Bubble Guppies

Bubble Guppies is empty calories meant to numb brains and stunt your sons' future testosterone levels
61/1001471
Starring
Brianna Gentilella (that had to be tough in Jr. High), Chris Phillips, Tino Insana
Creators
Jonny Belt, Robert Scull
Rating
TV-Y
Genre
Adventure, Children, Music
Release date
Sept 15, 2006
Where to watch
Paramount+
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Bubble Guppies follows a group of preschool-aged mer-kids—Molly, Gil, Goby, Deema, Oona, Nonny, and their pet Bubble Puppy—as they navigate imaginative underwater adventures in their vibrant aquatic city. Each episode combines songs, vibrant animation, and lighthearted stories that teach social skills, problem-solving, and fundamental concepts such as shapes, colors, and numbers.

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When compared to them, Bubble Guppies is a hollow, saccharine sweet Twinkie of artificial narrative chemicals and high-fructose corn syrup poured into a mold and packed in bright colors meant to trick your children into developing social diabetes. It offers nothing of value.

I recall impressing adults with the knowledge I gained from my childhood programs. However, this episode features no fewer than two musical numbers discussing how to zip up zippers and culminates in a contest about buttoning up shirts. Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood and the first few decades of Sesame Street handled these topics with a nuanced sophistication completely devoid in this modern tripe.

Furthermore, the intentions behind the lessons now are a complete 180° from those classics. When Burt and Ernie taught children how to dress themselves, the idea was to teach self-reliance, responsibility, and to be helpful and respectful to their parents. Bubble Guppies wants to teach children about expressing their individuality and showing the world their “true selves.”

Ultimately, Bubble Guppies is hypnotic lidocaine meant to lower IQs 20 minutes at a time.

 

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