Talking Tom & Friends

I know how it looks, it's an animated show about talking cats and dogs made for kids. The production value isn't that high, and the animation is just middle of the road. You probably passed by it on the netflix kids app and maybe you've even heard of the incredibly annoying children's app that spawned the whole series. This show should be awful. It should be just a mindless time waster meant to distract kids for a few minutes at a time, at least that's what I thought when my 5 year old niece made me put it on while I was babysitting. Here's the thing, I really, really like this show. I felt actual disappointment when I had to leave after I was done babysitting because I just wanted to keep watching. The writing is funny and sharp, there are tons of references, it's not afraid to make fun of itself and the characters are all so damn lovable. It's a good show. It's like the writers sat down and realized that adults would have to watch this with their kids and decided to serve both audiences, what a crazy idea, right? Seriously though, this show has no business being as good as it is, but for some reason or another, it actually is good. Next time you're babysitting, or trying to find something kid friendly to watch that won't make you want to pull out your hair, give this show a shot.