Features the song: “Over Seas”

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“This one’s filled with rubies and… supermarket discount coupons!”

Full disclosure: I love puppets.  Also, I’m twitter buddies with creator Robert Mills, although I have never met him in person!

But rest assured, that does not affect the fact that I really liked this show.  It’s exactly what I would’ve loved to watch as a kid.  It’s fun, honest, wholesome, good old fashion storytelling.  I would most definitely recommend it to my young cousins!

But it’s also one of those rare shows that parents probably wouldn’t mind watching with their young kids.  The creators have made a real effort to sneak in a few jokes for the adults, and we appreciate it.  Heck, I just about laughed out loud when I saw the puppets partying with Ruffus Sinbad!

Also, I swear Lamb Chop was in that mambo line.

In short, the puppets come alive.  The voice actors are awesome.  The comedy is imaginative with jokes and physical slapstick—well, as much slapstick as puppets can handle!  The story has a solid beginning, middle, and end with enough obstacles to keep the kiddies entertained for thirteen minutes.  And it all looks great.

Plus, Ruffus sings!

“Glee” had better watch its back.

But hey, the real judges for this show will be your kids.  So let us know what they think!

Ruffus The Dog: The Second Voyage of Sinbad

Features the song: “Emperor’s New Clothes”

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“Life has no meaning if you don’t look good”

This one is a kids’ show. It sort of warms my heart that people are taking the risk of producing web series for kids. Or should I say, “The Kids.” Having said that, I have to admit that I have no intention of researching the producers and this series may have been funded with porn and/or drug and/or Shamwow money and is most likely leftist brain-softening propaganda.

This segment is a re-telling of “The Emporer’s New Clothes” and it pretty much stays true to the themes of the original, while offering enough new content to keep if from seeming like the producers were dumpster-diving in the annals of the public domain, hoping to hit big playing “flip this fable.”  Desperate selfish joking aside, this clip is really good.

Why is this worth watching? The writing and puppetry are really slick, it rolls along smoothly, it has a catchy original song, and it offers at least one penis size joke, in case you were worried that you wouldn’t have an opportunity to feel dirty and weird during the course of the 14 minute tale.

As a cynical adult, I found it a little distracting that the characters were shot on green screen and keyed into the 2d environments but I’m sure children would find that magical and whimsical.  All in all, this is a solid production. Show it to your kids.

Ruffus The Dog – “The Emperor’s New Clothes”