Dear review section, not every show is supposed to be the next Sesame Street in terms of impact or ground broke. I'm not saying it's okay to make bad shows, but the show is ultimately harmless and cute, plus it at least tries, unlike some certain preschool shows.
This show is from the creators of Blue's Clues, and is sort of like Blue's Clues because it has a human interacting with non-human characters, and both combine animation and live-action. Gabby is a very strong protagonist, who acts as the big good and peacekeeper of the dollhouse, plus she's a great role model for black girls.
The cats in the dollhouse are very memorable and unique. Baby Box's animation is very unique because it's stilted and slow to make it appear as if she's in stop-motion, which is quite impressive to do in CGI. My favorite cat is CatRat, he's hilarious and brings a lot of humor and snark to what otherwise would be a very saccharine show. Plus, he's voiced by Donovan Patton (aka Joe from Blue's Clues and Bot from Team Umizoomi) and you can't go wrong with him. Cakey is so annoying when she cries though.
It's just very comforting and promotes imaginative play, problem solving, and social and emotional skills. Although I think Cakey's crying is annoying, I like the lesson on deep breathing that comes afterwards in the first episode.
Check it out if you have kids, boys and girls alike will love it.
