Rowan Fernandez

No, Daniel, I Won't Sing Along With You. Now, I like Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood as a show, but that doesn't mean that I like every episode of the series. In fact, Won't You Sing Along With Me? is my least favorite episode of the series. When I saw the promos for this special, I expected something along the lines of similar specials made following the COVID-19 pandemic like Sesame Street: Elmo's Virtual Playdate and The Loud House: Hangin' at Home with the Casagrandes. When I saw the actual special, it was a gigantic letdown. Unlike Elmo's Virtual Playdate and Hangin' at Home, both of which were positive and upbeat, WYSAWM was bleak and depressing, with Daniel complaining throughout the special that he can't go to the Neighborhood Carnival or visit his friends. It's bad enough I have to deal with the hardships of COVID-19, I don't need to be reminded that things aren't going to get better. WYSAWM also focused far too much on Daniel and none of his friends got any proper screentime in it. Outside of Miss Elaina and Katerina (whom I'll get to later), you only ever see them get non-speaking cameos in the songs. WYSAWM also completely missed the mark of what both Elmo's Virtual Playdate and Hangin' at Home did so well; having the protagonists interact virtually with their friends. Not once in WYSAWM did I see Daniel interact virtually with any of his friends. The intro, outro, and even a promo for WYSAWM show Daniel and his friends in separate screens, implying they're going to interact with each other at some point, but it never actually happens in the special. One last thing, the "Won't You Explore Along With Me?" and "Won't You Get Ready For Bed With Me?" segments at the end where Miss Elaina asks the audience to explore her house with her and Katerina asks the audience to help her get ready for bed completely undermine the special's message; to stay at home and social distance. These segments serve no real purpose other than to pad the special out. Take my advice and DO NOT see WYSAWM. See Elmo's Virtual Playdate and/or Hangin' at Home instead. Those specials are both positive and upbeat, have the protagonists interact virtually with each other all throughout, and don't have any segments that undermine their messages.

Pinkalicious and Peteriffic? More like "Stinkavicious and Petehorrific"! There are many reasons why I have such a strong vendetta against this show, but perhaps the most egregious one of all is the fact that it replaced the long-running and beloved Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends in its time slot on PBS (though Mattel moving Thomas from PBS to the Nick Jr. channel in late 2017 was also to blame for this). This show specifically targets young girls, and by doing that, it risks alienating the male half of its audience, as well as older children and adults. The animation in this show is so saccharine, it's practically diabetic, and who names their daughter "Pinkalicious", anyway? If I wanted to watch something pink and green with fairies in it, I'd watch the first five seasons of The Fairly OddParents on Nickelodeon.

This movie does not deserve all the fame and attention it got. Besides the fact that it is based on one of the worst Cartoon Network shows of all time, which got far more screentime than it deserved at the expense of other, much better CN shows, it was clearly made to cash in on the success of Disney and Pixar's Incredibles 2, which is superior in every way. This movie also tried to bribe people with a promise of a sixth season of the original Teen Titans show that it had absolutely no intention of keeping.

Teen Titans Go! or "Toddler Titans" is one of the worst Cartoon Network shows of all time. The so-called heroes are genuinely unlikable, the show has episodes about cooties, the wonders of the bathroom, and saying "waffles" for eleven minutes, the animation is lousy, and yet somehow, especially in 2017, the show took up way too much screentime on Cartoon Network, stealing it from other, much better shows. Heck, it got five seasons and a theatrical movie, far more than it deserved. If you want a show that does the superhero sitcom dynamic well, watch Sonic Boom instead. Sonic Boom came out in 2014 and uses a similar dynamic, but it keeps its characters likable and uses more mature storylines, and unfortunately doesn't get the screentime it so rightfully deserves, thanks in part to Toddler Titans.

In my opinion, Sonic Boom is one of the best video game cartoons of all time. It knows how to do the superhero sitcom dynamic well because it keeps its characters likable and uses well-written storylines. It even knows how to poke fun at the Sonic franchise and the more insane parts of the Sonic fanbase at times. My only real complaints with the show are that it does not get the screentime it so rightfully deserves, and the video game tie-ins, unfortunately, do not live up to the same quality as the show itself.

I am one of the few people who genuinely hates this show. It just feels so un-Disney-like. It's dark, violent, depressing, and inappropriate for little children, in huge contrast to Disney's long line of family-friendly media. I also don't like any of the characters, and I can say without hesitation that Mabel Pines is my least favorite Disney character of all time.