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In the new DVD, preschoolers join Peppa and her little brother George as their bedtime story turns them into “Princess Peppa” and “Sir George the Brave”! Together, they meet a wizard, encounter a scary dragon and celebrate a huge party!
This is the second Peppa the Pig DVD I have reviewed, and I thought I was watching the last one. The benefit was the episodes were so short. I am sure the show would have kept the attention of a pre-schooler but my six-year-old walked out after four episodes and asked why there were more. The last Peppa disc kept her attention. Several of the twelve episodes focused on the same topic, treasure, and yet the theme was a princess. But I managed to make it through the sixty-minute show with just some blurry eyes to show for my efforts.
Peppa and her little brother George spend exorbitant amounts of time with their parents and grandparents in this British children’s cartoon. The names are quite easy, mommy pig, daddy pig, granny and grandpa pig, perfect for preschoolers trying to figure out the montage of people in their life. I have to say I do love the English accents, even if they are from poorly drawn pigs meant to encourage young children in their similar drawing ability, I assume. The episodes were uninspired at best. Every preschool cartoon has attempted comparable plots.
From bedtime stories that put the parents to bed before the children, a visit from the tooth fairy, and a treasure hunt sum up the first few minisodes. I did enjoy the fourth episode, a trip to a castle. Most American children have not had the opportunity to see a real live castle. Daddy pig was the clichè man who got lost and refused to ask for directions. In other episodes, a balloon flew away, and the family of hogs enjoyed a muddle puddle as the treasure at the end of a rainbow. The pigs jumped in more puddles, but this time with the Queen. The children attempt to make perfume, more treasure seeking, and for a bit of a change, a wishing well was tossed into the mix. The final two episodes were about picking blackberries and a puppet show.
Like I said, this particular DVD was mundane. In the past, Peppa the Pig was at least rather amusing because of the British aspect, yet in this set, most of the plots are particularly un-British, which took the magic away. The accent isn’t enough. If us parents are forced to watch insipid children shows at least throw in some fish and chips, or Piccadilly Circus, or even a red telephone booth. I would skip the DVD and look for reruns on TV, your budget does not need this added expense and your children old enough to talk will not be impressed.
Now available on DVD
