I was amazed by a couple of very negative reviews of this show. In fact I was moved enough to register on the site simply so I could try to address some of the points raised. Please understand I'm not attacking these original reviewers - they are entitled to their opinions! I'm just trying to put some balance to the comments that appear to have made the show rate way lower than I believe it deserves.
The first was about a single episode where one of the characters is suspected of taking some boots. The reviewer had never seen any other show and immediately jumped on the fairy being black so that must have been why they were suspected - which is a little sad that they thought that when the characters made it quite clear that in an earlier episode it had been shown how much (more than the others) she really loved boots.... if cookies disappeared on Sesame St, you'd probably ask the Cookie monster where he'd been....
The other review suggested that a US cable TV channel had taken one of their existing shows and copied it. In fact both shows were made by different companies (Flapjack by the cartoon network, and Pearlie by a co-production between an Australian producer & Canadian animation studio), and even if there are similarities there are also differences. No doubt similarities between Flapjack and other shows could also be made if you looked hard enough. Frankly, complaints such as the show (an animated show about fairies, for goodness sake!) being too colourful indicates that the reviewer simply was watching the wrong show for them and was not giving an unbiased opinion. It was like a review about cats from a dog lover.
So. That's off my chest. The show is actually a spin off from a series of children books written by an Australia comedienne, Wendy Harmer. They are written with humour, but also with various overlying moral themes generally about 'doing the right thing' - being responsible for your actions, helping others, being kind, etc. My two girls loved the books, and also the animated series (many of the episodes were also written by Wendy or based on stories from the books) - although their (and my) preference was probably for the books. Is the series a classic? Well, no. But it is at worst harmless, and is definitely better than many other shows out there that try to be too smart or hip for their own good. My girls (9 & 7) would rate it a ten out of ten. My son (7) would rate it maybe a 5 (Clone Wars would be a ten for him). As a parent, I'd rate it seven & a half out of ten.... maybe a borderline 8.
So in short, don't be put off by the low rating in IMDb. It's not perfect, but the show is decent enough, many episodes have some underlying moral theme, and overall it's approved by this parent!
