We have been huge Disney Junior fans in our house for the past several years, watching mainly Handy Manny, Doc McStuffins and Jake and the Neverland Pirates. For most of Gavin’s existence we had cable that included Disney Junior, plus the ability to watch several episodes “on-demand” through our cable service and the Disney Junior iPad app.
Thankfully, around the same time we decided we’d save money and nix our cable service, we noticed that all of our favorite Disney Junior episodes were also playable on Netflix, it was there that Gavin truly found his love for the Octonauts episodes. When NCircle Entertainment asked about reviewing their new DVD for free, I couldn’t resist, I knew he’d be up for the challenge.
I wasn’t aware of this fact, but the Octonauts originated as books before making their television debut on Disney Junior. Characters include Captain Barnacles Bear, Kwazii Kitten, Peso Penguin, Dashi Dog, Shellington Sea Otter, Tweak Bunny, Professor Inkling Octopus and Turnip the Vegimal. The Octoanauts live in their Octopod, and rescue various animals throughout the ocean riding along in their GUP-A, GUP-B, GUP-C, GUP-D vehicles, teaching viewers some facts about creatures and the ocean in the process.
Beginning early January 2014, the Octonauts DVD, Here Come the Octonauts! will debut from NCircle Entertainment. The DVD includes 6 episodes (70 minutes) that will expose children to sea snakes, penguins, squids, walruses, torpedo rays, as well as crabs & urchins.
Gavin has watched the DVD a few times, and here’s his opinion:
Me: Gavin what did you think of The Octonauts DVD? Gavin: “It was good.”
Me: “Gavin can you tell me about some of the animals you learned about?” Gavin: “I saw a red giant squid.”
Me: “Anything else? Gavin: “Yes, a scary walrus and a friendly octopus.”
Me: “Gavin I remember the first episode had sea snakes.” Gavin: “Yeah, Mom, I hid under the blanket from those scary snakes.”
I wouldn’t exactly say the Octonauts are scary, but certainly the movements of some animals can be spontaneous and perceived as scary. The animation is great and I love hearing all of the different accents the characters have.
Aside from continued episodes, the Octonauts will be featured in off-line events nationwide as well as in educational materials in conjunction with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in their efforts to “Explore.Rescue.Protect” in the real-world.
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For those of you interested in Octonauts toys, the Octopod from Fisher-Price was featured in my list of favorite Disney toys. Looking for some fun Octonauts games, video clips and activities? DisneyJunior.com and NCircle Entertainment house a lot of fun, educational games and coloring pages. Visit Octonauts.com for information on the Octonauts books.
My daughter likes TUNIP THE VEGIMAL.
Peso
My son’s favorite character is Kwazi
The turnips
We usually watch it in the living room curled up in the mornings.
Dashi Dog
our fav is Professor Inkling Octopus he leads the group through learning experiences
Peso Penguin is our favorite
we usually watch it in the morning still in bed!
Peso of course
Our favorite person on the show is Dashi Dog.
We do have one other DVD of theirs that we watch from time to time, otherwise we catch the show on a local TV channel too.
Peso the penguin is my sons favorite
Peso is my babies favorite
honestly its Peso. I love how he wraps bandages
mainly online on disney jr
Tweak is my favorite Octonaut.
On the couch while my grandkids watch and play.
Peso is my favorite
Peso the penguin!
My son normally watches it at my mom’s house while she is watching him.
My daughter likes Kwazii
My grandson likes PESO PENGUIN!
Kwazii is my sons favorite!
We generally watch Octonauts at home, on the Disney Channel!
My grandson watches it online!
Peso is my grandkids’ fave.
Barnacles is my son’s favorite!
I haven’t watched it, but I know my niece would enjoy the DVD!
I’ve honestly never seen Octonauts, but I think there’s a penguin?
Dashi Dog
We love the Vegimals!
We love watching the show in my son’s room!
Our fav character is Peso Penguin.
Peso Penguin
Peso is our favorite.
We like Peso the best.
Dashi Dog is vthe best
My 4 year old loves Kwazii Kitten.
We like Peso Penguin!
I’ve never seen this before so I really don’t have a favorite.
My grandson watches them in the living room.
favorite would be Peso Penguin
We like Peso.
We have not seen this because my children are older (I was actually hoping for this for a family friend). But I love the idea of the octopus. Thankyou
We would watch this in the living room. Thank you
i have never seen it ,but i think my grandaughter would enjoy it
Peso is our favorite!!
We usually watch in our living room curled up on the couch.
Professor Inkling Octopus