COCOMELON: SEASON 12

Name: COCOMELON: SEASON 12
Item: COCOMELON: SEASON 12
Author: Review

"Life Lessons Through Song"

Content: -1 Caution advised for older children, including teenagers, and sensitive adults.

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What You Need To Know:

COCOMELON season 12, streaming on Netflix, delivers another brightly colored set of catchy songs that teach children important life lessons. As JJ and his friends dance and sing, they teach viewers about colors, counting, kindness, sharing, eating vegetables, respecting your parents, loving the outdoors, and caring for pets. These messages are neatly packaged into songs and dances that will engage kids as JJ and his friends travel to the farm, the playground, and school and have adventures at home. Most songs teach strong biblical lessons, and JJ and his friends have strong, caring parents who champion traditional families.

Unfortunately, episode two features a song that promotes witchcraft as three girls dress up as witches for Halloween. While the first season of COCOMELON LANE, a Netflix exclusive spinoff of the series, was controversial for its inclusion of a same-sex couple who encouraged their son to dance while wearing a tutu, season 12 of COCOMELON avoids the LGBTQ+ topic altogether. Though the series features no foul language, violence, or sexual content, it also features multiple songs with shirtless boys. MOVIEGUIDE® recommends children aged two and under have no screen time, while preschoolers aged three to five should have extremely limited and monitored screen time. Parental discretion is advised.

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Strong biblical worldview throughout the season as JJ and his friends learn numerous biblical lessons including kindness, sharing with others, respect for animals, having fun, a love for the outdoors and positive portrayals of traditional families. Episode two features a rendition of “Deck the Halls,” emphasizing the joy of Christmas. One song in episode two, however, also promotes occultism as three children dress up as witches for Halloween and celebrate the fun and power of practicing witchcraft;

Foul Language:

No foul langauge;

Violence:

No violence;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

Multiple songs featuring upper male nudity either in the bath or at the beach;

Alcohol Use:

None;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

None; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Three characters dress up as witches, one character dresses up as a vampire, and one male character dances like a ballerina though they are dressed in a tuxedo.

More Detail:

Season 12 of COCOMELON, streaming on Netflix, features a bright conglomerate of songs that teach children various important lessons through music. The show promotes a safe and fun learning experience as JJ and his friends go on adventures at home, on the farm, at the playground, and in school. The season consists of three 55-minute episodes.

Each of the three episodes focuses on a different aspect of life. The first episode, “Bubble Time,” has multiple episodes about taking a bath, “Big Feelings” focuses on the variety of emotions that young people feel, while “Time To Move” encourages viewers to get active. Each episode features roughly twenty songs, some of which are classics or riffs on classics, while others are new.

Episode one features a new rendition of “Baby Shark” that teaches colors, along with the songs “Down By the Bay” and “Row Row Row Your Boat.” Episode two introduces viewers to “Rock-A-Bye Baby,” “The Farmer in the Dell,” “Skip to My Lou,” and “Deck the Halls.” Finally, episode three features “Apples and Bananas,” “Take Me Out To the Ballgame,” and “John Jacob Jinglehemier Smith.”

While the first season of COCOMELON LANE, a Netflix exclusive spinoff of the series, was controversial for its inclusion of a same-sex couple who encouraged their son to dance while wearing a tutu, season 12 of COCOMELON avoids the LGBTQ+ topic altogether.

The inclusion of occultism, however, is disappointing, especially as witchcraft has become extremely popular within pop culture. One song in episode two celebrates Halloween and sees three girls dressing up as witches and running around with a broom between their legs. They further celebrate the power of witchcraft, calling it fun and saying they will be witches forever as they brew a potion. Introducing this theme to young children is extremely disturbing and reveals just how normalized the practice has become today.

COCOMELON is a well-produced show with entertaining songs that teach important lessons about growing up to its young viewers. The characters constantly move and dance to keep the viewers engaged, and everything is shown from a child’s perspective, keeping children interested in the show.

Season 12 of the show has a strong biblical worldview as JJ and his friends learn multiple lessons, such as kindness, sharing, forgiveness, respect for others, a love for the outdoors, and a desire for fun. The show also positively portrays a traditional family, with moms and dads parenting well and having strong relationships with each other and their kids throughout the three episodes. Episode two also features a rendition of “Deck the Halls,” which promotes the joy of Christmas.

The inclusion of a song that promotes witchcraft, however, tarnishes the season and requires some discernment from parents. Even though its inclusion is lighthearted, the topic should not be taken lightly, as exposure to occultism early in life can lead to greater interest in later years.

Other than this one song, COCOMELON is generally a family-friendly series with no violence, foul language, or sexual content, however, multiple songs feature boys without shirts on while in the bathtub or at the beach. MOVIEGUIDE® recommends children aged two and under have no screen time, while preschoolers aged three to five should have extremely limited and monitored screen time. Parental discretion is advised.