I grew up on the original Sesame Street back in the 1970s. It's a real shame to see how far the series has fallen from it's glory days, therefore I was very skeptical when I heard that the Children's Television Workshop was working on a new series. I figured it would be as poor as the Sesame Street has been for the last 15 years. I couldn't have been more wrong, Dragon Tales is an absolutely charming series that little ones and even their parents will enjoy greatly. Dragon Tales is filled to the bursting point with cute (yet in no way obnoxious) characters and lots of singing and dancing.
I have to make a confession, I often times whistle the 'Bet You Can' song when I mow the lawn! Fans of the classic CGI series 'Reboot,' will get a kick out of hearing some very familiar voices. Kathleen Barr is on hand (I'm sure she sings some of the songs), as is Andrea Libman. But the most familiar voice is that of Shirley Millner, Hexadecimal herself as Doctor Boo Boo Gone. It's amazing to hear the same voice of crazy Hex coming out the mouth of the kindly old Doctor. She truly is a talented voice actress. Dragon Tales proves that there may yet be hope for quality children's programming on television.
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Dragon Tales is the kind of show that grabs most kid's attention and holds it for the duration. The show attempts to teach things like courtesy and empathy while the main characters have adventures in a fantasy world where dragons are the norm and children are rare, exotic creatures. Voice work is nice and the general look and feel of Dragonland is nice. Though the animation is not outstanding, I doubt kids notice or care how many frames it takes for a scene fade. I can't believe the other user comment I read that totally puts down the show. I'm sure most adults would find little entertainment value in a show that targets such a young audience, but that says nothing about the quality of the show for young kids. If you're looking for something clean and light for your toddler (and up), Dragon Tales is a great choice.
These beautiful dragons who have been co-designed with Ron Rodecker, famous dragon artist, teach children how to get along. My favorite episode is #133A 'Not Separated At Birth' In this one Zak and Wheezie disagree with each other so much that they separate- with the help of magic crystals. My only vice: Throughout season 3, there was a recurring theme that was repeated throughout several episodes- following directions. Guess the writers got sick and tired of people not following directions.
The show is set in Dragonland, a continent of some size on a different world, possibly a different dimension. the writers are careful not to ruin the backplot Emmy and Max find a dragon scale in their new house's playroom, which transports them to this peaceful magical place, and they've been going there since. Another reviewer seems to dislike or not understand children's television. There are so many shows today showing unpleasant and inappropriate behavior to our children, even under the guise of Y7 rated shows.
Most of the cartoons on Toon Disney, for instance, revolve around the hero of the show defeating bad guys, who almost universally do and say mean things to the hero or other innocent people. I dislike my children watching these shows, as they don't need to be exposed to that kind of mean behavior influence.
Yes, the hero always wins, but I'm not sure the kids always understand that almost everything the bad guy says is something that they should not say. On Dragon Tales, the themes usually include a problem that requires teamwork to solve, and always have a nice ending.
I have never had problems with my kids emulating a bad behavior from that show. I do not know why so many people flame this show. It is for little kids, and little kids seem to enjoy it. Let them, and maybe you can get out of the room and go read a book while your child or sibling enjoys this wonderful children's show. I always thought it was canceled, but it is still going, and i want to watch it every day, but i am at school when it is on.
Well, that really really sucks. But on my vacations, 10 am is my Dragon Tales time. And BTW, i am 15. First, it's super cute, although the animation is a little lacking, and it teaches really great lessons, for kids and adults who don't mind little kid shows. The songs are a little addictive, but they're fun, and if your kids like it, then what the hay? Let them watch it.
My 2 year old is hooked on Dragon Tales (along with Blue's Clues). I really don't get exactly why. Visually, it's not that appealing. He's 2, so the storyline isn't relevant. Maybe it's a color scheme? I think the stories and general message of the show are great. Hopefully it will have some value to him if he is still into the show in a year or so.
I do know this.he sits through the entire episode. Occasionally he will laugh. The other night we were watching the tape when the kid in the cartoon, Max, is trying to bang notes on a toy xylophone with some flowers!?! They then shatter (for no apparent reason). My kid cracks up, full belly laugh with tears in his eyes. I'm laughing with my kid while he is enjoying himself over this weird, somewhat unfunny scene. I have to say that I would have laughed at this on my own because it was odd that fresh cut flowers would shatter (with full glass shatter sound effects).
Anyway, if the kid likes it, I like it. Positive stories. A little weird and a little lame for adults but let the kids decide what they like. Think of the stuff we made OUR parents sit through.oh ya, pal.it's payback:) Tbone. I remembered watching this as a little kid back at the 90s when it was released on PBS, my all time favorite channel on TV and I've always loved it ever since, but a few years have passed and I've seemed to have forgotten it after all these years. However, that doesn't take away the fact that I loved it so much. The premise is very decent (two kids (along with their friend in the third season of the show) use a magical pearl to transport themselves to a fantasy land with talking dragons and learn some valuable lessons about sharing, caring, and being nice to people while having some creative adventures).
The characters are enjoyable and so cute. Max and Emmie are appealing, Kassie, the pink dragon, was so cute and her lines are great while Zak and Wheezie are hilariously likable.
Even Wheezie's 'Love it!' Was very funny. The only character that didn't hold up for me was Ord, the blue dragon.
He was very endearing in the first season, but at the second and third seasons, his whining was very irritating. On the bright side, the music is very charming. The theme song was so catchy, but not in an irritating way. The stores are very easy to following in the first two seasons, but in the third season, it becomes repetitive by repeating the same formula. The animation is not that great, but I do like the background art and some of the colors, though.
Overall, Dragon Tales, although flawed, is a pretty good children's show since it was target at an audience and would always be recommended to fans of PBS. Dragon Tales is not a masterpiece of a series, nor did it need to be. Adults mayn't find it their cup of tea(I'm 19 but I do see some good qualities in Dragon Tales), but children will be entranced, and I am saying this on behalf of my friend's kids who love this show.
The animation is not always great, but I do like the colours and some of the background art. The music is charming, true it sticks in your head after a while, but not in an irritating way. This music is simple, which I consider a good thing actually considering the target audience, and is easy to remember. The stories are easy to follow and are very sweet.
In Season 3, they do get repetitive, as you feel with the theme they keep dishing out the writers are running out of ideas. The writing is decent enough again considering the target audience, with catchphrases that you'll either love and hate.
Wheezie's I Love it may grate to some, but I have heard it many times prior to this show and have heard it too often to be annoyed by it, besides even I use it. The characters are on the whole engaging. Max and Emmie grew on me, and I love Wheezie. The only character I am not always so keen on is Ord, whose whining gets irritating after a while. And the voice acting, consisting of very talented veterans, is well done with Kathaleen Barr standing out.
All in all though, Dragon Tales even with its flaws is a charming little series. I can understand why those may not like it, but if a child likes this series I think Dragon Tales has done its job well. 7/10 Bethany Cox. Dragon Tales stars two siblings named Emmy and Max who move to a new house with dragon wallpaper in the playroom. They discover a dragon scale in one of the drawers, which takes them to a place where they can play with and interact with dragons and befriend big blue Ord, shy smart pink Cassie, and conjoined twins Zak and Wheezie. I personally have always found Wheezie to be pretty fun (sometimes I quote the 'love it' thing), but everyone else is pretty cool as well. The songs between each episode, while not masterpieces, are quite catchy and fun for the kids.
As an added bonus, it's perfect for kids in the process of moving, especially the first episode and the episode To Fly With A New Friend and Room For Change, since the whole premise of the series is Max and Emmy discovering how to get to Dragonland after moving to their new house. The season 3 episode To Fly With A New Friend also features the idea of moving by introducing Enrique, who moved from Colombia (it's never stated within the show but I assume that Max and Emmy live in America when they're not in Dragonland). In Room For Change, Cassie has to switch rooms because some new eggs will soon add to her already massively numbered siblings. She is at first reluctant to move to her new room but discovers something special inside.
Points also go to great side characters like Quetzel, Quetzel's brother, Enrique, Lorca, Cassie's siblings, Mungus the giant, Sid Sycamore, Cyrus, Eunice the unicorn, Mr Pop, Miss Tibbs, the Nodlings, Polly Nimbus, Dr Booboogone, and Celeste. If I were to name any flaws, they're that Ord's whining gets a little grating after a while but not enough to render the show unwatchable, and the later episodes lack the magic of the earlier ones.
Overall, I'd say that this is a sweet sweet series that I would recommend to anyone with any imagination whatsoever. Some weeks ago I saw the screenshots of two kids holding a rainbow-y stone in twitter, making a wish. Suddenly, I remembered that I used to watch the cartoon, but I can't remember its title. But today, while I browse an animation list, I found this and can't be much more glad, and I was like, 'whoa' for a while.
What a childhood memory. It is a very sweet cartoon.
I love the fact that it had no violence at all, and one thing that really made me like the cartoon so much was the colourful stone. I know kids like it when there's is something to cherish in their possession. Something that looks so valuable, and nice, and also the kind of thing that you can ask from. I don't know about you, but I feel as if my IQ level has dropped after watching this 'kids' show.
To make matters worse all of the characters in this story are dumb and retarded. Emmie and Max are dumb, can we please have an episode where they don't go to see the dragons? Maybe we could go to the mall, or the park or go play with some of our other friends but nooooooooo let's go inside our imagination to see the dragons. Whenever there's a problem, they always escape to see the dragons, it sort of makes for kids who'll grow up doing drugs some day. And what the hell is with those dragons, anyway? Why are Zak and Wheezie joined together? Why are they happy about it?
I'm sure there are kids wondering how in the world they got potty together. Orb is also dumb as hell just pulling things out of his pouch. 'Oh no, looks like it's raining, looks like we could use an umbrella.huh,huh,huh'. I know what you're thinking: 'if you hate it so bad, then why watch it?' Well, truth is I don't but my baby cousin does. And so whenever I'm over most of the time she's watching it.
Still this is right up there with Teletubbies as the dumbest kid's show ever. The children, Max and Emmie, seem to have no friends besides the imaginary dragons they visit. There's never really any reference to them interacting with HUMANS, except for the occasional 'Max, Emmie!' Call from their Spanish-accented mother. It would be very sad if there were really kids like this, constantly trapped in their play room and pretending to visit a magical dragon kingdom.
The show isn't even clever. The 'lessons' they try to incorporate are stupid and unrealistic. And couldn't they even come up with better names for things than dragonflower, dragoncat, dragonbread, etc.? One last thing. I for one think it is disgusting that Ord is constantly pulling all sorts of things out of his 'pouch'. He'll reach down into his stomach and pull out a whole birthday cake or a ball. It's disturbing.
The children, Max and Emmie, seem to have no friends besides theimaginarydragons they visit. There's never really any reference to theminteractingwith HUMANS, except for the occasional 'Max, Emmie!' Call from theirSpanish-accented mother. It would be very sad if there were really kidslikethis, constantly trapped in their play room and pretending to visit amagical dragon kingdom. The show isn't even clever. The 'lessons' they try to incorporate arestupidand unrealistic. And couldn't they even come up with better names forthingsthan dragonflower, dragoncat, dragonbread, etc.?
One last thing. I for one think it is disgusting that Ord is constantlypulling all sorts of things out of his 'pouch'. He'll reach down into hisstomach and pull out a whole birthday cake or a ball. My daughter loves it, but she is under 3. I can barely watch the show, because: 1. The animation is extremely primitive by all standards. Why do those kids have strange head to body size proportions?
It makes them look like almost all of them had a vitamin D deficiency in their childhoods. Why do all the characters and creatures in dragon land have to have names or titles with dragon as the prefix?
The show is overly cheerful and boring, dragons are overly anthropomorphized and have no personality, and music is overly repetitive and simple. Although the messages this show sends are positive, the poor execution makes them intolerable. I was surprised to find out that Dragon Tales is the product of the Sesame Street Workshop. Very disappointing.
I wouldn't necessarily recommend switching to cartoon network as opposed to the suggestions from some of the viewers. I don't find cartoon channel appropriate for immature audiences, and it teaches children poor taste and terrible manners, but if you watch PBS or PBS sprout channel, try to avoid Dragon Tales, unless you want to raise unsophisticated simpletons with no personality. This one is fairly stupid but spellbinding for little kids. Unfortunately it perpetuates some stereotypes, such as Ord being big, dumb, and funny-talking. It also teaches kids that 1) every single problem is temporary and can be fixed as good as new (with magic) and 2) it is just fine to disappear from the house at will and not tell the parents. Every time the kids get bored, they say 'lets go to Dragon Land!!' , like it's some kind of drug.
And where are the parents? They only are heard yelling from downstairs when there is a noise in their room or it is time to eat. This one also followed the 'Arthur' lead and made the show two-12 minute stories separated by a nonsensical intermission.
As if kids these days needed another reason to have a short attention span. Make it 25 minutes and build a little complexity to the plots.