Gina D's Kids Club (Syndicated)

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This kids' club fails to impress.


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What parents need to know

Parents need to know that this unimpressive, curriculum-based preschool program aims to teach kids social skills, language arts, and math through dances, silly songs, and colorful skits.

Positive messages: Gina D teaches kids about self esteem, friendship, reading, and math through songs.
Violence & scariness: Not applicable.
Sexy stuff: Not applicable.
Language: Not applicable.
Consumerism: Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking: Not applicable.

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What to talk about

Talk to your kids
Families can talk about the show's various social lessons, including how to be a good listener, the importance of being patient, believing in yourself, and learning how to be a good friend. Questions like these -- Why is it important to share? How can people express themselves kindly when we they're hurt? Why is it important to consider others' feelings? -- are good discussion-starters.

What's the story?

What's the story?

Hosted by mild, friendly Gina D, GINA D'S KIDS CLUB revolves around a group of magical friends who live together in a small town. Combining live-action skits with puppetry and 3D animation, Gina D and her friends Pierre, TV Ted, and Simon Wannabe sing and dance their way through lessons about friendship, self development, self esteem, and even math and reading. They also speak directly to viewers, inviting them to join in.

Is it any good?

Is it any good?
 

While the show is based on a wholesome educational curriculum, Gina D and her friends can be quite silly and off the wall. Despite all of its action and the dazzle of its colorful special effects, the series lacks that special something that would make it stand out among other preschool programs. The characters in particular aren't very likable (the baker lady is actually a gruff man in an old-fashioned homemaker outfit), and the puppets are poorly done.

Some have said that Gina D is likely to take the place of Mr. Rogers. But there's really no comparison. Gina D's Kids Club may keep your child's interest, but its overly sappy content and zany characters may have you changing the channel. The recipe for success is there, but the ingredients -- the acting, the sets, the puppet design -- could be a lot better.

TV themes & details

TV Details
TV Rating: TV-Y
Network: Syndicated
Cast: Austin Blay, Gina Mouery, Tim Trombitas
Genre: Educational
Where to watch: Syndicated

This review was written by Andrea Graham
 
 

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CSM Screen ...
teen, 18 years old
 
Not High-Quality
This show is harmless content-wise, but not a great learning experience for young children. The characters are wierd and annoying. They are not true to life. Nothing about the program really makes it different or better than other shows. It is alright and entertaining to young children, but not a high-quality viewing or learning experience.

sphysician
parent of 6 year old
 
Cant Believe Gina Did That!
Why would they dress a monkey in a thug outfit and give him rap music? What message are they trying to portray? I had to stop my son from watching the program.

 
Show Seems to Push Darwinism / Evolution
Given that this is supposed to be a Christian TV show aimed at Christian kids, I was disturbed to see Darwinism / Evolution being subtly supported on the show, on at least one episode. While there are some Christian parents who subscribe to Theistic Evolution, there are still plenty of Christians who take the Genesis creation account in the Bible literally (meaning, we believe that God created earth and all its life forms in six days consisting of 24 hours each, and God did not use macro-evolution to do so). I was channel surfing and caught this 'Gina D Kid's Club' show where they were doing a cartoon sketch that mentioned dinosaurs. There was a song playing as the dinosaurs were shown, and the lyrics of the song mentioned that the dinosaurs were "millions of years old." As someone who is a Y.E.C. (Young Earth Creationist) Christian, I don't believe that dinosaurs are (or the earth is) "millions of years old." I found it a little disturbing that a Christian show aimed at kids would push the old-earth-age / Evolution view. As for the rest of the show, it seems harmless enough. However, as is true (sadly) with most Christian produced shows and movies, a bit sub-par. The special effects, animation and so on, are not as high quality as you'd expect to see from Hollywood or the major networks. You feel as though you're watching a second-class type show, one that was made on somewhat of a shoe-string budget. The lady host seems pleasant, but some of her human and puppet side kicks are either unoriginal, uninspiring, and/or annoying, especially the Australian character (played by a human actor in costume; he's not a puppet, and he speaks with an exaggerated Aussie accent).

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