Los Octonautas

Excellent show combining fun cartoon, rich characters and sea facts. My son has given up all shows for Octonauts and now calls himself Peso! He assigns everyone a character as he sees people.

The best part is when he wants to have a conversation about the show. The other day he came to me and said, "Mom, let's discuss krill." My son is 3, so it is exciting to hear how it has expanded his vocabulary to algae and krill. Sea animals are no longer sharks and whales, but hammerhead sharks and orca whales.

My daughter LOVES this show (she is two and a half). She names all of the animals while we are watching it, and if she sees those animals on other shows she names them then too. She has a blast at the aquarium. I appreciate this show because it includes females in science roles, which is nice for my daughter to be exposed to (Go Tweak and Dashii!).

A wonderful programme that appeals to children of all ages - hell, even I enjoy watching it and that's saying something considering most children's programmes drive me insane. The episodes are informative without being boring, exciting without being frightening, and witty without being crude. The writing is intelligent, and doesn't resort to the easy and dull 'goodies vs baddies' scenario adopted by so many other cartoons. I even love the choice of voices (Scouse for the Walrus) & music (sitar for a very relaxed shark). To top it all, my 3 year old now has an encyclopedic knowledge of sea creatures that probably surpasses most adults' ...Afterall, did you know that Cookie Cutter Sharks eat their own teeth? No? Neither did I.

A lot of kids should watch this! It deserves more fame and fortune! I can see everyone dedicated to this show worked hard on it! I couldn't believe that an actual human plays the Vegimals! And how do you do those whale calls!? I just want to know how the Octonauts actually came together!

This show is great on all levels. The animation, stories, humor, voice acting and educational value are all top notch. The humor between all the characters is even entertaining enough for adults. My wife and I will crack up at the adventures they go on. Each animal has their own personality, brought to life by the wonderful voice acting. And every episode wraps up teaching about an animal they encountered accompanied by a "creature report" song. Highly recommended!