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16 Kids’ Shows That Are Actually Great
We waded through the ocean of childrens’ programming for the rare gems.
You’d be surprised at how much drama can be packed into the short stand-alone episodes and how satisfying it feels when the adorable duo successfully solves problems that range from having to bike over a huge hill to losing their map while sailing across the ocean. The series sidesteps how Frog and Toad (again, like Bert and Ernie) have become queer icons, but their best-friendship is enchanting, populated by shared meals, thoughtful gifts, and all the kinds of deliberate gestures kids can learn from. Peep, a good-natured chick, and Quack, a grumpy duck, as well as other onomatopoeically named friends, overcome gentle obstacles induced in part by their general failure to understand the natural world (a real deficit if you’re a bunch of birds).
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