सुपरकिट्टी

I know you've seen those reviews: this show does remind viewers of PJ Masks, a show which I used to like but now hate because it feels like they did everything wrong. SuperKitties on the other hand does almost everything right. The SuperKitties have great personalities themselves, and so do the villains. They might get a little whiny sometimes but it never gets under my skin. And unlike the villains in PJ Masks, who do bad things just because it's evil, these villains in SuperKitties most of the time want something that's actually reasonable. They do learn from their mistakes, and this show has great lessons. Even if they use the same lessons several times in one season, I like the plots they use to teach it.

The CGI of this show is great, and it looks so smooth. After all, it's animated by Silvergate Media, the same animation studio behind Octonauts, a really good British cartoon that aired on Disney Junior in the USA. And the Peter Rabbit cartoon, a really good Canadian cartoon (well, at least I think it's a Canadian cartoon) that aired on Nick Jr. In the USA.

There are only two things in this show that aren't as good as everything else. One is the character of Pickles. You can basically say he's modern Patrick Star but more annoying. And the second one is the fact that they have to sing a villain's name the first time said villain's name is said.

Overall? This is a really good American-Canadian cartoon that I will always find time to watch some really good episodes again and again.

Four cute kittens who live at a cat day-care have secret identities as super heroes. When duty calls, they jump down secret tubes where they suit-up and become Super Kitties. They have two adventures each episode. Sometimes they face a random trouble-maker, and sometimes they fight the super-villain Lab Rat.

The animation is high quality 3D CGI and the kittens are adorable. The simple city setting helps educate preschool children about the world around them and the stories give lessons on good behavior.

My only criticism (based on two episodes) is the stories are very simple and I think older children will quickly lose interest. If you need to satisfy multiple children at one time, you might do better with Puppy Dog Pals or Sophia the First.

....that all the detractors who've left reviews here so obviously all edgy teen/pre-teens that want to make it known that, whole they've watched the show, they hate it and find it "so cringe."

It's like okay, maybe you had to sit through it with your little sibling. You're smckearly not the target audience. I don't understand why you felt the need to come to IMDb, of all places, and denounce it. No one is going to know.

To all the parents out there: This show is a good one. My toddler is 3, and I was desperately in search of something that wasn't mind-numbingly simplistic (Daniel Tiger) but dial down a few notches from some of the more hyper-stimulating options out there.

Superkitties was definitely a hail Mary because I completely expected it to be a rebranding of paw patrol or along the same vein as puppy dog pals (which is miles better than the former, admittedly. Good music, very wholesome)

I love the fact that the villains all have a real motivation for their antics, which is typically explained and then overcome in a way that's inclusive to the misguided antagonist. Instead of just an annoying after causing havoc for the sake of it, (looking at you, Spidey and your friends)

I don't know who's writing the songs for this but the music in it is actually really really good. There's honestly not much to complain about here, as far as shows for toddlers go. Yes the wholesomeness can get to be a little bit much, but what's the alternative? The absence of a message so it's just screen time in the name of entertainment/child minding? There's some super Montessori-minded parents out there who would call me a lazy parent for allowing ANY screen time, among other things, and they may be correct. But I do what I can. Which means when I have screen time I want it to offer *something,* in addition to the opportunity to take a shower.

And at that age, the lessons need to be pretty obvious and in-your-face in order for them to understand. The other end of that spectrum might be, say, SpongeBob. And while I may have some appreciation for his bizarre antics, I don't think I want my toddler going around doing SpongeBob's, "Nyah-yah-yeah-na" laugh anytime soon, or eye. If that means having to hear, "meow meow meow" instead, so be it.

I'm not crazy about how flashy and stimulating some of the animation is, which we generally try to avoid in kids' shows. However, I absolutely love the messaging of this show. The Superkitties not only solve the problem they've been called in to help with, but also work to solve the villain's problem too. Every single time, the villain is revealed to have been acting out in an attempt to solve their own problem which is such a great lesson in empathy and understanding. It's a great way to reinforce the idea to our three year old that sometimes people act out in bad ways, but that doesn't mean they're bad people, rather they are good people who make mistakes or bad choices.

Call me a manchild all you want but this show is so sweet and entertaining I can't help but love it. Obviously it still has the DJr faults like repetitive plots, corny endings and predictable episodes but everything outside of those negatives is just great. If you want to show your kid a great show, turn this on.

Another one of the things I have to complain about is the animation, while it's nothing too offensive, being the regular DJr animation we've known to expect from the program, I feel like "SuperKitties" could've done better with an animation more similar to "The Lion Guard" or "Bluey", having more freedom to do more cartoon-y and wacky stuff with the characters.