Dodo

I started out watching this show as "background noise", but quickly found myself hooked.

This is a british show about a boy named Joe and about the trials and tribulations of being an 11/12 year old. To a 12 year old, everything that is happening is life ending. From getting rejected by someone you've had a crush on for 3 whole days, to getting embarrassed in class by accidentally calling the teacher "mom", to breaking up with your best friend for the 864th time. Each time one of these things happens, you are 100% convinced that your life is now and forever completely over.

It is a pure hearted show through and through, but that what makes you care about it. The characters are written in such a way that you want to root for all of them. It is nostalgia for those of us that are older, and a realistic show for those of us that are in that age group.

My advice is to give it a few episodes before you decide not to watch it. The terse delivery of the announcer and the over inflated emotions of the main character are all done in jest, and it takes a while for it to really click that it is all supposed to be in jest to the viewer, but very real to Joe.

I am really hoping for a second season...or would it be a second "series" since it is a british show?

Dodo is a British cartoon about a middleschooler Joe who deals with the same problems as most at that age: fighting with his best friend, having crushes, being amberessed of parents so it definetly is very relatable. Dodo feels a lot like Tear Along the Dotted Line (other Netflix animated tv show) but this one is focusing on the awkward situations of a middle school than on life after highschool, i think they are very similar in the delivery of the stories (incerting main characters thoughts). The show is made as a comedy and it's definetly funny but it also has more heartfelt moments such as Disco and last four episodes. My only problem is that sometimes the pacing seams a little bit off but it is still pretty good animated show for all family.

I stumbled across this program while my daughter stumbled between reruns of Mr Bean and Scooby Doo, and I've become a little bit obsessed with it. For anyone who grew up in the English education system it's almost painfully familiar, evoking the mind-bending highs and desperately crushing lows of an average day in the life of a 12 years old - a time when the slightest inconvenience such as an embarrassing dad can mean the *literal end of your life*, or where sharing a plate of chips with your crush can make you feel invincible.

Kids of a certain age will enjoy the silliness and hopefully learn that embarrassment isn't a terminal disease, whilst grownups will smile as they recognise a very nascent version of themselves.