peele

Melvin (voice)

Kristen Schaal
2.9Based

Kristen Schaal

Edith (voice)

DeeDee Rescher
1Based

DeeDee Rescher

Ms. Ribble (voice)

Brian Posehn
1.3Based

Brian Posehn

Mr. Rected (voice)

David Soren
0.5Based

David Soren

Tommy (voice)

Mel Rodriguez
2Based

Mel Rodriguez

Mr. Fyde (voice)

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