YouTubeDonkey Hodie (2021)
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Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 3.6
Overview
Donkey Hodie is an American puppet live-action musical children's television series created by David and Adam Rudman for PBS Kids, aimed at preschoolers aged 3 to 5. Inspired by characters created by Fred Rogers, the series premiered on May 3, 2021, and is the second spin-off of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood after Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. The show is set in the land of Someplace Else, just north of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where the eponymous character, Donkey Hodie solves problems throughout her day with the help of her friends. Each episode typically features two 11-minute segments, focusing on a specific vocabulary word and problem-solving, often involving themes of feelings, fairness, and perseverance.
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Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Gender Swap: Yes
Overview
Donkey Hodie is an American puppet live-action musical children's television series created by David and Adam Rudman for PBS Kids, aimed at preschoolers aged 3 to 5. Inspired by characters created by Fred Rogers, the series premiered on May 3, 2021, and is the second spin-off of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood after Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. The show is set in the land of Someplace Else, just north of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, where the eponymous character, Donkey Hodie solves problems throughout her day with the help of her friends. Each episode typically features two 11-minute segments, focusing on a specific vocabulary word and problem-solving, often involving themes of feelings, fairness, and perseverance.
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Center
Primary
Donkey Hodie focuses on apolitical themes of social-emotional learning, friendship, and problem-solving, promoting universal positive values without aligning with a specific political ideology.
Donkey Hodie, a children's puppet show, features a diverse ensemble of non-human characters. Its narrative emphasizes positive social-emotional themes and friendship, without engaging in critical portrayals of traditional identities or explicit DEI critiques.
Secondary
The titular character, Donkey Hodie, is a female puppet and the granddaughter of the original male Donkey Hodie from "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," constituting a gender swap for the legacy character.
Donkey Hodie, a children's puppet show, focuses on social-emotional learning and problem-solving for its preschool audience. The series does not include identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes, aligning with typical content for its demographic. Therefore, the portrayal of LGBTQ+ elements is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in "Donkey Hodie" are puppets, primarily animal characters. Puppets do not possess a human race, and therefore, there is no basis for a character to be established as one race and then portrayed as another. The show does not contain any race swaps.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
3.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
7.3
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