Should They Watch It?

This week, Laura and Kara welcome special guest Nate Dufort to discuss one of his favorite animated series - Gravity Falls! Nate is a writer, producer, director, and voice actor who splits his time between Detroit and Chicago. Nate is the Founder and Executive Producer of Soundsington Media, a children's podcast company focusing on quality audio programming for young audiences and the young a...

This week, Laura and Kara delve into The Hidden Lives of Pets - a 4 episode series on Netflix. This, of course, leads Kara to talk about her menagerie of pets throughout her life as well as some interesting pet facts she's learned along the way. Laura comes with stories about being accused of cheating, and how the government may be responsible for our allergies...what?! Tune in and let us kno...

We are thrilled to have special guest Bill Childs, host of Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child on our podcast this week to discuss the 1995 classic, Babe! You may think you know this movie, but Laura, Kara, and Bill are bringing interesting trivia as well as a list of potentially problematic things you should be aware of before watching with your children. This week's podcast is laugh out loud fu...

DuckTales The new iteration of DuckTales tracks the globetrotting adventures of Scrooge McDuck and his nephews Huey, Dewey, Louie and granddaughter, Webby. Donald Duck, Launchpad McQuack, and Mrs Beakley also make their returns to round out this this star-studded and entertaining cast.  Also to return? Hijinks! But the plot is much more substantial. Did they Sing It? Kara has never been more excit...

T.O.T.S., short for Tiny Ones Transport Service , is a Disney Plus computer animated series about Pip the Penguin and Freddy the Flamingo, the organization’s very first non-stork birds tasked to deliver baby animals to their new families. TV-Y The Positives The show is well-written entertainment for kids.  Messages of the importance of inclusion and the benefits of diversity. Representation of div...

Netflix’s brand new Sea of Love is a colorful new animated series about a group of adventurous sea friends. TV-Y The Positives Netflix is embracing diversity among their creative collaborations, as Sea of Love is the first Thai pre-school animated series created by two Thai moms.   Teamwork and friendship are at the forefront of this show, making these characters positive role models for young chi...

For our 50th episode (and first of Season 2!) the ladies begin with a revisit to a previous episode: Stranger Things. Is it possible Kara has changed her review? Tune in to find out! The hosts then move onto their review of Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia. Available on netflix ages 8+ Summary This Guillermo Del Toro produced animated fantasy series follows a teenage boy, Jim, and his friends as the...

While on their summer break, Laura and Kara are re-playing some of their favorite episodes from 2022. I don't think any review had the ladies laughing quite as hard as Crocodile Dundee! We'll return next week with a brand new episode: Troll Hunters!

During their short summer break, Laura and Kara are re-playing some of their favorite episodes from 2022! This week: Daniel Tiger...look for new episodes to return on July 19th! This week, Laura and Kara discuss the much-loved pre-school hit, Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. Laura brings her therapist hat to this episode, providing parents with a lot of ideas on how to use this series to help wit...

During their Summer Break, Laura and Kara will re-play some of their favorite episodes from 2022. Enjoy this look back at Cocomelon (our most listened-to episode!) , and we'll see you for new episodes on July 19th! Laura and Kara invite their first guest onto this week's podcast, the incredible Brina Palencia! No one is better equipped to review the MEGA hit series - Cocomelon. Brina is...

The new Jurassic World: Dominion movie has finally hit theaters, so Laura and Kara decided to take things back to 1993 and discuss if the original Jurassic Park movie still holds up in today's world.  Join the ladies as they whistle along to the Jurassic Park’s classic theme that became an distinctive song for kids during that time. Summary Jurassic Park Jurassic Park, released in 1993 and di...

This week, the hosts discuss the widely popular 80’s supernatural show Stranger Things aka (our preferred title) Spooky Goonies. The hosts could help but gush over this show as they reminisce over the past episodes and provide un-spoilered details of the most recent season.   Summary If you haven’t seen Spooky Goonies by now, then you’re missing out on America’s favorite horror/sci-fi adventure sh...

We are so excited to welcome back voice and television actress Brina Palencia , (My Hero Academia, One Piece, Borderlands) who had joined us for our Cocomelon episode . As is tradition, our guests recommend their favorite show and Brina brought us a GEM in Maya and the Three .  Summary Maya and the Three is a one season Netflix series of nine 30 minute episodes. This animated mesoamerican fantasy-...

This week the ladies review a movie for the older kids in the 1986 worldwide phenomenon Crocodile Dundee .  The movie was based on the real-life adventures of Rod Ansell , who may have had a wilder origin story than Crocodile Dundee. He and his dogs survived for two years on cattle blood and bees that he lassoed and tracked to their hives for honey. True story or tall tale? We’ll never know. Ansel...

“Theres no time for lollygaggin so lets get crackalackin” SuperpupZ: From the creators of Airbud , comes a live-action series about four super-powered dogs that team with kids and an alien to save the world (we think that’s the goal?  We are confused!). Silly special effects and plot holes galore charm the ladies.  Today’s guest: We’re excited to welcome Heather Tune, co-host of the I Can’t Mom To...

SUMMARY This week, Laura and Kara are in the studio to review the brand-new Netflix children’s show The Creature Cases . This animated series follows two detectives, Sam Snow and Kit Casey, as they solve mysteries and provide plenty of animal education along the way. The 30-minute episodes target the 4–8-year-old set with an ideal blend of adventure and useful facts.   OUR THOUGHTS The Creature Ca...

This week, the ladies are full of ALL the theories about the children's mega-hit, Gabby’s Dollhouse . . What is Gabby's REAL story? Where exactly is she? Who's in charge? And most importantly - are your kids safe watching this show? Our Thoughts The show reminds Laura and Kara of Blue’s Clues in that the characters interact with the audience by asking questions and through meaningfu...

Summary Dust off your spy gear because this week, the ladies are in the studio to review the animated children’s show Carmen Sandiego , a reboot of the franchise that should have Gen Xers and Millennials nostalgic for their childhoods. The newest iteration of Carmen is as mysterious and exciting as ever, but she has turned over a new leaf. With the help of her trusty sidekicks, she travels the wor...

In this two-for-one, the ladies review the 80s classic The NeverEnding Story and the long-running Japanese show Old Enough . The chart-topping and infectious hit theme song from the NeverEnding story is caught in Kara and Laura’s heads as they enter the studio! Based on the German novel , The NeverEnding Story is about a boy who submerges himself into an incredible fantasy adventure inside a myste...

“A watch that’s as easy as pi” SUMMARY Today, the ladies are in the studio to review the math kid's show Team Umizoomi: an educational program geared toward a younger audience that teaches counting, shapes, patterns, and measurements. It's widely available on streaming apps, including Paramount Plus , Amazon , and the Roku channel. OUR THOUGHTS Kara hasn't been this unfocused since...

MAKING FUN “Hulk Mom and the Angst Cocoon”  This week, Laura and Kara review Making Fun , a new grown-up-friendly children’s show about 4 adult buddies who engineer kid’s ideas into real life creations. The first season features ideas that could only come from a child’s mind such as the Unicornicyle, Dino Taco Toilet and the Catapoop.  Showing up with wildly different levels of energy for this epi...

“Larva would have been a better fit for Adult Swim- where the mushroom eaters go to watch their shows” The ladies are back in the studio to review the children’s show Larva , based on the adventures of two gassy gutter-dwelling…you guessed it…larva! Each season takes place in a different location, with season 4 leaving us on Larva Island .  Based on the show’s popularity, we can only guess where t...

The Should They Watch It ladies are changing it up this week and dial the way back machine to 1994 to rewatch the Jim Carrey classic Ace Ventura: Pet Detective .  Does it hold up? In case you missed it, Ace Ventura is about an off-kilter pet detective who is on the case of a missing Miami Dolphins mascot named Snowflake. An early-career Courteney Cox is featured as his love interest, with rapper,...

Shimmer and Shine: "Fluffier than a cake cloud raining gumdrops." The ladies are back from spring break!  They start off with a quick chat about the highly-discussed Turning Red, and then it's time for Laura to indoctrinate Kara into the world of Shimmer and Shine!  Turning Red:   The Disney/Pixar flick Turning Red is a coming-of-age movie with a nod to the inevitability of menstrua...

"If you are standing in front of a judge, he already hates you." This week, the kids, and the ladies, go crazy for Cuphead. The Cuphead Show gets a sleepy, but enthusiastic thumbs up in a podcast split evenly between show review and parenting advice, which is a much needed break after last week’s Caillou episode .   Laura leads the show off with a new topic: flow parenting , which she fi...