Average Joe
tv·16·Jun 26, 2023
Average Joe scores a low 3/10 on wokeness by sticking to classic mob-revenge thrills, chaotic action, and dark humor without identity politics or activist subplots. The story keeps its focus on personal survival and family secrets, delivering neutral entertainment over messaging.
"Average Joe" is a crime thriller-comedy centered on plumber Joe Washington, who uncovers his late father's theft of millions from the Russian mob, sparking violent chases, assassins, body disposals, and international confrontations that extend from Pittsburgh to Cape Town in pursuit of family secrets and survival.
The narrative draws on classic mob-revenge and heist tropes, emphasizing personal stakes, chaotic action set pieces, and dark humor without identity politics, systemic critiques, or challenges to traditional norms as driving forces. Diverse casting appears incidental to the story's locations and premise rather than a vehicle for messaging, with no race- or gender-swapped source characters or activist subplots. This approach yields the show's official overall woke score of 3/10, as entertainment priorities around conflict and comedy consistently outweigh any ideological overlay across the reviewed seasons.
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We've run a full content analysis on Average Joe and scored it 3/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Average Joe is rated 16. For a full picture, combine our woke analysis with the age ratingto decide if it's right for your family.
We evaluate media across multiple ideological categories on a 0–10 scale. Scores of 0–3 mean story-first, 4–6 have moderate elements, and 7–10 flag heavily agenda-driven content. Learn more about our methodology →
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