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I have a 3-year old, and he loves the Paw Patrol. When it comes to children's cartoons there are very few I can tolerate watching myself, but Paw Patrol isn't

I have a 3-year old, and he loves the Paw Patrol. When it comes to children's cartoons there are very few I can tolerate watching myself, but Paw Patrol isn't the worst. As you say the themes are largely positive, there's a decent range of characters and locations, and usually he's happy to watch an episode a day. But I do admit I find myself wondering far too much about the backstories! Where does all the technology come from? Who is Ryder? Is he a mad scientist? How did the Mayor get elected? Why does the other Mayor, of Foggy-Bottom, never actually spend time in his own town? And finally at what point (I guess I missed this episode) did the evil-cats become mirrors of the Paw Patrol? (Also: Sea Patrol? What a crazy and impractial dock for the boat!) Maybe I should take it less seriously.

rrobukef 7y ago
The "STEM" in Blaze and the Monster Wheels annoys me much more than Paw Patrol. The errors in explaining friction (pushing does not slow things down until enough force is applied), cancelling sound by shouting louder, a general lack of units, badly explained electricity, the list goes on.
hyperpallium 7y ago
Seinfeld worried that they never justified his antipathy with Newman. But the audience just accepted it.
baryphonic 7y ago
> Who is Ryder? Is he a mad scientist? How did the Mayor get elected? These are all questions I have asked myself after the second or third consecutive Paw Pareol episode/story. I'd also ask why Adventure Bay has no leash law and why it would allow anyone to carry around a chicken as a pet (not to mention stored in a purse). I still can't figure out how Mayor Goodway got elected unless either Adventure Bay has hereditary rule, or the producers are trying to prepare kids for the reality of government incompetence.
- stevekemp 7y ago
  I recall an episode where the Mayor mentions her grandfather used to be the Mayor, there is a statute involved of him. So it seems nepotism is alive and well!
  - oceanghost 7y ago
    ... and why are there two Mayors?

rrobukef 7y ago

The "STEM" in Blaze and the Monster Wheels annoys me much more than Paw Patrol. The errors in explaining friction (pushing does not slow things down until enough force is applied), cancelling sound by shouting louder, a general lack of units, badly explained electricity, the list goes on.

hyperpallium 7y ago

Seinfeld worried that they never justified his antipathy with Newman. But the audience just accepted it.

baryphonic 7y ago

> Who is Ryder? Is he a mad scientist? How did the Mayor get elected? These are all questions I have asked myself after the second or third consecutive Paw Pareol episode/story. I'd also ask why Adventure Bay has no leash law and why it would allow anyone to carry around a chicken as a pet (not to mention stored in a purse). I still can't figure out how Mayor Goodway got elected unless either Adventure Bay has hereditary rule, or the producers are trying to prepare kids for the reality of government incompetence.

stevekemp 7y ago
I recall an episode where the Mayor mentions her grandfather used to be the Mayor, there is a statute involved of him. So it seems nepotism is alive and well!
- oceanghost 7y ago
  ... and why are there two Mayors?