The InBESTigators (2019–2020) User Reviews

Surprisingly good

[jcsadone-72596 · 9/10 · 8 September 2019]

Had to babysit with my friends kiddo for a while and during bed-time this show came to rescue. Kid really dig it (only problem that he didn't want to sleep, but star detective agency instead! XD) and it was pleasing to watch even for an adult. So much nice to watch, that I've finished whole season by myself in few following days, when I was going to bed myself.

Very good tv series

[flowergirlindahe · 9/10 · 25 January 2020]

This tv show is great if you want a kid-friendly "law and order" show. The cases are relevant to a normal kid's life (exaggerated slightly for TV's sake, of course) and have a solution that makes sense, unlike other law and order where the motive is some over exaggerated reason. I do think a few of the cases lack a tiny bit of creativity, and sometimes the humour can be a little dry.

Great show for kids!

[markcaron-82524 · 9/10 · 22 February 2020]

My girls (8 and 10) and I love watching this quirky, clever kid detective show. Lots of humor as well as some good life lessons in the writing. The camera work is on point for the style too.

Ignore the obviously ignorant comment about the bad British accents. They're Australian. 😂

Whole family got hooked

[fgore-52116 · 10/10 · 3 September 2019]

We all love this, the kids have watched the series twice. We want more!! Good wholesome comedy family watch. You have to accept it for what it is, caricatures and moralistic, but very watchable and enjoyable. Another reviewer mentioned bad British accents but I don't understand this as it is set in Australia with Australian accents!

The kind of show for kids I'm looking for

[paradornr · 10/10 · 27 August 2019]

I love how the stories are narated. The characters are funny and cute. I can easily enjoy the show with my 5 and 9 years old kids. Wish they make more episodes.

Laugh tracks are cut off!!

[manodakshin · 10/10 · 10 November 2019]

This show is definitely worth the binge and a must watch!! It's better than all of the modern Disney sitcoms because it lacks the things that annoy most viewers: artificial laugh tracks!! The characters are so lovable and funny. Real jokes and investigative mysteries for the characters to solve are a clever replacement for the canned laugh tracks that ruin a good sitcom in today's society!!

Good clean fun for kids!

[calisparkz2 · 10/10 · 10 August 2019]

Great series for kids, no profanity, no unnecessary innuendo or language like way too many kids shows, my 7 year old daughter loves it, we really hope they make more episodes!!!

Super clever & funny

[erinstewartchen · 10/10 · 11 April 2020]

My kind of show! Teaches my kids critical thinking skills. We pause the show before the end and ask them kids to solve each mystery. I love the quirky humor. And the show has heart.

Great Show for the Kids and Parents

[clv-12664 · 10/10 · 13 August 2019]

My 7 and 8 year old love this show! And it's good enough that I enjoy watching as well. The same people who did Little Lunch (another one of our favorite shows) created this. Family friendly and funny.

Very Good

[dafyddwj · 22 February 2020]

I enjoyed watching the series and I hope that they will make more episodes soon

Good attempt

[graceanu · 7/10 · 15 January 2020]

Cases are fun and interesting, a bit dry for kids perspective. It would have been better if the story wasn't focused all on just Maudie while the the other kids have no contribution to investigation. If every character had their own strengths in their particular fields the show would not be so predictable. Maudie becomes annoying as a little Miss know it all.

LOVE this show

[staciehoug · 10/10 · 17 September 2019]

My daughter is a 3rd grader and can't get enough of it. Good thing, because it is very clever, well done and even gives us adults a giggle. All the kids are great, esp Kyle, who steals the show. Terrific all around.

Decent watch for a sunny afternoon

[saadamanindia · 7/10 · 7 August 2021]

Gonna be quick. From the creators of Little Lunch is another mockumentary dramedy about a group of fifth-graders.

Ezra, Maudie, Ava and Kyle are the main characters, although the series does disservice by introducing Ezra as the main character/sidekick at the start but as it scraped through, making Ava kind of that person. Although each of them narrates mysteries, the focal character is Maudie, a Sherlock Holmes-like observant, silent and socially awkward character. She is obnoxious sometimes and she covers more than she should of doing the inBESTigating, I will forgive that. Ezra is good but is underused and is just shown as another Steve Jobs/Sundar Pichai wannabe by the end of season one. Kyle is dumber than he should be, but the comedy sits well with him. Overall, it is an average cast of characters which might need you to slot away Kyle for somebody else. Also, Ava is kind of Kyle but also Maudie, so, its a polarizing character.

I think they could tackle bigger mysteries to not just be a buddy dramedy and be seen seriously (even though they would be unrealistic and not fit in sometimes) and just work on plotting it before a bit. Apart from that, I don't have quips with the writing.

I agree with the U rating (United Kingdom) and will recommend for ages 8 and up.

Great premise ruined by rampant racism!

[antony-69 · 1/10 · 8 June 2022]

How is stuff like this still being made in the modern world?

The girls of the The Inbestigators are all intelligent, virtuous, thoughtful, caring white girls.

The angry, pompous, uptight, OCD boy is Asian. Who also happens to have a highly stereotyped dumb granny who speaks only in 1970's comedy chinglish, "aw, me so solly"

The dumb as a box of rocks, always in the way, comedy foil, always there to look stupid and have things explained to him by the white girls, is indigenous.

Whoever casted this show is a disgrace.

My kids love this show.

[terranischik · 10/10 · 30 August 2019]

My kids, ages 8,8, and 12, love this show. It's fun and funny. They've gotten the neighborhood kids hooked on it too. There's nothing to worry about, nothing too grown up or questionable, nothing scary either. It's just a cute show.

Great, clean show for my 7 year old son

[zevandfi · 10/10 · 28 September 2019]

Growing up and living in Australia until I was 24 years old made me really appreciate this show. I married my American husband in 2004 and we now live in the US. We have a sweet 7 year old son. In flicking through different Netflix shows to watch, he found this series. I was happy to see that it was an Australian series and told him that's what primary school was like for mummy! I love the good acting, the good morals and the clean humor in this show! It truly is fun to watch along with my son! He loves it and can't wait till the next episode. I'm sad that only one season was made. I hope that the producers make more!

Awesome show, great for the whole family

[nicole-franco11 · 10/10 · 13 January 2020]

Great show! I love to watch it with my kids and actually have a good time! I love the way the format of the show, the comedy, the kids... I actually find myself trying to figure out the 'culprit'.

And to answer another reviews that said that the fake British accents sucked, um.... the show and the actors are from Australia, so yeah, totally different accent not trying to sound British...

My 3rd Grader loves this show

[biologists · 10/10 · 7 September 2019]

I was looking for a family friendly show to watch with my daughter. She has been watching it nearly non-stop and has watched each episode at least 5 times. This is the kind if show with 'real life' situations that really appeals to children. I'd like to see this type if show be made more often. Reviewers saying this Bad English? These reviewers haven't a clue about Australian accents. Miserable people just need to go away.

My son loves this show

[aisha-omalley · 10/10 · 6 February 2020]

He loves trying to figure out the mysteries before the kids. But Maudie is extremely clever! So, he admits it can be tricky. Great show for kids.

Great show for kids

[calisparkz2 · 10/10 · 16 July 2020]

This is what kids tv should look like, no sexual innuendos, no bad language! Nothing that kids don't need to know at this young age, maybe Disney and Hollywood could learn a lot from this cute Australian show!!! Highly recommend to kids of all ages, my daughter has watched every episode multiple times!

My daughter loves this programme but it hurts my head.

[missmichellejane · 7/10 · 3 April 2021]

My daughter loves this programme its got some fab story lines and it's great for them no bad language and feel good stories about team work.

Only thing it is gives me a huge headache the background noises drive me mad so I have to let her watch it very quietly.

A big cause of having netflix

[canceliloglu · 10/10 · 10 May 2020]

My 5 years old daughter loves it. We find the episodes funny and didactic. Thanks to all who have contrubited the series.

Irresistible for my 8 year old, but promotes *stereotypes* of black people

[caswift-61950 · 2/10 · 22 August 2021]

This show is soooo good that it is hard to pull myself away, but I feel that I really have to. Maudie, Ezra, and Eva are so clever. Kyle, however, has no brains or memory, but he is good at sports and loves to eat. Since the other three characters are so smart, in one way or another, Kyle's constant cluelessness and lack of contributions to the investigations really stands out. I really want to try to wean my child off of this show.

my daughter loves it

[xmissgibsonx · 10/10 · 10 May 2020]

My daughter loves this show and wants a new series. She watches it on netflix.

Great show

[thecodbos · 10/10 · 10 August 2019]

Its a good fun little show and its always a different twist at the end and its fun to figure out the cases with the kids. Its a great show for kids 5-10.