6.9
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Training Wheels (2013)
Training Wheels (2013)
Overview
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Trans: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.9
Overview
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central theme of a child learning to ride a bike with parental support is inherently apolitical, focusing on universal experiences of childhood development and perseverance rather than promoting any specific political ideology.
The movie features a predominantly traditional cast without explicit race or gender swaps of roles. Its narrative, a lighthearted comedy about learning to ride a bike, does not engage in critical portrayals of traditional identities or center on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The film sensitively portrays a young boy's journey of self-discovery as he navigates his first crush on his best friend. It offers an empathetic and affirming depiction of emerging queer identity, focusing on internal emotional complexity and self-acceptance rather than external conflict.
Training Wheels portrays a transsexual woman, Sarah, as a central character whose identity is initially a 'secret' causing conflict in her relationship. The film follows her cisgender partner's journey to acceptance, ultimately affirming their love and Sarah's worth. While the narrative structure has some problematic elements, the net impact is positive, emphasizing empathy and the possibility of loving, accepting relationships.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This animated short features established characters from the Toy Story franchise, such as Rex, Trixie, and Mr. Potato Head. All characters maintain their canonical genders from previous installments, with no instances of a gender swap.
This is an original animated short film. There is no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
6.8
7.0
Critic Ratings
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