Parents' Guide to

Hogie the Globehopper

By Natascha Crandall, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 5+

Cute frog discovers new cultures and makes new friends.

TV Kids Central Kids' Animation 2017
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A Lot or a Little?

What you will—and won't—find in this TV show.

  • Hogie the Globehopper Series: Scene #1
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age 8+

Based on 3 parent reviews

LouiseMum
LouiseMum Adult
December 2, 2021
age 5+

Fun and cute kids travel show

This is a lovely way to introduce the world to young kids. We really enjoyed watching the episodes of holiday locations we've been to and also for places where we have friends and family living. The show centres around a little frog and his two besties who travel the world making friends and having adventures. It can sometimes start a little slow with all the facts, but its cute and my son even learnt a few new phrases from it!

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Great messages
Great role models
evilzargon
evilzargon Adult
April 16, 2019
age 18+

I love educational shows for Kids

This is a very fun and pleasantly cute show that isn't condescending, or full of ridiculous slap-stick nonsense like many children's shows today. I love that it not only promotes an educational slice of life that shows children a window into other cultures, but it promotes cultural friendship, tolerance and overall acceptance of things that may be different and unfamiliar. The characters are cute and lovable and at times very funny. I'm really hoping to see a second season of this show as it, in my opinion is a rare gem in the landscape of children's television
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What's the Story?

HOGIE THE GLOBEHOPPER is a tree frog that travels around the world with his animal friends, Bernie the dragonfly, and Lorna the duck, in a hot air balloon. Once they get to their latest destination, they're entrenched in the different foods, sounds, buildings, and languages of this new culture. They make new friends and along the way help one another to ensure a payoff (often a party or celebration) in the end.

Is It Any Good?

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Kids say: Not yet rated

The clear goal of this series is to teach viewers about the world around them. In each episode, Hogie and his friends travel to new places, meet new people, learn about significant buildings, and eat different types of food. This helps to educate viewers to various cultures around the world. The characters and artwork in this animated show seem as though they would appeal to a younger audience, yet the writing is clearly for an older group as the vocabulary and description of things would be difficult for a younger child to follow. However, Hogie the Globehopper is effective in exposing and educating children about new cultures.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about the different places that Hogie visits and parents can point out different aspects of cultures that are different to their own. Parents can also discover the similarities between different cultures and discover that we have more similarities to other people than we have differences.

  • Kids: What did you see in Hogie the Globehopper that surprised you? What food did Hogie eat today? What was it made of? Would you like to try it? What other things about this new culture interested you? Did that place look like what you expected it to look like?

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