Of course "age appropriate" is a shaky term here as my "age defying" eight year old argues for many variations of appropriate.
What he's really enjoyed are the Spy Kid movies as they have quite a few layers of humor. The Croods was a laugh fast and the Shrek movies. Watching at a theater gives some normative responses. Some cartoons like Phineas and Ferb have some great variations. Kid oriented sitcoms offer laugh tracks and the chnace to debate whether and why something is funny. I find it takes only a light comment to guide my DS away from the more low brow, but seeing it in play helps in not misunderstanding other people's laughter.
