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Little Einsteins
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Little Einsteins
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| NETWORK: |
Playhouse Disney
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| GENRE: |
Educational |
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Little Einsteins is designed to teach preschoolers art and music appreciation by integrating famous and culturally significant art works and classical music into the scenery, plot, and soundtrack of each episode.
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Representation |
Does the show use a balanced ratio of male and female characters? |
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Appearance |
How characters are portrayed in terms of their appearance. Does the show use color to identify gender and are broad ranges of features used to illustrate characters? |
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Communication/Interaction |
How characters are portrayed in terms of their communication styles and interactions with other characters. Do they display characteristics such as assertiveness, confidence, sensitivity, kindness, adventurousness, etc.? |
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Leadership & Independence |
How characters are portrayed as leaders or followers. Do they act independently, initiate conversations and actions, show respect for others, etc.? |
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Activities |
How characters are portrayed in terms of their activities and physicality. Are characters portrayed doing only stereotypical activities (girls cheerleading and boys playing sports, for example) or are there a broad range of activities for each? |
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Skills & Intelligence |
How characters are portrayed in terms of their intelligence and abilities. Do they show aptitude with science, technology or math as well as art, dance or music? |
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COMMENTS: Little Einsteins is culturally rich and features four lead characters all of whom defy classic gender stereotypes of boys and girls. Leo is a smart boy who is a pilot of their trusty Rocket as well as a masterful conductor of music. June, who is the girly girl of the group loves to dance and is always featured in her ballerina outfit. However, June is also a budding astronomer and often communicates with Saturn's rings. Quincy is extremely musical, proficient in playing many musical instruments. He is also extremely vulnerable and often exhibits his fear of the dark. Annie, the youngest of the group, is also very musical and is the only one of the four who has actually piloted Rocket solo. She is a bit of tomboy, wearing denim overalls and sneakers. | | | |
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