Toot & Puddle is one of the most mistreated shows from my childhood. While I can say the premise isn't entirely original, this shows writing and characters still makes it enjoyable. First of all it has a very well done animation style. Granted, it's not Disney Movie level quality (because let's be real, you can't get away with that on a regular basis) but it's still pretty good. It has it's own style, the character designs are decently intriguing, and the movements are pretty good. There's also the characters, and while they're not super fleshed out, but they're surprisingly pretty good. Can you really be considered a character if you don't have personality? Toot is an ambitious and sometimes arrogant adventurer, while puddle is more down to earth and neaty, and wants everything to go perfectly. And those are things that both kids and adults can easily relate to.
On their own they're decent enough, but their dynamic is what pushes them into excellence, they have some good chemistry, no matter the occasion. They also rarely have out-of-character moments, mainly because everything's always just so fine tuned, Toot & Puddle are just always so charismatic together, whether they're just having good time on one of their around the world trips, or having idle conversations amongst each other, or even getting ready for their trips, it's all so endearing. They feel like real friends above all else and they're always gonna be there for each other. How are the lessons? They're taught decently well, even the more juvenile ones (e.g. Sharing, patience and et cetera, they're the kind of lessons Caillou would teach), Unlike most other kids shows they don't talk down to kids, or just poorly shove in a lesson at the last minute, No. They actually get down on their level, every lesson is in the context of each episode, and it's pacing really helps, and stuff like that is effective. How's about the humor? While it's not Gut-busting hilarious, it got some solid writing from time to time. Some of my personal favorite episodes are "Doors, Drawers, and Floors", "Astronaut Camp", "The Great Cheese Chase", "Opal's Big Move", "Puddle's Poison Ivy" and a few others. So overall, it's a pretty good show, and I recommend you check this show out. It really needs more love.
