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Pound Puppies

  • Is it age appropriate?

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4.

  • Is it any good?

    3.0

  • Common Sense says

    Canine-centric '80s cartoon is odd but appealing.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 4 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Good -- in the form of the puppies and their young caretaker, Holly, always triumphs over evil -- although why the evil (here, a guardian figure) is evil at all is never explained. Holly doesn't have any supportive/helpful adults to turn to.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Characters (only the bad ones) are beaten up within the classic cartoon cloud of smoke and flying fists.

  • Sexy stuff:

    One "puppy" has a rather flirtatious relationship with another.

  • Language:

    Not an issue.

  • Consumerism:

    Once upon a time you could purchase stuffed Pound Puppies and plenty of related merchandise, but now it's pretty much limited to eBay.

  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Pound Puppies

Parents need to know that the "bad guy" in this '80s cartoon is the main human character's guardian, and she has no other adults to turn to. No explanation for the guardian's animosity (or that of her daughter) is ever offered. Otherwise, there's not much here to concern parents aside from some very mild cartoon violence (fights in a cloud of smoke/flying fists, etc.).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about why the characters do the things they do. Why does Holly's guardian, Katrina, want to shut down the pound? Would there be any story without her? What's the point of the little songs that are sung after every break? Families can also discuss the fact that this show was originally heavily tied in to a line of toys. Kids: Which do you like better -- shows that you have toys for, or ones that you don't? Why?
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