Teaches children how to problem solve...teaches elementary school kids patience with toddlers

I think it is a *good* show for my 2yo. It helps children to solve problems on their own...it also shows older children 5+ how to be patient with their toddler siblings. Not great...but not bad either

Where are their parents? Max is ADHD and gets in Ruby's way. Why is the grandmother always asking Ruby to bake for her? Poor Ruby whom is still a child is raising Max on her own. Stop runnng the show.

I only found one other review that was close to what I saw when I watched this with my daughter. In case Max hasn't figured it out he is the lowest rung on the ladder. Max is completely dependent on the female characters in the show. He is normally portrayed as less intelligent than the females. The only times the show gives him any intelligence is when he is being mischevious. He also has has no moral authority. If you watch the show for a time you'll see Max is usually wrong regardless of the episode. When the females are wrong it is because they have neglected their caregiving duties (because Max is always dependent on females). It's like watching a mystery movie on the Lifetime Network. It's not a puzzle, the male character did it. So in this world Ruby or the other females are nearly always right, except when they are not good mommies. Max is nearly always wrong. Ruby is smarter. Max is dumb until he applies himself properly to evil. Ruby has the power and Max is dependent with no power. The people who wrote and produced this have serious issues. I see a Patrick listed as a writer and wonder how any self-respecting male could condone let alone write something like this for children. I watch other programs with my daughter and hate it when girls are shown subservient and inferior. The idea that my girls have less to contribute simply because they are girls is ridiculous. The people who make those shows I would imagine are normally closed-minded but ignorant of their prejudices. They seem to lack an agenda. This program seems agenda driven to empower girls by emasculating boys.

This is a great show, especially for us parents who get tired of all the loud shows (Dora anyone?). The funny thing is that Ruby tries to deter Max from doing something, but Max always ends up being right in the end. I hope my kids don't start thinking that will happen around here!

I have to admit that max and ruby is a little weird. Like mentioned, the only adult figure is the grandma, and she does not live with them. They're always going places(like the mall) without adults, and I believe ruby(the eldest) is supposed to be six. Weird! That said, It's an absolutely precious series. My kids both adore it. It's a great model for them to follow and I really think it does help my eldest to see how her and her brother should get along. She's also picked up some cute language habits from ruby(very proper). Overall, I love it.

My kids are just 14 months apart, so it's nice for them to see how two siblings get along well together. Ruby sometimes seems a little bossy in her insistance of having Max do what she wants, but not at all mean.

This is by far my 3 year old daughter's favorite show. Its cute and sweet, but also teaches manners, patience and how to handle sticky situations. And, I really like it too, haha. I'll watch it just to see what little Max is going to get into next.

My daughter wishes she had a little brother and she loves the way Ruby treats Max. She helps him and keeps from getting mad. He is a handful but she seems to be able to handle it all. Katie feels like a big girl pretending to be Ruby and she loves to repeat the story to me later. Very Sweet.

I look for this show, and Little Bear to calm and unwind my 3 year old. He may not be glued to the screen, but the sound tract is nice. It's a kind and gentle show. My son and I laugh at big sister's bossiness, and say 'oh-oh' when Max raises his eyebrow. Cute.

Falls short of the series of books that it is based on by Rosemary Wells. It is gentle- but has the annoying habits of re-inforcing gender stereo-types as well as the superiority of older siblings. We like the pace and subtle humor. The show is written to amuse both adults and children.

My daughter and I have been watching Max and Ruby together since she was two (she entered first grade this year) and we still love it. Max is quite a little trouble maker and Ruby, his very patient older sister, is a good example for older siblings. My favorite part of the show is that, in most episodes, Ruby makes a rather narrow-mided assumption about how things should be done, but eventually realizes that there are other ways to get things done through her little brother's mischievous interference. I think there are lessons in this show for people of all ages, and the toe-tapping jazz soundtrack makes it loads of fun!

Fortunately *and* unfortunately, Max and Ruby is my two-year-old's favorite. While we did have some initial issues with emulating Max's behavior, he's also picked up some behavior such gently hushing "quiet" to friends who are being excessively noisy. Although the show does have some bizarre concepts (I don't have a problem so much with Ruby being Max's apparant primary caretaker as her being an overly giggly "girly" girl who prefers beauty products and being a "bunny Scout."), the stories are short and fun. For all the problems I *do* have with the Max and Ruby series, I've found an equal amount of good things too.

I do not recommend Max and Ruby at all. I think that Ruby is bossy and I wonder why she is the caregiver to her younger brother? Where are the parents? My main issue though is with the speach (or lack of) of Max. His one-word requests do not model proper sentance speaking for young toddlers. I used to let my son watch the show, but then he started to use one word requests like Max, and off went the show, and back came his words!

She is constantly bossing Max around, telling him he can't do things until he persists to a point where she HAS to agree with what he's going. Frankly, I always feel a little sorry for Max.

Max and Ruby might be good for social interactions, but where are their parents? Why is Ruby always looking after Max, and why are they always alone in that house. You never see parents, yes, adults, but not parents. I see a little girl bossing her little brother around a great deal and not a good relationship at all.

"Compromising" if seen positively, but in the end Max actually always get what he wants. They are unsupervised throughout the show.

Max Has Toys

This is a really funny show about a mischevious bunny who wants everything and you'll never know what he is going to do. A must watch show from a 4 year old.

This show is ok but ruby always yells at max . I Think That Ruby shoud stop bossing max around And Why Don't They Have Any Parents? But this show is still ok for little kids

I HATE WHEN RUBY BOSSES MAX BUT WHO CARES MAX SOMETIMES GETS BACK AT RUBY.

I don't like the way Ruby is always bossing around Max and not letting him do what he wants. And Max's constant one-word requests resulted in my brother saying "cheese. cheese. cheese." for hours.