Baymax!

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Baymax!
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What Parents Need to Know
Parents need to know that Baymax! is a spin-off of the movie Big Hero 6. It centers on the titular robot (voiced by Scott Adsit), who's designed to help people with their health problems. In the movie, he ended up being a superhero and going beyond his usual capacity, but here he finds the time to follow his calling. From assisting an elderly woman overcome her fear of exercise to helping a tween manage her first period, Baymax uses his medical knowledge and remarkable empathy (for a giant inflatable robot, that is) to put his patients at ease. There are lots of goofy pratfalls and adventures, but no real violence or scares. Language includes "flippin'" and "butt." Kids and parents alike will enjoy these short episodes that each teach a different lesson about living a healthy life.
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Uses big hero 6 to weave in social topics
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Brilliant miniseries
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What's the Story?
BAYMAX! is a series based on a character from the movie Big Hero 6. It's set in the fictional and futuristic city of Sanfransokyo and centers on Baymax (voiced by Scott Adsit), a robot who's designed to help people with their health problems. In other media, Baymax finds himself doing serious superhero work, but here he finds the time to follow his calling: helping regular folks feel better. Each episode finds him working with a single person: for example, an elderly woman who has to overcome her fear of exercise, a tween who's surprised by her first period, and a café owner who can't stop working.
Is It Any Good?
It's a pleasure to have Baymax back and doing what he was born (uh, programmed) to do: help people feel good and stay healthy. In this thoughtful series of gentle and funny stories, Baymax explores the city and finds people who need his help -- not with fighting crime or flying across town, but with smaller, more personal problems. This intimacy is what makes the show a remarkable and often moving slice-of-life; it doesn't shy away from deep emotions and issues like grief and loss. Like Pixar's Turning Red, the show frankly and warmly shows Baymax help a tween manage her first period (complete with the actual words "period," "menstruation," and "tampon"). It's exciting to see this bouncy health robot work with people who don't always get attention on TV or in movies: An elderly woman is the star of one episode, a middle-aged workaholic the star of another. With each patient, Baymax uses his skills to help out, and learns a lot along the way.
Physical comedy also takes center stage once again as Baymax manages to squeeze his huge inflatable body into nooks and crannies, especially when he tries to manage an extra small café -- it's super funny, and the animation is outstanding (though the episodes can feel too short at only 7 minutes long!). Is it an adventure to watch a robot trick an old woman into swimming at the local pool? Or make sure an energetic but injured professional gets the right amount of rest? Baymax! makes these little tales feel utterly exciting, as only a true superhero can.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about Baymax's purpose. Why was he created? How does he serve his community? Would you like to be in the medical field like Baymax?
What kinds of challenges does Baymax face as a robot when he has to deal with humans? Alternately, how do people respond to him?
How does Baymax communicate with people about their health situations? Why is communication an important character strength?
TV Details
- Premiere date: June 29, 2022
- Cast: Scott Adsit, Maya Rudolph
- Network: Disney+
- Genre: Kids' Animation
- Character Strengths: Empathy, Perseverance
- TV rating: TV-Y7
- Award: Common Sense Selection
- Last updated: June 29, 2022
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