- Content: “Saving Animals, Inspiring Heroes!”
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What You Need To Know:
With a strong moral worldview, TEAM MEKBOTS: ANIMAL RESCUE showcases strong moral values taught to children. Throughout the show, there is a focus on friendship, sacrifice, taking responsibility for one’s actions, empathy, humility, forgiveness, and the value of play. They learn morea bout animals and their environments. Fun technology and cute animals are sure to entertain young children. The episodes do contain moderate cartoon violence, which could be intense for very young audiences. Because of strong morals and lack of questionable content, MOVIEGUIDE® finds episodes 2.5-2.7 appropriate for all ages.
Content:
A strong moral worldview following the team of children who pilot robot suits while working to save animals from danger around the world. While they are on their various risqué missions, they learn real-world examples of strong life lessons such as teamwork, sacrifice, empathy, family values, friendship, patience, planning, humility, forgiveness and taking responsibility for one’s actions. The team is centered around the care and safety of animals, flying all over the world to ensure their safety. Even going as far as saving mischievous animals from their own folly (such as the monkeys running away covered in paint). The team often goes above and beyond in their care for animals and their environment;
No foul language;
Moderate levels of cartoon violence included in most episodes to create tension. These include landslides, falling/nearly falling off cliffs or trees, jumping out of a plane, crashing into things/each other, flinging from trees, etc.;
No sex;
No nudity;
No alcohol use;
No smoking or drug use; and,
Light teasing among some members of the team.
More Detail:
TEAM MEKBOTS: ANIMAL RESCUE EPISODES 2.5-2.7 continue in the same vein as the earlier episodes, with three shorter micro-stores to each episode. Every micro-episode focuses on the team working to help animals in danger somewhere in the world. Each child pilots an animal robot suit – a Gorilla, a Lion, a Bear, or a Rhino. Along the way, they learn many important life lessons and become a better team as they learn to work together.
In episode 2.5, Part One, “Sir Bear the Brave and Other Adventures,” The team plays a Dungeons and Dragons-type game. They must stop and find a missing wolf. Flying under the full moon, they search and hear howling in a real-life castle! Frost might finish his game after all!
Episode 2.5, Part Two “Fire & Ice” – Mei-Lin shows Mateo her origami talents. Mateo is over-excited and frustrated when his doesn’t look like hers on the first try. He needs to take it slow and think it through. Penguins are lost after a windstorm in Antarctica, and a volcano is about to erupt. Mateo learns a real-life lesson about patience.
Episode 2.5, Part Three “Tatsu Take Two” – Ranger Makena needs help with Tatsu, the baby gorilla – again! The team heads to the Virunga Mountains, Rwanda. With darkness approaching, they don’t have much time to find Tatsu back to his family.
Episode 2.6, Part One “Flying Colors” – The team is fixing the new Eco-Education Center as mischievous monkeys eye Mateo’s paint cans. After they are covered in paint and run away, the team must clean them off before the paint dries.
Episode 2.6, Part Two “Elephant Emergency” – Ranger Makena and the Mekbots bathe the elephants. When Miss Erma, an older elephant, falls into the Nile River heading for a waterfall, they rush to get into their suits. They need to save her in the gentlest way possible, given her age.
Episode 2.6, Part Three “All Shook Up” – Kawhi shows off his new drone to the team, but it isn’t working right. There’s no time to fix it as the pandas are lost after an earthquake in China.
Episode 2.7, Part One “Are You a Mek or a Moose” – The team is excited to see the northern lights! No rescues today – just arctic fun testing out all their new arctic gear. Kawhi wants to turn it back when nothing works right, but the team encourages him to keep trying together. They find something rare and unexpected.
Episode 2.7, Part Two “Return to Swan Lake” – Today is Valentine’s Day as they take Sigfried the Swan back home to France after healing from his injury. Because swans mate for life, Sigfried is ready to be back with his mate, Odette. But when they get there, she’s missing!
Episode 2.7, Part Three “Gritty in Pink” Ranger Makena calls to report that Wade and Wanda, two flamingos who are in danger near an active volcano eruption in Tanzania. They refuse to move out of harm’s way. With the help of his friends, Frost overcomes his fear.
Overall, the show is repetitive in its formula but is entertaining for young children, educational, and morally exceptional. The team offers quality lessons that focus on love, caring, and acceptance while delivering educational animal and science facts and real locations.
With a strong moral worldview, TEAM MEKBOTS: ANIMAL RESCUE showcases strong moral values taught to children throughout, with a focus on friendship, sacrifice, taking responsibility for one’s actions, empathy, humility, forgiveness, and the value of play while learning more about animals and their environments. Fun technology and cute animals are sure to be entertaining for young children while providing positive role models that parents can approve of.
However, it contains moderate cartoon violence that could be intense for very young audiences, as the characters rush to save animals from natural dangers. Because of its strong morals and lack of questionable content, MOVIEGUIDE® finds episodes 2.5 – 2.7 of TEAM MEKBOTS: ANIMAL RESCUE appropriate for all audiences.
