joe randel's art dump

I have two kids.  I’m sure I’ve mentioned that by now.

What I’ve not mentioned is that once you have kids you realize a whole new world of tv.  Sure it’s aimed for the younger crowed but there are a few shows out there that I’ve fallen in love with.  Some have great writing that make both parents and kids laugh at and some have very nice animation.  High quality stuff in my books.  I’ve mentioned the Backyardigans (one of my favorites)  in a previous post so I’ll skip it and talk about a few others.

Pocoyo – This is an animated short (as in it’s several small shows fit in to a 30 min slot or can be played as a quick filler) about a small boy named Pocoyo and his friend Pato the duck, Elli the Elephant, Loula the dog and few others.  The stories are simple but the animation is great and the design is super too.

– Samples –
http://pocoyo.blogs.com/
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pocoyo&search_type=
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pocoyo

Peep and the Big Wide World – I really love this one.  It’s about a small bird named Peep and his two friends Quack the duck and Tweet the… uh… other bird as they explore their park and learn about things.  The look of this show is nice and simple and writing for it great.  I laugh at Quack and his super ego every time.  Great show and is narrated by Joan Cusack.  Oh and the theme song is great and really catchy ^_^

– Samples –
http://www.peepandthebigwideworld.com/videos/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peep_and_the_Big_Wide_World

Max and Ruby – This show is about a brother and sister bunnies.  Max is younger and Ruby helps to take care of him although max usually has his own ideas.  Like normal siblings, Ruby wants her way and Max wants his and they have to work together although Max usually wins because Ruby won’t listen ^_^  It’s super cute and I like the animation too.

– Samples –
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVxYDWdcB9M
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Max_and_ruby

Cute stuff and sometimes more entertaining then adult shows ^_^