 | ON: Content is age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | PAUSE: Know your child; some content may not be right for some kids. |
 | OFF: Not age-appropriate for kids this age. |
 | NOT FOR KIDS: Not appropriate for kids any age. |
Save-Ums
- Discovery Kids
- Genre: Kids' Animation
Common Sense Media says
Harmless but noisy attempt to boost self-esteem.
Parents say
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Kids say
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What parents need to know
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.
What's the story?
The SAVE-UMS are a group of small alien creatures of various shapes who live in the ocean and perform heroic deeds. For example: Two hapless glow worms get into various scrapes -- they can't reach the cell phone, and Grandma is calling! So a Save-Um uses its sticky body to climb up a wall to the phone. In another episode, a ball gets stuck on top of a transport tube device; the heroic solution is to hit a switch, lower the device, and retrieve the ball.
Is it any good?
The underlying philosophy of Save-ums is that "small is powerful" and anyone can be a hero. But the manifestations of this idea are so trivial and trite that the lesson is rendered almost meaningless.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about ways the series might adjust its content to be more effective. Ask kids what they're getting out of each episode. What do kids like about the show? What would they change? Are they impressed by how the characters solve problems?
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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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I LOVED this show when I was a little kid, but there is one episode that was kind of edgy. It was were these three Save-Um's were on a mountain and were helping a female monkey character. One Save-Um told the monkey to lick her fingers and she said to how about my toe. That is a little bit too gross for a kid's show, but I still decided to watch it!
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What's not to like?
Problem solving (often in creative ways) and a message of "small is powerful" -- it's good stuff.
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Save me from this excruciating excuse for a TV show!
I've gave this show a chance a few years back and watched a few episodes. I can honestly say it's just another cheesy infant's show. Don't even bother watching it. This makes the Wonder Pets look like Shakespeare.
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A good show for youths but not for others!
I think it is a good show for little kids. But I think it is just plain dumb for older kids. This show is more for kids ages 4-6. Anyone older than that might find it dumb.
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Kid, 12 years old
October 16, 2011
AGE
That one ol' show
All I can remember about this show is; TAPE PLEEZE, TAPE, TAPE PLEEZ, TAPE, and so on
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Kid, 11 years old
March 26, 2012
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About The Save-Ums!
It's great, but The Save-Ums! is on...
Knowledge Kids, Discovery Kids, TLC, Five, and Kids' CBC. But soon... The Hub (maybe)
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| Topics: | space and aliens |
| TV rating: | TV-Y |
| Network: | Discovery Kids |
| Genre: | Kids' Animation |
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