This show is definitely much better than most shows on Disney. It's actually pretty good. Of course, there's still forced humor, but I like the characters and the flashbacks to the dad's childhood. It's nice having Syndey just living with her dad and then her dad was just living with his mom.
34 Reviews
Bad Messages.
thewhiterabbit-8257722 February 2019
The show features a single dad, so YAY! The show itself has many problems. The stories are very generic, and the first three episodes have the same repetitive story line. Sydney wants something, she doesn't get it, flashback, she gets it anyways and is never actually being punished for her actions for doing things behind her dad's back. What is this teaching kids? Overall, as a teen I do enjoy this show, and keep watching because I think it is good but, for the younger generation it can send negative vibes there way. I will continue to watch just to see what happens.
Very great show! 👍
breezykersey3 August 2020
I've been wanting to get into new Disney shows lately since I've started watching TV more often now and I decided to give this one a try because I just finished watching Coop & Cami Ask The World and that show's really good. The plot of Sydney To The Max really made me interested in watching because Sydney's mom died and my mom has also died and I live with my grandma like Sydney does (I don't live with my dad though). Anyways I really am enjoying watching the show a whole lot. I'm not a fan of the flashbacks but it is cool and different for a Disney show to do that. A lot of times the flashbacks are more interesting than the present day plots. At least people can't complain that this show is exactly copying another show like they complain about so many other new Disney shows. I love seeing Sydney's dad,Max, raise Sydney and the Grandma is pretty cool. I've seen some people complain about Sydney being disrespectful and yeah she does go against what her Dad says but that's how kids are in every show. That's how you get a plot going. In the end Max is able to connect with Sydney and their able to talk through Sydney's problems and wants because Max has gone through a lot of similar things that Sydney has gone through. I do recommend this show for anyone wanting a Disney show to watch.
Yasss! I recommend this!
divalifexx26 January 2019
This show gives you a throwback vibe of old Disney shows and is entertaining to watch. Sydney is a funny seventh grader along with her best friend. Her grandmother is a hip person and her dad seems like a dad joke kind of person. I definitely recommend this show!
A great show for kids
tableeightproductions25 May 2020
I have three young daughters and this show is one of those feel good shows that helps bridge the divide between how things were when I was a kid and how things are for them. I like the B story of the dad as a child going through something similar as a kid.
It's a fun show that doesn't seem to take it's self too serious and can be fun for parents and kids.
It was OK
acatacow-2959313 April 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I think Disney was trying to do too many things with this show. They tried to touch on too many things without going into detail.
One episode I thats stands out was where Sydney got her first period, and they told the audience what to do when you get your period but not what a period is. I'm not at all saying the show should be a child's health class, but they dropped the ball with that episode for sure.
There was another episode where Syd wanted to shave her legs for a party over the summer, but didn't know how. So her dad tried to shave his own legs and cut himself everywhere in the process. This was meant to be a joke, but I think it would scare kids to think they would hurt themselves shaving when in reality you can really only cut around your ankles and knees while shaving.
My last critique is that Sydney always gets what she wants in the end. Every episode went "Sdy wants something, something stops her from getting that said thing, Syd finds a way to get what she wanted" and throw in a flashback or two. So after the first season the episodes started to get really repetitive.
It's definitely a better show then most Disney has made recently, but it's not without its flaws. I think someone in the intended age group would enjoy the show more then I did, but I still think it was an ok show.
One episode I thats stands out was where Sydney got her first period, and they told the audience what to do when you get your period but not what a period is. I'm not at all saying the show should be a child's health class, but they dropped the ball with that episode for sure.
There was another episode where Syd wanted to shave her legs for a party over the summer, but didn't know how. So her dad tried to shave his own legs and cut himself everywhere in the process. This was meant to be a joke, but I think it would scare kids to think they would hurt themselves shaving when in reality you can really only cut around your ankles and knees while shaving.
My last critique is that Sydney always gets what she wants in the end. Every episode went "Sdy wants something, something stops her from getting that said thing, Syd finds a way to get what she wanted" and throw in a flashback or two. So after the first season the episodes started to get really repetitive.
It's definitely a better show then most Disney has made recently, but it's not without its flaws. I think someone in the intended age group would enjoy the show more then I did, but I still think it was an ok show.
Randomly started watching this show on Disney+
luckydogfromig17 July 2020
I wanted to binge watch a new show because I finished Raven's Home. I was pleasantly surprised how much I enjoyed this show. I love when they go back to the 90s those are my favorite parts TBH. But the whole cast is enjoyable to watch and it takes me back to old DC. I would recommend this show.
It's okay
radicalpenguin3 March 2019
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As a kid growing up watching the old disney channel I feel as if these new shows just keep going down hill. I gave this four stars because the scenes in the 90's are very good and for the most part enjoyable. Also the grandma is pretty funny. But other than that this show is basically just a teenage caillou. The girl sydney gets what she wants and does not take no for an answer. In the pilot she wants to dye and shave her hair. Her dad says no so she yells and him and does it anyway. He finds out and as he is discipling her the grandma says he did the same thing. So what does she do. She calls him a hypocrite for something he did around 30 years ago and storms to her room victimizing herself. And what does the dad do. He lets this all happen. Second episode she wants a dog and dad says no. She says its totally unfair and storms out. So then what does she do. Gets the dog anyway. I also wish there was mmore storyline because here is what the show is. Girl has problem, dad says no, grandma asks why he said no, dad says grandma did same thing, cue flashback Overall decent show but I hope they some have character development and the girl sydney eventually learns you cant always get what u want.
Maximum Sydney!
arianneveninga6 January 2021
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My 2 daughters love this show. It's a good watch for kids and parents. With lots of nowadays problems like phones, period, 1 parents families, and good simple solutions for them, or they show how to deal with other issues as a kid.
Mehhhhhhhhh
spongebobington18 May 2020
This show is 100% better than the garbage Disney executives call 'sitcoms'.
It's still pretty bad. Same AWFUL child actors. Annoying characters. Poor writing.
One thing I will give it, is that it explores the rebellious side of teenagers, which many shows do awfully, but this THIS SHOW does it fairly well. And the dad is a nice character.
So if Disney decides to air THE NEW PROGRAMMING DURING TIMES PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY WATCH IT, put it on if you are super bored.
It's still pretty bad. Same AWFUL child actors. Annoying characters. Poor writing.
One thing I will give it, is that it explores the rebellious side of teenagers, which many shows do awfully, but this THIS SHOW does it fairly well. And the dad is a nice character.
So if Disney decides to air THE NEW PROGRAMMING DURING TIMES PEOPLE WILL ACTUALLY WATCH IT, put it on if you are super bored.
Great show
montjaskie20 June 2020
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I love this show it gives me a warm fuzzy feeling inside.
i also like how Olive and Sydney's other friends Sophia and Emmy are in more episodes in season 2 they are good supporting characters, in season 1 i really didnt know their names LOL
Leo reminds me of Gerald from Hey Arnold with that swag
Caroline Rhea is just awesome
i also like how Olive and Sydney's other friends Sophia and Emmy are in more episodes in season 2 they are good supporting characters, in season 1 i really didnt know their names LOL
Leo reminds me of Gerald from Hey Arnold with that swag
Caroline Rhea is just awesome
the show grew on me
ericCpotter21 March 2021
I will say at first i wasn't really into this show, but after a while it did grow on me, i can say the premise of the show is pretty interesting too, its cool to see a flashback of Max as Sydney's age in the 90's and experience the show in that perspective as well, Leo is also a good supporting character...also no offense i will always see Caroline Rhea as Aunt Hilda 🤣 but she is also good in this show too and also an interesting character.
This show gives spin-off energy
alexkristianrealdeal9 April 2021
This is a great show and it's just like I wanted girl meets world to be. It would be even better if there was a show like this in the 1990's and this was a spin-off to it, but then people would hate it for no reason.
Humor is great and it's an overall warm show.
Humor is great and it's an overall warm show.
I personally don't recommend
ramirezmon11 March 2019
I have a 10 year old daughter that loves Disney channel. I sat to watch this with her and couldn't believe the message they were sending. Sydney is extremely rude to her dad, the attitude and sass she gives her dad when she doesn't get what she wants, what were they thinking. I had to remind my daughter not never speak to me like that.
Dad doesn't have a chance
bkoganbing28 February 2019
Fatherhood takes a bit of a beating in this latest offering from the Disney Studios
Sydney To The Max. We get to see Max Reynolds in two generations as an
adult father played by Ian Reed Kessler trying to to raise his daughter Sydney
played by Ruth Righi. But he can't do it very well since his mother Caroline
Rhea lives with them. She's an indulgent grandma who spoils Righi a bit and
tells of her own experiences with Kessler as a child.
As a child Jackson Dollinger is seen in flashback sequences with Rhea handling similar situations as a single parent. With grandma there to be a constant reminder this dad hasn't got a chance.
This is a pleasant enough show, I'm sure it will have its allotted three years average run on the Disney Channel.
As a child Jackson Dollinger is seen in flashback sequences with Rhea handling similar situations as a single parent. With grandma there to be a constant reminder this dad hasn't got a chance.
This is a pleasant enough show, I'm sure it will have its allotted three years average run on the Disney Channel.
Love it
marlamo29 October 2019
Okay yes there is no mother because she's passed away, which is talked about in later episodes. Sydney maybe one of those troublesome kids but I think that everyone was a trouble some kid at one point in their life. When it all comes down to it max is taking care of Sydney the best he can with a little help from his mother.
Ava Kolker
beachy-384315 March 2019
Another classic that will stand the test of time
pizelli-7595724 April 2021
The production, casting and writing of this show is good. There's really two shows with an emphasis on current day Sydney versus past tense Max.
The plots are similar most episodes: a deception usually caused by not being forthcoming leads one party to mistake the intentions of another party.
The plots are similar most episodes: a deception usually caused by not being forthcoming leads one party to mistake the intentions of another party.
Great show
cqwnkj8 May 2021
This is a great show for little girls and to show the issues many children face such as bullying, racism, finding your voice,etc. Im very happy Disney made this show. Im tired if watching tons of white children being bratty. We need to see the world the way it is!
Terrible Show With Unlikable Lead and Bad Messages
PopcornSugar3331 March 2020
Sydney to the Max focuses on 13 year old Sydney Reynolds, her single father, best friend Olive, and her Grandma who lives with the family. The show goes back and forth with flashbacks of the dad as a kid in the 90's.
Another bland Disney Channel sitcom with a stupid laugh track centering around two annoying teenage girls. Yeah, we haven't seen that before. Rolls eyes. The lead girl Sydney is awful. She is a rude unlikable brat. The way her character speaks to the father is disrespectful and way out of line.
The first episode she yells at her dad that he's a hypocrite for doing the same thing he did when he was a kid.
Syndey ask for a dog her father says no and still goes and gets one anyway. Sydney wants to go to a concert with Olive, her father says no. And you guess it, Syndey and Olive sneak out anyway.
Syndey gets her period at school and needs a change of pants. Her father brings her the wrong pants and she gets an attitude and walks off.
Sydney dodges her curfew and gets grounded and can't go to an event with her friends. She's pesters her Dad to unground her and he finally snaps and says his decision is final. She scoffs at him "Your're the worst dad in the world" rolls her eyes and stomps upstairs to her room.
We're supposed to like this spoiled snotty little brat? Ugh....
The flashbacks feel like a cheap gimmick to cash in on 90s nostalgia and frankly add nothing to the show. You can cut out the flashbacks and the show would be exactly the same. And sometimes the flashbacks have nothing to to do with the main plot.
Anyway, not a fan of this show. It's bland, it's not funny, the lead is unlikable, characters aren't interesting, the plots generic, lack of chemistry with the father and Syndey. Just an overall boring show with a lame gimmick.
Another bland Disney Channel sitcom with a stupid laugh track centering around two annoying teenage girls. Yeah, we haven't seen that before. Rolls eyes. The lead girl Sydney is awful. She is a rude unlikable brat. The way her character speaks to the father is disrespectful and way out of line.
The first episode she yells at her dad that he's a hypocrite for doing the same thing he did when he was a kid.
Syndey ask for a dog her father says no and still goes and gets one anyway. Sydney wants to go to a concert with Olive, her father says no. And you guess it, Syndey and Olive sneak out anyway.
Syndey gets her period at school and needs a change of pants. Her father brings her the wrong pants and she gets an attitude and walks off.
Sydney dodges her curfew and gets grounded and can't go to an event with her friends. She's pesters her Dad to unground her and he finally snaps and says his decision is final. She scoffs at him "Your're the worst dad in the world" rolls her eyes and stomps upstairs to her room.
We're supposed to like this spoiled snotty little brat? Ugh....
The flashbacks feel like a cheap gimmick to cash in on 90s nostalgia and frankly add nothing to the show. You can cut out the flashbacks and the show would be exactly the same. And sometimes the flashbacks have nothing to to do with the main plot.
Anyway, not a fan of this show. It's bland, it's not funny, the lead is unlikable, characters aren't interesting, the plots generic, lack of chemistry with the father and Syndey. Just an overall boring show with a lame gimmick.
Where's the mom?
strapache15 February 2019
30% good show
isaiahidowu15 February 2019
Father and daughter + flashbacks to the 90's
alamarques31 October 2021
This is the kind of show u want ur kids to b watching! Ep. 5 had a 28 yr old man in tears! (me)
brentkingery-937-54110818 September 2019
One this show has its bumps but not very many! It feels like a Nickelodeon show not a Disney one! Which is a great thing! The humor has a lot of double meanings which is great for grown ups! I really love how this show is for both sexes! Showing a mother when she was a single parent and now a grandma & how you grow as a person! Now her son is a single parent(They flash from present to the 80s always connecting the story lines)! No sob story's here of death! It's DIVORCE which so many kids deal w/ including me! Seeing constant solid family's & how perfect they are on tv can b exhausting! Me & my mom did great! But the Episode about shaving! My father didn't want to teach me let alone be around me. So my mom bought me a practice shaving kit without a blade so I could learn the angles! Seeing the girls father in the tub shaving was great. They do a wonderful job showing kids how hard it can be for parents & reminds parents what it was like to be kids. But my favorite part was when the grandma comes in and says why do you care. Which try telling a kid that! My mom would always say "It's Not your business what someone else thinks about you. Trust me it's there own insecurities" which now makes perfect sense to me! But then the grandma says women don't have to shave there legs a lot of them don't. It's up to you if you want to do that. Which is so true a lot of my friends only shave in the summer & a couple times throughout the winter. Society tells women to look beautiful you need to do this & this & this! Well there wrong & this is the kind of thing kids should be watching! Something that is actually funny & subtly teaches kids things! Doesn't beat you over the head w/ it! Also the Cast is fantastic! Especially the dad & grandma & two best friends. Great comedic timing at such young ages! Disney should b proud of this show! They are catching up to the progression of Nickelodeon & there sitcoms!
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