Pipoca da Ivete

Pipoca da Ivete is a television program produced by TV Globo, which is being aired on Sunday afternoons in season schedule, since July 24, 2022, under the presentation of Ivete Sangalo, with creation by Boninho and general and artistic direction by Croesus Eduardo Macedo.

Why It Is A Very Unsalted Popcorn

 * 1) The show is embarrassing and also cringy in its content stuck to a script, being the TV version of Casa Kalimann, which is also no better, due to both shows were created by Boninho (who also created the flopped and horrendous game show Zig Zag Arena), which is sad, since he created better Globo shows like the children's programs TV Colosso and the fan-favotite mh:besttvshows:TV Globinho.
 * 2) It rip-offs other programs like mh:besttvshows:Programa Silvio Santos, Domingo Legal and Passa ou Repassa, all from SBT and even the already mentioned Casa Kalimann, the game show Tamanho Família and the awful Se Joga, also all both from Globo.
 * 3) Ivete Sangalo (Veveta) despite the good hosting, since she previously hosted Estação Globo and temporarily Planeta Xuxa (due to Xuxa's pregnancy) and is the host of The Masked Singer Brasil, always wanted have her own program on TV, is badly misused in a bad program like this one.
 * 4) The game competitions are not new and as already mentioned, they rip-off the game rounds of Passa ou Repassa, like Zig Zag Arena also tried.
 * 5) Despite being for everyone (all ages), it has sexual content and even swearing. Thankfully, the swearing was bleeped.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) Although the program not being that great, Veveta does a very great hosting as mentioned before.
 * 2) The theme song "Pipoca" is catchy and good as expected, since it was sung by Ivete herself, who is a very talented singer.

Reception
Leonardo Sanchez, from the newspaper Folha de S.Paulo, stated that the program was "cringe" and the competitions "sounded a little repetitive". He added that the sets "had no concept, giving a cheap, improvisational air." Sanchez praised the presenter, saying that Ivete "is loose, fun, impulsive – she even allowed herself to swear and play sexual pranks on a Sunday afternoon".

Gabriel Vaquer, from Notícias da TV, declared that "the big problem with Pipoca da Ivete is the high power of constraint of what is on the air, with a script that leaves everything very plastered". He also praised Ivete Sangalo, claiming to be "one of the most charismatic figures in this country".

Journalist Ricardo Souza stated: "It is really a Casa Kalimann with a much more seasoned presenter, but we cannot deny that the program fulfills its proposal: Globo at no time promised anything new or innovative".

Chico Barney, from UOL's Splash column, highlighted that the program is an invitation from Globo "to fun without commitment", in addition to highlighting that the program can be considered a spin-off of the mh:besttvshows:Caldeirão com Mion due to the similarity with some tests, but that "cannot replicate the same round experience of the Caldeirão due to its loose formats, without well-defined triggers for the concatenation of the action". He also highlighted that the Battle of Families was benefited by the participation of Tadeu Schimidt, who "gave his all to entertain the nation", but that the pogo stick test (Vizinho Fofoqueiro) was not interesting. Iveteokê, in the opinion of the columnist, was treated as meaningless, in addition to the exhaustion of anonymous singing, something that is seen on The Voice (Kids and +, which are aired on Sundays). The last segment, which featured the participation of Regina Casé, Jonathan Azevedo, Paolla Oliveira and Diogo Nogueira, should have been the program's flagship. In conclusion, he highlighted Ivete's scripted performances that end up overshadowing the singer's charisma and that the show would be better live, which would make it easier to test Ivete's improvisation when things get out of hand and count on the participation of the home audience.

Before the program premeired, was been accused by television critics and people on social media for ripping off mh:besttvshows:Programa Silvio Santos, Domingo Legal and Passa ou Repassa, all three from SBT.

Trivia

 * Originally was going to called Mixto Quente, but due to negative reaction from the public on social media, the program's name was changed to Pipoca da Ivete.