The Zula Patrol

My two year old, Lucian, and one year old, Alastair, love this show. They both really love the opening music, and Lucian really likes Gorga (a dog-like alien). This show follows the adventures of the Zula Patrol, a group of friendly aliens who keep the galaxy safe. Every episode teaches great science-facts in a way that a 5 or 6 year old would be able to easily understand. I just took two college astronomy courses, and I'd learn something new in class, then watch Zula Patrol with my kids and see some of the same topics being explained more clearly than they were in my college books. In addition to science (most--but not all--of which deals with space), the characters in the Zula Patrol also teach respect, kindness, responsibility, and many other admirable qualities. Now for my favorite part... Cam Clarke does most of the voices. (He was Leonardo in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Liquid Snake in Metal Gear Solid, and many many others.) In the Zula Patrol, he does Bula (the commander), Multo (the scientist), and a good chunk of the other male voices in the show (like the planet Saturn). I'm glad that we are lucky enough to get the channel Qubo, which airs Zula Patrol in our area. And I hope it plays for many more years, so my boys can watch it (and benefit from the science facts) when they are school-aged.

Take some expensive high-tech computer graphics rendering software, invest loads of time and money, and turn out an absolutely terrible cartoon. I'm not so old that I wouldn't know if I would watch a certain program if I was a kid today, and I know that I would pass on this one for sure. The characters are forgettable, and the politically correctness factor is off the scale. Even the opening and closing theme songs are overlong and musically and lyrically annoying. I really really hate to give bad reviews like this, and I have given the show more than a few chances to win me over, but sorry, no sale. Mail me the rendering machine and I'll give you something better on a bad day. A big computer generated lemon.

I have found this show after 16 years. I have vague memories of information I've learned from this show as a child. It started my love for STEM and taught me things in the most simple and entertaining ways; regardless of the CGI quality(whatever). Parents can't talk for their kids but as a child that watched this since I was 5 I knew about Simple machines, planetary alignments, densities, displacement, simple physics, and evolution before I was taught about it in school. I remember that feeling of pride in elementary from knowing the material and UNDERSTANDING what was being taught as my teacher dived a bit deeper into a subject that I already had a understanding of, while other children my age were hearing about this for the first time. It made my learning a lot easier, enjoyable and encouraged me to educate myself more since I noticed it made the world and my lessons more digestible to understand. If you have a child that loves to know the world around them, like myself, then this is a fantastic show. Now that I've found it after not knowing the name for so long I'm going to watch a few episodes to feel the nostalgia of such an impactful show on my career choices as an adult.

Well, Reading Pyramider's comment wasted my time.

A kid's show focusing on informative, often science-oriented content and generally a positive message and he focuses on CGI quality? He misses the point.

The show's target audience does not care about CGI quality.

I'm glad this program is available for my 2yr old, and hope he grows into his talking years with this type of programming available.

While I can't measure the entertainment value for a 2 year old, I know the producers have a good enough combination of sights and sounds to keep him watching.

In fact, I often find myself catching a tidbit or two of science factoids.

Good stuff.

This is a great program for kids, my niece absolutely loves it. It has a great way of adding neat science facts to its episodes. The characters go on various adventures on Zula and in space. The science topics vary from basic physics to physical geography and of course astronomy. Each TV episode has two stories and a 'Multo Moment'. It is just the right amount of time to keep the younger crowd's attention. The characters vary in ages, so it is easy for those watching to identify with them. I'm impressed at the way the science topics are presented. Too bad they didn't have Zula Patrol when I was young, science would have been a lot more interesting!