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The Wonder Pets!

(Rated TV-Y, Children, cartoons, & animation, Starring Matthew Black, Teala Dunn, Scarlett Sperduto, Where to watch: Nickelodeon, DVD, Online)
  • Is it age appropriate?

    About our ratings

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

    4.0
  • Common Sense says

    Kid-friendly mini-operas about teamwork and more.

Themes in this show include:   friendship

Why We Rated This on for Ages 3 and Up

The good stuff

  • Educational value:

    Kids will learn valuable social skills like teamwork, cooperation, and communicating.
  • Messages:

    The charcters face challenges, solve problems, and celebrate as a team.
  • Role models:

    The characters are persistent, eager to help others, and work well as a team. They're also very relatable, since their voices sound like real kids'.
 

What to watch out for

  • Violence & scariness:

    Some very mild peril when the friends must rescue baby animals in trouble.
  • 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 The Wonder Pets!

Parents need to know that this very kid-friendly show is about being part of a team, gaining confidence, and using responsive communication (the original musical compositions feature communication through song, like a mini-opera). It will help preschoolers and kindergartners learn more about working cooperatively with others.

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Families Can Talk About

  • Families can talk about the characters' ability to stick with a challenge without becoming frustrated, to work together as a team, and, along the way, to share funny experiences with friends.
  • Which Wonder Pet is your favorite? Why?
  • Specific animals featured in the episodes, such as a baby dolphin caught in a net, may spark discussion about the challenges these animals face in the wild and how humans are intervening to support (or hinder) their survival.

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  1. Teen Reviewer Age 15
    Lives in New York
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0
    • My highlights are:
    • Educational
    • Positive messages
    • Good role models

    Be prepared, pre-teens...

    PERFECTLY fine, cute, and educational for kids. If your visiting friends with young children and cable TV, be warn the parents that an episode is centered around peeing. Pre-teens will enjoy older, episodes, the newer episodes they will find go against logic and get bored of.(for instance, a ladybug plays on venus flytraps WITHOUT getting eaten.) To some it up, good for ages 2-9.

  2. Teen Reviewer Age 17
    Lives in Minnesota
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 1.0

    I WISH THERE WAS NO LISP

    AHHH ok so if the whole celery thing isnt annoying enough, they had to make the duck have a LISP!!!! AAHHHH and honestly, how do cows get stuck in trees and why did the puppy have so much trouble going to the bathroom when the door was RIGHT THERE AAHH

  3. Parent Reviewer
    Lives in Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 3 and give it 4.0

    Excellent

    Excellent, positive, educational, entertaining, fun, and a delight to watch. I actually find myself gravitating toward the living room singing along when it comes on, haha. My 3 year old is an animal lover, so this is right up her alley.

  4. Adult Reviewer
    Lives in West Virginia
    I rate this title on for age 2 and give it 4.0

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

    A Wonderful show

    This is a great show about friends working together to solve problems. It also is about helping others as well as different locations around the world. Great show for kids. Little kids would probably enjoy it more than older kids but great show for mixed audience.

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