Playhouse Disney- Review of My Childhood (part 3)

Hi, I'm the Whatsoever Critic. I review just about anything.

Welcome to Part 3 of my review of Playhouse Disney! For Part 3, I will look at the shows that came out in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.

The Book of Pooh

Here's a classic. Taking Winnie the Pooh, and making him a live-action puppet.

That was pretty cool.
What I liked about the show was that the puppetry reminded you of Bear In The Big Blue House, but was more sophisticated in storytelling. Speaking of storytelling, some of the stories on this show can be taken from some of A. A. Milne's Winnie the Pooh stories.

Most of the show was live-action, including Christopher Robin, who only shows up in the show's intro and ending.

-Little known fact, Christopher Robin made a fuller appearance in one of this show's direct-to-video specials.
Well, I still remember this show as a Disney classic, and I hope Disney Junior would air this one.

Stanley

For this show, it was pretty interesting every once in a while.

It's about a boy that uses his Great Big Book of Everything to learn about many types of animals.

He's accompanied by his talking pet goldfish Dennis.

And there's a talking dog named Harry and a talking cat named Elsie, that act as the show's comic relief.
The show was decent in teaching kids lessons that can be learned through a tough situation that Stanley would get in. Stanley would then learn that animals can share the same troubles as humans, and that he can learn from them by solving the problem in an effective way.
-Well, that makes sense...
I don't think this show is on TV anymore, but it would be nice to have it on Disney Junior.

The Wiggles

Now this one, most of you may know on the top of your head. It's your colorful British-accented foursome, as they sing and dance for kids, while with a cast of colorful British-accented characters that would range from a pirate who would always wear a large feather on his head, to a dinosaur-looking chick...
-... that I always thought was Barney's ex-wife that didn't want to take responsibility of Baby Bop and BJ...
...to a dog simply known as Wags, to an octopus who looks like he belongs with the circus...
-I always thought this show tried to be the Sesame Street of Disney.
Anyway, there's no way this show is forgettable, even though this show linked to other channels after Playhouse Disney chucked it to make room for newer shows that would later be the final shows that cashed in on the Playhouse Disney name.

JoJo's Circus

Not too many people remember this one... Why? Well, I'll give you the premise:
It's about a clown girl with a cuddly lion for a pet...
-...Okay, which show is ripping off which? I mean, in both this show and The Big Comfy Couch, there's...
a clown girl as a main character,

a clown environment,

and the lead's cuddly sidekick.

I can't believe a show like this lasted for 5 years. I mean, the similarity between this show and The Big Comfy Couch should've been obvious.

Higglytown Heroes

This one's another classic. It's about a group of kids that would get into situations, and it's up to a certain individual to "save the day." The individuals are different for each scenario, because they range from dentists, to drivers, to whatever occupation.

What I liked about the show was the importance of having an occupation. Having a job seemed pretty legit on this show, because it shows the appreciation of the dentist, the driver, or whoever "saves" these kids from their conflict(s).

It was a great way to teach kids to appreciate people that serve the community. They sometimes air this show on Disney Junior, but I wish it would air more than once on their weekly block.

The Koala Brothers

Now I'm not sure if this was Playhouse Disney's first stop-motion animated show, but what do you think?
The show centers around two koala brothers that live in the Austrailian Outback and fly around in their airplane all the time.

They usually help their neighbors with anything that comes up.
What I kinda liked about this show was that unlike most cartoon shows, especially the educational shows that target young children, there were no antagonists and/or disagreeable characters.

In fact, everyone cooperated with each other, despite the fact that they have their own thoughts and feelings about things.
But still, the show seems so forgettable, because there was no redeeming value to it.

That was Part 3 of my Playhouse Disney review! Please stay tuned for Part 4!

Whatsoever Critic
Sources:
The Book of Pooh
Stanley
The Wiggles
JoJo's Circus
The Big Comfy Couch
Higglytown Heroes
The Koala Brothers

Courtesy: Shadow Projects, Cartoon Pizza, Cuppa Coffee Studios, Nashville Public Television, and Happy Nest Entertainment Company.