TV on DVD Review of the Week: Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales
The DVD Hello Kitty Tells Fairy Tales contains episodes from the animated television series called Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theatre, which originally aired on the Family Channel back in 1986. The show may be a little out dated, but the popularity of Hello Kitty certainly has not entirely faded away. The show is basically a series of parodies of classic fairy tales performed by Hello Kitty and her friends. The show may seem a little on the cutesy side, but not all the plots are entirely cutesy ones, as one of the episodes on this DVD is a parody of Robin Hood.
This DVD contains five episodes (really they are half-episodes of 15 minutes each, but play from menu as separate episodes). The first episode is “Robin Penguin,” as a Robin Hood parody with some interesting twists, although overall a plot quite similar to the original. The second episode is called “Hello Mother Goose,” which is an unique compilation of different nursery rhyme characters involving a mystery, but it is however a horrible episode to keep up with what is going on since the plot moves very fast. The third episode is called “The Ugly Quackling,” which is not all that much of an unique telling of the classic story, but interesting nonetheless for those into the Hello Kitty characters. The fourth episode is “Pinocchio Penguin,” which is another fast story, but it still almost easy to follow. The fifth and final episode is “Little Red Bunny Hood,” which is not only an unique telling of the classic fairy tale of Little Red Riding Hood, but is also has the best plot pace.
Overall this is a decent DVD to entertain young kids, especially young girls, but it may not be right for all because the fast moving plots make it hard to get interested in some of the episodes. Also, I was annoyed that none of the special features worked when I try to check them out on my Mac.
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