9.1
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
The Puzzle Place (1995)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 9.1
Overview
The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California and Lancit Media in New York City, New York. It premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service on January 16, 1995, and ran for about four years, airing its final episode on December 4, 1998. Reruns were continued until March 31, 2000. The show followed a multi-ethnic group of kids from different parts of the United States who hung out at "the Puzzle Place", which is a teen hangout themed around jigsaw puzzle pieces. In each episode the characters were confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood and even early teenagerdom, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism, sexism, etc.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Overview
The Puzzle Place is an American children's television series produced by KCET in Los Angeles, California and Lancit Media in New York City, New York. It premiered on the Public Broadcasting Service on January 16, 1995, and ran for about four years, airing its final episode on December 4, 1998. Reruns were continued until March 31, 2000. The show followed a multi-ethnic group of kids from different parts of the United States who hung out at "the Puzzle Place", which is a teen hangout themed around jigsaw puzzle pieces. In each episode the characters were confronted with an everyday conflict usually encountered in childhood and even early teenagerdom, such as making moral decisions, sharing, racism, sexism, etc.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The Puzzle Place is a children's educational program that promotes universal positive values such as diversity, cooperation, and problem-solving. Its focus on foundational social and educational skills for children consciously avoids explicit political alignment, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a visibly diverse cast of characters, intentionally designed to represent various backgrounds and promote understanding. Its narrative explicitly focuses on themes of diversity, inclusion, and empathy, encouraging children to learn about different cultures and collaborate. Traditional identities are presented neutrally or positively within this diverse framework, without critical portrayal.
Secondary
The Puzzle Place, a children's educational show from the 1990s, focused on social skills and cultural diversity through its puppet and live-action cast. The series did not include any explicit or implicit LGBTQ+ characters or themes, aligning with the typical content boundaries for children's programming of that era.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Puzzle Place is an original children's television series. Its characters were created specifically for the show, meaning there is no prior source material or established canon from which a gender swap could occur.
The Puzzle Place (1995) is an original children's series featuring puppet characters. There is no prior source material, historical figures, or previous installments from which characters' races could have been established and subsequently changed in this production.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
8.2
10.0
Critic Ratings
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