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Save-Ums
(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Where to watch: Discovery Kids, Online)
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Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 4; suggested age 4. -
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Common Sense says
Harmless but noisy attempt to boost self-esteem.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 4 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
About Save-Ums
Parents need to know that the lessons in this show are over-simplified and repeated to the point that even small children (who are comforted by the familiar) will find them tiresome. The animation is hard to look at, with lurid colors and clashing backgrounds, and the stories are right on the edge of condescending. There's nothing offensive about the show, but your kids could find many better ways to spend their time.
Read our full review by Sarah Wenk
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- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
Cute...and very safe
The Save 'Ums encourages very young children to develop problem-solving skills based on experimentation and cooperation. The situations that these mini super heroes are called upon to solve are simplistic; for example, how can two crabs resolve a stalemate over whether to bake a chocolate or a vanilla cake? However, these scenarios are geared toward preschoolers' developmental abilities which lie in concrete and linear thinking. When confronting a problem, the Save 'Ums follow a process that includes identifying the problem, discussing possible solutions, cooperatively implementing solutions (sometimes unsuccessfully), gathering feedback, and analyzing success. While this may seem overly repetitive or simplistic to adults, it provides a structure from which children--who love repetition--can internalize and learn. Parents who regularly allow 2 to 4 year olds to watch PG-rated media and/or are regular consumers of Nickolodeon or Disney will likely find it too slow. The producers do not add "in-jokes" to engage adults.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
As Said, the Save-Ums are Great!!!
HOLY MOTHER OF CRUD!!! BEST SHOW EVER (on the Ready Set Learn block on Discovery Kids and TLC that is)!!! Are you mad? I LOVE the Save-Ums (along with Franny's Feet, Toddworld, Peep and the Big Wide World, Ren and Stimpy, Squirrel Boy, Where My Dogs At?, etc.)!!! I LOVE the 3D animation, the plots, and the characters (especially Foo) in this show. My favorite character in the show is Foo. Why? Foo always gives good pep talks, she's cute (not as cute as Kirby (from Kirby's Dream Land) and Franny (from Franny's Feet) hate to say it), and she's also one of smartest cartoon characters I met in my life. SAVE-UMS RULES!!! P.S.: Small is powerful, believe it!
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