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Alien: Earth
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Something new and old alike is flying onto Apple TV+.
Unbelievable!
That’s right: It’s the Wonder Pets—albeit not quite as you might remember them. The original series, which ended in 2016, is relaunching with a new cast of school critters focused on helping other animals in trouble.
There’s Izzy the guinea pig, Zuri the bunny and Tate the snake. And just like the first team of Wonder Pets, these three seem like normal animals. But the moment the walkie-phone buzzes, they burst into action, ready to rescue any animal who calls for their aid.
They’ll rescue a porcupine who’s stuck in a tree. They’ll save a runaway chicken egg. And they’ll do a whole lot more—all while singing the whole time.
But it’s not the rescuing that takes center stage in Wonder Pets. Because just before each adventure, the trio will learn a valuable lesson—one that’ll ultimately help them save the day later on. In one episode, they work through calming their emotions. In another, they teach a bear cub the importance of a good night’s sleep. In a third, they coach a salmon to continue swimming upstream despite the difficulty.
The best part of all? There was nary a content issue encountered during our viewing of the Apple TV+ show—unless you’re upset that the original trio are nowhere to be seen. Nor did we see even a hint of content or socially progressive messaging, thus far, at least.
And that may be a wonder indeed.
(Editor’s Note: Plugged In is rarely able to watch every episode of a given series for review. As such, there’s always a chance that you might see a problem that we didn’t. If you notice content that you feel should be included in our review, send us an email at letters@pluggedin.com, or contact us via Facebook or Instagram, and be sure to let us know the episode number, title and season so that we can check it out.)
A porcupine that’s stuck between two trees by its quill requests the Wonder Pets’ help—and learns a valuable lesson about calming down one’s emotions. Afterwards, the Wonder Pets get called to save a hen’s rolling egg—and the hen learns to overcome her biases against snakes such as Tate.
In the latter episode, the hen doesn’t initially want Tate’s help in saving her egg because of preconceived notions about snakes. However, after they connect on things they both like, she apologizes for her behavior, and Tate saves the day. Parents can connect this episode’s moral to verses such 1 Samuel 16:7 and John 7:24, the latter of which reads “Do not judge by outward appearances, but judge with right judgment.”
Kennedy Unthank studied journalism at the University of Missouri. He knew he wanted to write for a living when he won a contest for “best fantasy story” while in the 4th grade. What he didn’t know at the time, however, was that he was the only person to submit a story. Regardless, the seed was planted. Kennedy collects and plays board games in his free time, and he loves to talk about biblical apologetics. He’s also an avid cook. He thinks the ending of Lost “wasn’t that bad.”
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