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Parents' Guide to

The Hoobs

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 3+

Cheerful, curious series overdoes the "Hoob-ese."

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Community Reviews

age 2+

Based on 3 parent reviews

age 2+

AMAZING!

It is so good that i hate it, i love watching it with my nan and rubber duck, i would recommend this to every YOUNG woman, they shall truly love this educational FUN! TV series. All i have left to say is "The Hoobmobile is coming your way! Here we come!"
age 2+

What a waste.

OK, even the name of this show sucks. Let's begin this review. Just like Raggs, too many bright colors. Not to mentions the characters look so ugly. Just very seizure inducing. OK, so the acting is annoying. These guys just try too hard to do a good job, to the point where it is just not at all good. It's awful, it truly is. The songs are annoying in this show. Some of the worst songs ever. 'Nuff said. Just the plot of this show is stupid, and sounds like this show was made by a chimpanzee. No wait, chimpanzees are MUCH more smart than the creator of this show. Overall, a really bad show, not recommended for parents.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (3 ):
Kids say (1 ):

The bottom line for parents is this: The colorful, peppy stars of The Hoobs will encourage your preschoolers to think creatively about the world around them, but if your kids are the type to repeat everything they hear, you might want to opt out of this one. The relentless tweaking of the English language to include Hoob-isms (like "Hooby groovy," "Hooblicious," and the overused "Hooble-toodle-do!") may be fun for kids, but for parents, they quickly get Hoobtiresome.

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