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65. Arthur - WhiteLens
https://youtu.be/j40YC5d6RzA

Unique: 5.25
Story: 4.75
Music: 4
Animation: 4.75
Personal: 1
Average: 3.95

Heres an intro that really benefited from my scoring system. As a parent, Ive watched many many kids shows and I dont mind plenty of them. But it didnt take long for me to get annoyed by the message they keep trying to force in this intro about the value of community. I feel like even if I was a kid, I would find this intro patronizing.

But objectively, this isnt too bad an intro. The animation is all right, especially by the standards of a cartoon for young kids in the 1990s. Theres some actual novelty to the sequence, most notably the way Arthur leaps through the pages of a storybook, and the ending where Arthurs sister is watching Arthur on television. And theres a significant focus on story, with plenty of world building for Arthurs friends and family, along with some insight into Arthurs personality (such as the way he gets annoyed when everyone pulls out the cameras while hes taking forever to take a picture). Its not profound storytelling, but its not intended to be.

As for the reggae inspired theme song, it has a fairly catchy melody and isnt terrible. But aside from the trite lyrics about learning from each other, Im not sure how well its really setting the tone. I feel like you could easily swap out any number of better theme songs for kids shows and have it work at least as well here.

And thats all I care to say about Arthur.

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