The Octonauts

My son Sebastian discovered this show in Fall 2020 and it very quickly became his favorite. Not hard to see why, either, given his love of ocean animals. The focus on "community helpers" is great, with just enough shadiness through the Quasi character, a former pirate. We all love to sing the "Creature Report" theme song, which, interestingly, is retained in English for the Spanish translation (he always watches the first 10-minute episode in Spanish).

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!

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.

So I have a little brother and he discovered this show (he's 4) in the spring of 2020 during quarantine, through that time this has become his favorite show. He will, without fail, quote his favorite lines from the likes of Peso, Quasi, and especially Barnacles. Jeez, even I, at 14, still enjoy watching Octonauts with my brother, I take it as one of my guilty pleasures. It is a children's show that doesn't talk down to its audience and remains educational and comedic.

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!).