Wonder Pets! Wonder Pets!

What's gonna work?

If you know the correct answer to that question, then you've been watching "The Wonder Pets." It's described as "the first mini-operetta for preschoolers." But what it really is, is a "cartoon" show featuring a helpful duckling, turtle and guinea pig (who spend most of their lives living secretly as the pets for a preschool). The kids leave and the adventure begins, with the animals singing all the way, usually to classical music, though for the show we're currently watching ("Save the Tree!"), it's got an almost hip-hop feel because they're in the city saving a poor little tree. And the tree just bloomed. All because the Wonder Pets asked for help.

I've grown to like this show, which scares the crap out of me. I find myself singing the little songs.

"The phone! The phone is ringing! ... There's an animal in trouble. There's an animal IN TROUBLE! There's an animal in trouble somewhere."

It's a very exclamation-point centric show. It's also done in that very hip, photo-based animation. Kinda realistic, which accentuates the whimsy of their costume changes, singing, etc.

"We're not too big and we're not too tough but when we work together we've got the right stuff."