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Wonder Pets - Save the Beetles!

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The Wonder Pets! get groovy in the newest release, "Save the Beetles!" Yes, the Wonder Pets are called up on the ol' telly with a request for help from four members of a famous rock band, the Beetles, whose yellow submarine has gotten tangled up in kelp. As they journey to rescue them, they'll dive straight into Beatlemania pop-culture (and reference numerous Beatles song titles and lyrics along the way!) It's a fun journey, with two of the Beetles being voiced by... well, no, not the Beatles themselves, but by members of the cast of the stage play "Beatlemania!"

In the second half, "Three Wonder Pets and a Baby!," the Wonder Pets find themselves with a baby on their hands -- a baby pig! This one is really cute and could quickly become a fan favorite. It may be even more fun than "Save the Beetles!" There are many cute baby-related things, including various pictures of actual babies (my guess is children of the show staff.)

None of the other episodes released on this DVD are new either. Still, they're good content. One of them is "Save the Chameleon / Save the Platypus." "Save the Platypus" is particularly good, because it shows how a friend and team-member (Linny) can maintain a level-head when two others (Tuck and Ming-Ming) are arguing. There's also "Save the Duckling / Save the Kitten" and "Save the Sheep / Save the Hermit Crab" (music from both of these stories is featured on the "Wonder Pets!" album release.)

It's a shame that this DVD continues the tradition of not really including much in the way of special feature content. The only real special feature is the "Kelp!" music video -- which is just an easier way to access content that is already part of the episode. I was really hoping for behind-the-scenes stuff on "Save the Beetles!" -- "The Backyardigans," after all, gave us a behind-the-scenes look at "International Superspy," complete with scenes of Cyndi Lauper recording a song for it.

Well this is everything a Baby Boomer gran or auntie needs to see to guarantee a purchase! It's a combination British Invasion music "tribute" with tons of Beatle references and precious, funny animals! There's no violence and no scary guys to make it anything but perfect for its intended audience -- Babies and Boomers who love them!

I'm sold. How about you?

No bad guys, no strong or border line language. Nothing close to scary. It's baby animals saving baby animals, so it's a safe purchase for young kids. The episodes are great for introducing new concepts and animals to little ones.

Each episode runs about 10 minutes so it's easy to track how much tv is being watched.

My 10 month old cannot get enough of the Wonder Pets. She even rocks and tries to dance when she hears the songs. This one is great, although I wish the Beattle segment was longer. I actually like and approve of Wonder Pets for her, b/c they are sending a good message. Plus I do not have to listen to the schreching, nails on chalk board, screeming from dora the explorer. Dora drives us crazy. More Wonder Pets..........

I ordered this dvd because my 2 year old granddaughter loves wonderpets. However, I think it is kind of wierd. The animation is okay and the episodes are short enough that we can watch one or 2 and talk about them, but I wouldn't really recommend this series as anything that's of much educational value.

My daughter loves the wonder pets and my wife likes the beetles so this was good for both I would definately recommend this.

This Wonder Pets episode is more for the grandparents of the audience, who will love the mop top Beetles. When they sing "Kelp!" after being rescued from the seaweed, I couldn't help but laugh myself silly. One of the Beetles is even left-handed! Who can resist?

As a grandmother of a 2 1/2 year old, we watch numerous movies and TV shows geared to toddlers, and The Wonder Pets is my favorite. It's not only entertaining but I like that they focus on working together. As a Beatles' fan since I was a teen in the mid 1960's, imagine my delight to watch The Wonder Pets Save The Beetles. It was absolutely adorable, funny, great music, and again showed that to get a job done you need Teamwork! I highly recommend it!

My 2 1/2 yr old son is in love with the Wonder Pets, so it was AWESOME that I found this "Save the Beetles" dvd. Of course their paying homage to 'The Beatles'.. so it's fantastic that they make these beetles have British accents and the fact that they're stuck in a yellow submarine in the ocean off the shores of Liverpool. Of course they're submarine is caught in some kelp (a song performes is 'Kelp' (The Beatles 'Help' is revisited here)). Great music- parents won't even mind watching this one!! Definitly worth buying if your child is a Wonder Pet nut. :D

First off, my kid is joyous over the Wonder Pets. She sings and dances along and laughs at their shennanigans. These are all nice things as I only put on videos once in awhile and only when I need to get something done without a little person climbing up my leg. If you can avoid being driven mad by the cutesy singing and lisps then I suggest you get it for your little one.