Clarence
tv·TV-PG·Apr 14, 2014·
Clarence keeps its 3/10 woke score by centering classic childhood adventures, friendship, and family life without activist messaging or identity-driven plots. Progressive details stay incidental and never steer the story.
Clarence is a slice-of-life animated series following the everyday misadventures and imaginative play of optimistic protagonist Clarence and his core group of male friends in a suburban neighborhood, with episode plots centered on classic childhood activities like school pranks, playground games, arcades, birthday parties, and gross-out humor.
Across the reviewed seasons, the show maintains a consistent focus on friendship, family life, and lighthearted kid antics without centering identity politics, systemic critiques, or activist messaging. Progressive elements appear only incidentally and peripherally, such as Jeff's two lesbian mothers shown in supportive parental roles or brief background cameos, rather than driving narratives or introducing lectures. This organic, non-emphasized approach to character variety results in the show's official overall woke score of 3/10.
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We've run a full content analysis on Clarence and scored it 3/10 on the woke scale. Read our detailed breakdown above to see exactly what we found.
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 Clarence's overall score.
Wokeometer focuses on ideological content rather than traditional ratings (violence, language, etc.). Clarence is rated TV-PG. 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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