There's a new doctor in town, and she's making house calls starting March 23rd!
My daughters and I were given the opportunity to preview four episodes of the new Disney Junior animated series, Doc McStuffins, a cute tale of a 6-year-old girl who "heals" her broken toys in her backyard clinic. From a Jack-in-the-box who won't pop, to a race car with no "vroom", Doc evaluates the problem, draws a picture in her notebook, and provides diagnoses like "Filthy-Icky-Sticky Disease" and "Cantpopitis". Then, like the good doctor she is, she makes the toys well again!
The show is very sweet, with cute characters (Doc can communicate with her toys, and has several fun sidekicks to help her in her clinic), catchy songs, and lessons about healthy living and good choices. Doc McStuffins is targeted toward children from ages 2-7, so my 2- and 5-year-old were the perfect audience to provide a critique. The consensus? They loved it!
C. (age 5): "I liked that she fixed all the toys. And she draws really good pictures, like me! My favorite show was the one about the knight, because he liked the lamb in the princess crown."
E. (age 2): "I like the doggy one. It was a little bit sad, and he got boo boos all over him."
The young Doc McSuffins is voiced by Kiara Muhammad. And the upbeat theme song for the show is sung by Disney Channel's China Anne McClain from A.N.T. Farm. The show will also regularly feature guest stars, and in the episode "Out of the Box," Emmy Award-Winning, Ty Burrell (Phil Dunphy on Modern Family) guest stars as Big Jack.
In conjunction with the premiere on March 23, DisneyJunior.com will debut a "Doc McStuffins" supersite featuring an interactive clinic where kids can assist Doc in nurturing toys back to health, three new online games and "Doc McStuffins"-themed crafts.
This Friday, March 23rd, catch the first episodes of Doc McStuffins at 10:00 am on the Disney Channel, and at 4 pm on Disney Junior (where available).
The entire season is also available for purchase on iTunes.
Disney Junior is a Macaroni Kid sponsor, but the opinions in this article are all my own (or my daughters').
