PARIS & PUPS: Episodes 1.1-1.6

“Light, Short, and Fun”

What You Need To Know:

PARIS & PUPS is an animated show streaming on YouTube that follows a girl named Star and her five puppies who live in a luxurious hotel where they have everything they could ever need. They are a cheerful bunch who always love helping people out, including their close friend, the hotel clerk, whom they end up rescuing from a dilemma. In each episode, Star and her pups face a challenge they must overcome, whether that involves helping one another or assisting someone in need.

Based on Paris Hilton’s real-life pets, the first six episodes of Season 1 of PARIS & PUPS are very short, each lasting only about five minutes. However, every episode incorporates character development and various moral values, such as compassion, kindness, and teamwork. On the downside, the animation isn’t of the highest quality, and the lip sync is clearly off, accompanied by some jerky animation at times. There are a few elements that may be offensive to some viewers. One of the puppies says, “Oh, my diamonds,” and the pups practice yoga in Episode 3 MOVIEGUIDE® advises light caution for younger children.

Content:

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Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements:

Light moral elements of friendship and kindness. Each episode focuses on different moral values. The characters display teamwork and gratitude in each episode. Light Pagan elements as the characters practice yoga:

Foul Language:

No foul language, however one of the pups is heard saying “Oh my diamonds”;

Violence:

A man’s nose briefly gets slammed in a door;

Sex:

No sex;

Nudity:

Natural animalistic nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

None, and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

Star and the pups refer to yoga and Zen. They are seen practicing and performing various yoga poses.

More Detail:

PARIS & PUPS is an animated show, streaming on YouTube, following a girl and her five puppies. Star and her five pups live in a luxurious hotel, where they spend their days. They love spending time together doing various activities such as singing and playing outside. However, each episode shows them facing a challenge and working through it together. They are a team, and they help not only each other out but also their friends.

Each PARIS & PUPS episode is very short, under six minutes, but it manages to pack in quite a lot. The character development is superb, and each storyline is carefully crafted and clearly displayed. A downside is the animation, which is clearly low budget, with lip sync off, and the animation is noticeably glitchy at times. However, none of this detracts from the story, as it’s subtle most of the time.

Based on Paris Hilton’s real-life pets, the first six episodes of Season One of PARIS & PUPS highlight a different value in each episode. Sometimes it’s friendship, sometimes teamwork, and sometimes it’s helping someone else out with their needs. The show is clean; however, there are a few elements that may be offensive to some viewers. One of the puppies is in the habit of saying “Oh my diamonds,” and they are all seen practicing yoga in Episode 3. Star and all the puppies often speak in slang, but none of it is offensive. MOVIEGUIDE® advises light caution for younger children.

In Episode 1 of Paris & Pups, Slivington gets the zoomies in the lobby of the hotel and makes the clerk angry. He bans all dogs without leashes in the lobby from then on. The pups are devastated and decide that they must make amends and win the clerk back over. They plan a special event to invite the clerk to and win back his trust.

Episode 2 opens with Star donating some of the pups’ old blankets to a pet rescue organization. When the pups find out what she’s doing, they are inspired to give too and collect the things they no longer need, to donate. However, when they start bringing Star their treasures for her to donate, Star realizes that she’s not quite ready to give up these memories yet and struggles internally.

In Episode 3, the pups come to the rescue of the hotel clerk when he becomes completely overwhelmed by the requests of his customers. Seeing his stress, Star and the pups decide he needs a yoga session to relax.

Episode 4 centers around Mugsy as he is recruited to be an icon and have his picture taken. Star takes him out of the hotel and into the city; however, while they are gone, the other four pups start going crazy. They miss Mugsy terribly and can’t do anything but think about him. When they can’t stand it anymore, something unexpected happens.

In Episode 5, Star gets a new music mixer and decides to make her own music. However, when she sits down to compose, her mind goes blank. The pups must figure out a way to help her overcome her creative block so she can create music.

Episode 6 features Diamond returning home from the vet, sporting the cone of shame. Her tail has a wound, and she must rest while it heals. Diamond is crushed, and Star must find a way to cheer her up before she sinks into the depths of despair.