Careful to keep in line the visual design of the animation along with the specific stories (Little Red Riding calls the Wonder Pets! from the puppet theatre at school, so she's animated to look like a crudely-sewn puppet), Wonder Pets! Save the Nursery Rhyme! has an interesting, varied look, compared with the previous set I reviewed. Certainly the bright animation, the catchy little songs ("We're Wonder Pets! We're Wonder Pets! And we'll help you!"), and particularly the notion of tiny creatures being far more powerful and resourceful than anyone would imagine, strikes a chord with young viewers who may fantasize about being equally strong and inventive, if only given the chance.įor Wonder Pets! Save the Nursery Rhyme!, storybook themes dominate three of the eight segments ( Help the Cow Jump Over the Moon, Save the Itsy Bitsy Spider, Save Little Red Riding Hood), which no doubt will charm your little ones, especially if you've already familiarized them with those stories.
The show's stories vary little from episode to episode (which again, little kids crave), but I would imagine children especially love the idea of docile, non-talking classroom pets suddenly becoming walking, flying, talking superheroes the minute the school bell rings. While I must admit at times I find the animation of the real-life photos of the pets sometimes a little creepy, children love the contrast between the realistic photos, their blocky, chunky movements, and the more traditionally drawn animation backgrounds. Flying back to their safe, cozy school house home, they return to their cages, ready for another adventure.Įmploying a photo-collage type of animation (real pictures of various animals are manipulated and animated, along with traditional photo and animated backgrounds, similar to other cartoons such as Charlie & Lola or Little Einsteins), Wonder Pets! has a realistic pop to its visuals that children respond to quite enthusiastically. Once at the rescue site, the Wonder Pets employ various methods of problem solving until they work out a successful plan - which always depends on teamwork for success. Jumping into a box of doll clothes, the Wonder Pets emerge with their makeshift superhero costumes on, and proceed to assemble the "Fly-Boat" (usually a Frisbee with some Legos and wheels) which will take them to their destination. The phone also acts as a sort of telescope, so they can see their next assignment, which almost always involves a baby animal, somewhere in the world, in some sort of danger and in need of rescuing. As soon as the children are gone, the "phone" (a tin can holding pencils, with a secret string at the bottom) rings, alerting the Wonder Pets to their next rescue mission. As the camera tracks in to a little, red, one-room school house set amid bucolic surroundings, we hear children leaving for the day, saying goodbye to their class pets: Linny the Guinea Pig, Ming-Ming the Duckling, and Tuck the Turtle. Understanding that little children love repetition and a familiar, recognizable pattern to their storytelling, each episode of Wonder Pets! follows a fairly dependable line.
I've written before about the Wonder Pets!, so I've included a little bit of that review here at the top (discussing the structure and intent of the show) before I look at the specifics of this fun disc, Wonder Pets! Save the Nursery Rhyme!
If your youngster just can't wait every day for the show to pop up on TV, then this disc might hold them over until their next fix. If you have very small children, you know how popular the Wonder Pets! show is, with its eye-popping, colorful animation and its catchy (perhaps too catchy) songs.
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Nickelodeon and Paramount have released Wonder Pets! Save the Nursery Rhyme!, another four-episode collection (comprised of eight, 11-minute shorts) of the popular young children's series on Nick, Jr.
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