The Bravest Knight

Many of Cedric and Nia's adventures have aspects of violence: Cedric tries to teach Nia how to rescue someone from a tower (who presumably was trapped there by a creature with bad intentions); a witch uses a winch to drop aspiring knights into a pit, not-quite-knights joust on a battleground. However, characters usually find a way out of actually clashing physically: They trick the witch into letting them go, rivals run away instead of fighting, etc.

A same-sex relationship is at the center of this series; Nia's two dads talk fondly about each other, but that's it in terms of romance.

No cursing, but jokes sometimes circle around slightly off-color topics, like a running gag about Cedric stepping in "cow poop" and others smelling it. "You're a heck of a troll," Cedric tells a character at one point.

Parents need to know that The Bravest Knight is an animated series about a young girl who's learning how to be a knight from her two adoptive dads. The same-sex relationship at the emotional heart of the story is straightforwardly introduced: The husbands say loving things about each other, while the show overall focuses on messages about courage, compassion, and living an authentic life. Violence is toned down; heroes are more likely to use their wits to escape dangerous situations than to physically fight -- but characters like trolls and witches can be slightly scary and may do things like trap a group of young knights in a pit. Knights are unfailingly kind and brave, always ready to help those in some kind of need, and willing to go the extra mile to do their duty. Kindness as an important aspect of courage is emphasized repeatedly. Some jokes are slightly off-color, such as a running gag about a character stepping in and then smelling like "cow poop." Voice talent is diverse in terms of gender, race, ethnicity, and sexual identity, and strong messages about inclusion and thoughtfulness are both implicit in storylines and underlined at the end of each episode.