Customer Reviews

Jakers! - Treasure Hunt on Raloo Farm

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(0)
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I bought this DVD and numerous other Jakers DVDs for my grandson. He just loves the adventures of Piggly Winks. I would highly recommend this DVD and the other Jakers' DVDs.

This was a very good movie for children. It's not just entertaining but teaches valuable lessons to children. It is about a grandfather pig telling stories of his childhood to his grandchildren. I definitely would recommend this movie. It is suitable for all ages.

We stumbled upon Jakers! over a year ago when it was on PBS. They've taken it off our station last I knew, so the DVDs are all we get to watch. This particular DVD was purchased for my 20 month old daughter for St Patrick's Day. She loves this show, as do her parents. The nice thing about it is it can be enjoyed by the whole family. It encourages kids to use their imagination, which almost seemed discouraged otherwise. Plus it captures some key parts of Irish heritage, such as story telling, and Irish lore! I eagerly await more DVDs coming out soon!

I love the fact that these are cute, funny, well-made cartoons that teach values and morals. These kids are obedient, respect their parents and those in authority over them, but are completely capable of getting into mischief also. When they do make a mistake, they learn to take responsibility for it. I love their attitudes, their creativity, sense of adventure, and care for others. These cartoons start off with Grandpa Piggly talking with his grandchildren. He tells stories to them about his childhood on a farm in Ireland. These stories always tie into some problem or complaint that his grandchildren are having and teach them valuable lessons. I highly recommend these cartoons!

awesome show. it's so cute and my kids love it. always a has a great moral in each episode and we're Irish and LOVE the seting and brogues!!!

We loooooooooooooove this show, and so does our daughter. Unfortunately, it no longer airs on our local PBS affilate, so we're grateful for the few DVDs that are available. Wish we could find every episode on DVD so our baby can enjoy them later.

We love piggley, you will too! there are 4 episodes on this disc - worth buying! You'll laugh along with your kids.

Jakers continues to be a favorite for my two and five year old grandkids (longer than most preschool fare), AND it is reasonably acceptable for adults even after way too many repetitions.

The stories are fun and do impart some good lessons (and more importantly, easy to understand lessons) and the characters are wonderful. It illustrates the importance of good relationships (friends and/or family) and gives a good glimpse of the power of positive thinking and working together.
So why not five stars? I don't know if it's a Paramount thing or a PBS thing , but the seemingly endless litany of ads and promotional videos at the beginning could have been avoided. Even Disney videos let you bypass these and go right to the feature! not these...