Nanalan'

We stumbled across this show one Sunday morning at 6:30 a.m. while flipping through all of the cable channels and this turned out to be best show on! It is absolutely adorable. We need shows like this for children (and adults, as I'm certainly way beyond my childhood years.) As one of the other commentaries pointed out, this show benefits from the simplicity of the characters and story lines. The puppets are fantastically cute, the backgrounds are colorful and even though they are created out of cardboard, foam, paint, and pure imagination, they remind us of our own childhoods, when we could spend the day at our own grandma's house, exploring the world around us. For those who never were lucky to have a grandma as nice as Nana, this show is for you, you'll make up for lost time! This show is a true inspiration and filled with cleverness and humor and just outright fun, for children and adults alike. In other words, don't overlook this show, just because you're over the age of three! Spend a half hour with Mona, Nana, Mr. Wooka, and Russell, they'll be friends you look forward to seeing!

One day I stayed home from work due to an illness. I was asleep until about 9:30 a.m. and eventually turned the telly on and started surfing the channels. I finally landed on the last 15 minutes of "Nanalan'". I had seen little blips before of Mona's honeydew melon head as I cruised the channels, but this time I thought "Well, I'm getting into illustrating children's stories, so I may as well check this out and see if I can get any ideas from it." Was I glad that I did. Mona was also sick and in bed and "Misser" Wooka had come over with his puppet theatre to give her a little entertainment. I laughed so hard over it that, at least for a few minutes, I actually felt a little better. From then on I tried to catch the prog whenever I could.

The end of the show always comes with a ring of the doorbell. Mona looks at the camera and yells "Mo-o-o-my-y-y-y!!" so sweetly that it just tugs at my heart. When I watch this it reminds me of the summer days that I spent at my grandma's house. When my mom came through the door I pretty much did the same thing as Mona.

Unfortunately "Nanalan'" is always on while I'm at work and doesn't come on again until after my bedtime, so I don't get to view it as often as I would like. :( This is great entertainment for kids and, well, for adults also. The characters and backgrounds scream colour and children can relate to the stories.

My sister and I discovered this show some time back in the early 2000s and couldn't stop laughing it. The voice and face of Mona is hard not to laugh and smile at. I'm a 31 year old man now and I still have appreciation for it. There's something oddly amusing about it. It reminds me of simple happy times as a child. I'm obsessed with it and can't stop watching it. It's probably one of my favorite things out of Nick Jr. And I'm glad to see they're keeping the fan base alive on Instagram. It's not only entertaining for small children but also for adults. The concept is simple yet somehow genius.

The most entertaining kids' show I've ever seen. Arthur? Blah. Art Attack?

Psht. PMK? Who likes repeats?

Nanalan is where it's at. I'm a semi-mature 19 year-old University student and I find Nanalan to be the best kids show ever, and definitely one of the most entertaining things on television.

Nanalan will blow your mind. Trust me. If you're looking for Nanalan, I know it's on DVD in a few stores (for buy at HMV, for rent at Roger's Video (maybe)), but I think these are older ones. You can catch Nanalan on the CBC at 10:00am EST for the Toronto and southern Ontario area. I've also read that it's on YTV, but I have no way to confirm this.

Watch Nanalan; the worst thing that could happen is your demise.

This show is great for little kids and maybe some adults because it could give adults ideas for a great day with a little toddler. All the characters are very charming, especially Mr.Wooka, all the things he does to make Nana, Mona and Russell happy! Mona is such a cute green monster (I'm not sure what species she is, judging by her loss of nose, she isn't a human) and Russell is a very intellectual, very human-like dog and Nana is very caring and I'm sure if Mona was real, she would grow up to be a very sensible, smart girl. I'm 12 and I still like this show, especially the 30 minute shows. The creators of this show are pure geniuses, I can't stress that enough! 10/10! :)