Raggs

Raggs is a live action and animated musical preschool television series. It was originally produced in Sydney, Australia, with additional U.S. production in English and Spanish. "Raggs"’ episode library includes 195 finished half hour episodes and 200 original songs in multiple languages. The musical and educational series is based on the original characters created by Toni Steedman, a Charlotte, NC, advertising executive, for her then six‐year‐old daughter Alison. It was broadcast in the US on February 4, 2008 on PBS Kids, after its initial run in Australia.

Why It Won't Make You Want You to Play

 * 1) Poor and cliché characterization:
 * 2) *Raggs is a typical self-proclaimed leader who possesses a "Let's play" catchphrase.
 * 3) *Pido is the laid-back one who does not do much.
 * 4) *B. Max is the smart guy who doesn't do much other than muster up strategies.
 * 5) *Razzles is the vain fame obsessed type who is very prissy in a manner similar to Sakura Haruno and mostly just argues with Trilby.
 * 6) *Trilby is a tomboy with a "take no prisoners" demeanor who often acts selfish.
 * 7) Razzles looks more like a bear or a lion rather than a dog.
 * 8) The whole show is way too hyper, happy, cheerful, exciting, jumpy, dance-inducing, and pure bubblegum, just like sunshine and happiness, to the point where it may get somewhat repetitive.
 * 9) "Friends" is an average episode for Trilby because the other dogs knew about Polly Possum leaving this afternoon. Trilby herself also misses her throughout, even before the dogs start playing with their pretend friends.
 * 10) The CGI animation can be cheap, lazy and unfinished, even for 2006 standards.
 * 11) The costume designs for the dogs look very creepy.
 * 12) Atrocious voice acting in the original Australian dub, ranging from hammy (such as Raggs, Pido and Trilby) to downright cringeworthy (such as B. Max and Razzles).
 * 13) The US dub that is made in 2008 and aired on PBS Kids/Qubo is pointless.
 * 14) It is filled to the brim with bad/mediocre episodes, such as:
 * 15) *"Color" (which started the series on a sour note)
 * 16) *"Size"
 * 17) *"Faces"
 * 18) *"Who Am I?"
 * 19) *"Sharing"
 * 20) *"Food"
 * 21) *"Hot"
 * 22) *"Play"
 * 23) *"Smell"
 * 24) *"Hands"
 * 25) *"Trees"
 * 26) *"Movement"
 * 27) *"Cold"
 * 28) *"Pack Away"
 * 29) *"Change"
 * 30) *"Day"
 * 31) *"Rain"
 * 32) *"New"
 * 33) *"Sleep"
 * 34) *"Family"
 * 35) *"Sun"
 * 36) *"Job"
 * 37) *"Growing"
 * 38) *"Habits"
 * 39) *"Clothes"
 * 40) *"Summer"
 * 41) *"Fast"
 * 42) *"Safety"
 * 43) *"Transport"
 * 44) *"Happy"
 * 45) *"Pets"
 * 46) *"Shapes"
 * 47) *"Beach"
 * 48) *"Opposites"
 * 49) *"Night"
 * 50) *"Dancing"
 * 51) *"Forest"
 * 52) *"Water"
 * 53) *"Park"
 * 54) *"Nature" (which was the worst way to end season 1)
 * 55) Like in many preschool shows, the songs are cringeworthy, generic, unsophisticated, cheesy, simplistic, uncreative, and just pure bubblegum.
 * 56) * On top of that, the song "Wag and Wiggle" is used in literally every episode of the US dub.
 * 57) * To make matters worse, some of the songs are terribly butchered versions of pre-existing children's songs, while others are just nursery rhymes.
 * 58) In a similar manner to Season 2 of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, the episodes always involve the dogs engaging in some kind of fun activity, but one one of them initially refuses to try it.

Good Qualities

 * 1) The show can make daycare, preschool and kindergarten seem fun to children.
 * 2) It encourages children to play along with the dogs, sing songs and dance to the music.
 * 3) The theme song can be catchy (however this depends on who you are).
 * 4) The US dub stays true to the original Australian dub.
 * 5) The costume designs for the dogs, despite looking creepy, can look cute to some people.
 * 6) The character models for the dogs have decent character designs.
 * 7) There are some good or decent episodes, including:
 * 8) *"Working Together & Cooperation" (which started Season 2 on a high note)
 * 9) *"Keeping Clean"
 * 10) *"Times"
 * 11) *"Love"
 * 12) *"Sound & Noise"
 * 13) *"Big & Small"
 * 14) *"All Kinds of Moves"
 * 15) *"Try New Things"
 * 16) *"Exploring Transportation"
 * 17) *"Movement & Balance"
 * 18) *"Conserving & Exploring Water"
 * 19) *"Being a Good Sport & Practice"
 * 20) *"Appreciating Stories & the Library" (which ended the series on a high note)
 * 21) Season 2 is a very small improvement.