Here is a rundown of kids and family programming premiering this week:

MONDAY, AUGUST 15TH, 2022:
Deepa & Anoop Series Premiere (Netflix)
Joined by her color-changing pet elephant, a joyful little girl creates music, merriment and mischief at her Indian family's Mango Manor hotel.

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17TH, 2022:
Junior Baking Show (Netflix)
Britain's most talented young bakers wow judges with cakes, biscuits, breads and more in this kid-focused spinoff of "The Great British Baking Show."

THURSDAY, AUGUST 18TH, 2022:
Dragons: The Nine Realms Season Premiere (Hulu)
Set 1,300 years after the events of How To Train Your Dragon, dragons are now just a legend to the modern world. When a geological anomaly opens up an immense, miles-deep fissure in the Earth’s surface, scientists from all over the world gather at a new research facility to study the mysterious phenomenon. Soon a group of misfit kids, brought to the site by their parents, uncover the truth about dragons and where they’ve been hiding -- a secret they must keep to themselves to protect what they’ve discovered.

He-Man And The Masters Of The Universe (Netflix)
On Eternia, the first planet of creation, a demonic tyrant rises: Skeletor! With dark armies at his command, Skeletor is on the march, hell-bent on capturing Eternia’s kingdoms, and its ultimate prize – Castle Grayskull, the ancient fortress of mystery said to contain the greatest power in the universe. It’s up to He-Man and his brave squad of rookie heroes to stop Skeletor and restore the peace. Both sides come armed with enchanted Power Weapons – transforming them into Masters of the Primal Powers of the Universe. It’s Master vs. Dark Master, He-Man vs. Skeletor – fighting for control of Eternia, Castle Grayskull, and the fate of us all. In the end, who will become MASTER OF THE UNIVERSE?

FRIDAY, AUGUST 19TH, 2022:
The Cuphead Show! Season Two Premiere (Netflix)
Based on the award-winning video game that smashed onto the scene with a gorgeous retro animation style, THE CUPHEAD SHOW! is a character-driven comedy series following the unique misadventures of loveable, impulsive scamp Cuphead and his cautious but easily swayed brother Mugman. As the two scour their surreal homeworld of the Inkwell Isles in search of fun and adventure, they always have each other’s back. Unless there’s only one cookie left, in which case it’s every cup for himself. THE CUPHEAD SHOW! combines nostalgic delights, side-splitting gags, and a healthy dose of the heebie jeebies—especially when a ridiculously weird nemesis, The Devil himself, arrives on the scene to toy with our heroes. For King Features, C.J. Kettler will serve as the Executive Producer and Cuphead creators Chad and Jared Moldenhauer will serve as Executive Producers for Studio MDHR. The series will be produced by Netflix Animation and is executive produced by Emmy and Annie Award-winning producer, Dave Wasson (Mickey Mouse Shorts) and co-executive produced by Cosmo Segurson (Rocko’s Modern Life: Static Cling).

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Inspired by the New York Times bestselling books by Tad Hills, Duck & Goose is a preschool series that celebrates the unique camaraderie of Duck and Goose, two best feathered friends that don’t always see beak to beak. That is until they discover that embracing and appreciating each other's differences can help them think up entirely new ideas to help solve everyday challenges, both big and small. 

Duck & Goose is directed by Brian Muelhaupt (Sesame Street) with Jane Startz (Ella Enchanted), Douglas Wood (Bob the Builder, Little Einsteins), Chris Prynoski (Harriet the Spy), Shannon Prynoski (Harriet the Spy), Ben Kalina (Harriet the Spy), Antonio Canobbio (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) and Tad Hills (Duck & Goose) executive producing. Peabody Award winner Wood also serves as showrunner. Cathy Davidson, Ph.D., founding director of the Futures Initiative and a distinguished professor in the Ph.D. program in English at the Graduate Center, CUNY, and Christina Katopodis, Ph.D., executive director and postdoctoral associate at Transformative Learning in the Humanities, serve as the transformative learning experts on the series through Apple TV+’s changemakers initiative. 

Duck & Goose premieres Friday, July 8th, 2022 on Apple TV+.

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A new one-hour Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood movie is coming to PBS Kids.

Daniel Tiger Visits A New Neighborhood will be premiere nationally on PBS Kids stations on Monday, June 20th, 2022.

In the special, Daniel and Mom go on a trip to visit Mom Tiger’s friend and her family, including her young son and Daniel’s pen pal, Juan Carlos. Daniel gets to take his very first train ride as he leaves the Neighborhood of Make-Believe for the first time and learns helpful new strategies for traveling and being away from home. He also discovers what makes Juan Carlos’ family and neighborhood so special – and even learns some grr-ific Spanish phrases.

The Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood special is part of PBS KIDS summer celebration. Still to come are new episodes of Odd Squad (July 4th-8th), Alma’s Way (July 11th-14th), and Molly of Denali (July 18th-21st), as well as new shorts from Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum, which will debut in July and explore themes like compassion, kindness, gratitude, curiosity, and more.






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Reboots of any television show can be a tricky thing. The premise might sound ludicrous, but given the right amount of talent nearly any idea has the potential of exceeding your expectations. The laughable sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica was rebooting into one of most compelling dramas of the genre. And the reboot of Saved By The Bell became...well, maybe that's not a great example. Hey, wasn't that reboot of Battlestar Galactica really well done?

I did not have a great deal of optimism that the new movie Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers was going to be able to capture the joy and the classic animated series. The original was so well done that it was difficult to imagine how those characters could be rebooted into a movie that is set in modern-day California. But not only were my fears unjustified, I could not have been more mistaken.

Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers is an absolute delight. It's funny, warm and it is crammed with unexpected cameos and literally dozens of increasingly off-the-wall pop culture references. It's the perfect family film and is a special treat if you grew up on the original Disney Afternoon animated block of shows.

The movie takes place in the present day, thirty years after Chip & Dale's TV show was cancelled. They live in a Roger Rabbit world where humans and animated characters live side-by-side and in a lot of ways this film is the sequel to Who Framed Roger Rabbit? that I always wished someone would make. In this film, Chip (voiced by John Mulaney) is living a lonely life in the suburbs as an insurance salesman. Dale (voiced by Andy Samberg), meanwhile, has had CGI surgery and works the convention circuit, desperate to relive his glory days. 

Dale's appearance at the convention is a tip-of that this film is going to be something special. He's sitting in an autograph booth, surrounded by other quasi celebrities, all hoping for a little attention. There's Ugly Sonic (the Sonic with the human teeth), the candlestick from Beauty and the Beast and of course The Jungle Book's Baloo, who is the star of the event. 

Chip and Dale haven't spoken since Dale left the Rescue Rangers to do his own series (which didn't last longer than the pilot). Dale keeps hoping for a reunion, and has paid for a CGI upgrade in hopes of appearing younger. But the team getting back together seems impossible until the duo are forced to work together after their old Rangers pal Monterey Jack is kidnapped. They learn he is going to be altered and forced to act in bootleg animated films. A plotline which will open up all sorts of unexpected cameos later in the film.

Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers perfectly captures the chaos of the original series while still being able to put the characters firmly in the modern world. Nearly every scene has some unexpected image or pop culture joke and even the throwaway posters are hilarious (Meryl Streep in "Mr. Doubtfire"). 

I am not going to spoil anything about the film's many surprises, but I will say it's been a long time since I laughed this much while watching an animated film. This movie is absolutely first-rate, so much so that I suspect Disney would have done very well if it had decided to release the movie into theaters first.

Kids will love Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers, but there is also a lot for adults to enjoy. The film ends with what seems to be a good set-up for a sequel and I hope that happens. 

It's been a tough few months, and Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers is just the sort of mental palate cleanse we all need right about now.

Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers premiered Friday, May 20th, 2022 on Disney+







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