Blippi

TV review by Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media
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Common Sense says

age 4+

YouTuber's field trips encourage preschoolers' curiosity.

YouTube Educational 2019
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age 4+

Based on 85 reviews

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Based on 26 reviews

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What Parents Need to Know

Parents need to know that Blippi is a YouTube channel in which the host visits places like factories, play parks, and zoos to teach kids what he learns as he tours them. Blippi relays his experiences directly to his audience, posing questions to them as they occur to him and explaining anything that's potentially unfamiliar. In addition to exposing kids to new sights and sounds, the show also incorporates simple prereading skills like counting and color recognition. Blippi's enthusiasm for trying new things reminds kids of the value of learning by being open to new experiences and asking lots of questions. Each video concludes with Blippi suggesting that kids watch more of his episodes by running a search of his name, and some videos are clearly sponsored by products or places.

Community Reviews

boymom-3
boymom-3 Adult
January 21, 2022
age 4+

Teaches Kids to Trust Adults that may be a risk

While Blippi is educational is some regards, it is teaching children that adults who talk and act like a child are safe and trustworthy. In real life, if a grown man walked up to your kid and acted like this they may say, "This guy is like Blippi", let me go with him. Not okay. Please talk to your children about normal adult behavior and if you are allowing them to watch this show, ensure the know he is not a real guy and the show if for fun and learning. In all shows I actively explain to my children what is real and what is fake. Blippi is fake. He is not real. Teach your kids that, so they do not hop in a car with a childish acting man trying to abduct them.
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Bravesage
Bravesage Adult
January 27, 2022
age 4+

Probably the worst kid's program out there.

The contents are hardly educational, Blippi acts like an idiot on camera without any consideration that kids imitate him in the things he does. His movements are unnatural for an adult imitating a child. Promotes unhealthy habits, for example. Throw items around, make a mess, and don't bother cleaning up. Indirectly promoting violence by smashing things up. His mannerism is not an accurate depiction of a normal child's behavior. Not the kind of stuff you want to show your kids if you want them to grow up to be upstanding citizens.

This title has:

Too much consumerism
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What's the Story?

BLIPPI follows its titular character -- a blue-and-orange-clad bespectacled man with childlike enthusiasm and curiosity -- on a variety of field trips to see and learn new things. Blippi (Stevin John) visits sports stadiums, children's museums, playgrounds, factories, and other venues, sharing his experiences with his viewers as he observes the goings-on in his surroundings. As he explains what he sees and does, words and phrases appear on the screen to help reinforce the new concepts he introduces.

Is It Any Good?

Combining elements of Pee-Wee Herman and Mr. Rogers, this successful YouTube star's videos have a vast following, and it's no real surprise why. Preschoolers love how his excitement over things like firetrucks and bulldozers mimics their own, and watching him experience them firsthand is just about the next best thing to doing so themselves. Blippi has a knack for explaining things so youngsters will understand them, thereby encouraging their natural sense of wonder.

Although the channel's reception among parents is a little more hit or miss (his boundless excitement over EVERYTHING can wear on adult senses), this series is a fun collaboration of learning and entertainment that caters to preschoolers' curiosity.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about how and why Blippi embraces new experiences. Does he ever seem nervous to try something new? How does he show he is open to learning? Kids: Do you enjoy visiting new places?

  • How does Blippi use his senses of sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste to fully experience where he visits? What other observational methods help him learn? What other YouTube stars do your kids enjoy watching? What do they learn from them?

  • Blippi's strong sense of curiosity is obvious in these videos. What topics inspire your kids' curiosity? In what ways do they seek opportunities to learn more?

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