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Zoboomafoo

(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Where to watch: PBS)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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    Not age appropriate for kids under 0, age appropriate for kids over 3; suggested age 3.
  • Is it any good?

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Preschoolers will go wild for this animal show.

Why We Rated This on for Ages 3 and Up

The good stuff

  • Messages:

    Everybody gets along -- humans and animals alike!
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Not an issue.
  • Sexy stuff:

    Not an issue.
  • Language:

    Not an issue.
  • Consumerism:

    Not an issue.
  • Drinking, drugs, & smoking:

    Not an issue.
 

What Parents Need to Know

About Zoboomafoo

Parents need to know that this entertaining, colorful program makes learning about animals lots of fun. Kids will be exposed to vocabulary ranging from "slow" and "fast" to "grazing," "nursing," and all of the names of the featured animals and their habitats. The only confusing point is that Zoboo transforms from a real-life lemur to a puppet when he eats a snack. This transition is pretty seamless, because the puppet looks almost exactly like a real lemur, so the youngest viewers might come away thinking that lemurs can actually speak (parrots do, right?).

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the different animals featured on the show. What noises do they make? How do they eat? Which ones are most fun to act like?

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Most Recent Reviews

  1. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Oregon
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

    Great guy energy, perfect little kid wavelength

    My 3 year old son and I love this show. The Kratt brothers have silly antics like falling in the mud every show, very athletic/energetic backdrop activities (swinging, kayaking, hiking, biking, surfing, jumping etc.) they casually incorporate into the show. They have gadgets that appeal, like the food machine and the occasional project like dinosaur building are oh-so-great for my boy. They just exude fun and love for the animals at all times, as well as respect. Every animal one introduces, the other brother says, "X-animal, I love X-animals!!" I think they have a great understanding of how little kids process and what appeals. Zoboo, the lemur, has great sayings and his Zobooland imaginings are really great because he always applies whatever concept or animal attributes to his play with a set of claymation characters that are his friends. This is another show that I think does a great job of teaching and teaching lessons without hitting us over the head with them, but demonstrating them and showing with lighthearted examples.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    Boring!

    I love seeing the animals, but the show is for younger viewers. The animals are not worth it.

  3. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in California
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  4. Teen Reviewer Age 14
    Lives in Wisconsin
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

  5. Adult Reviewer
    Anonymous
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 5.0

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