Jim Jinkins, award-winning animated series creator (“Doug,” Playhouse Disney’s “JoJo’s Circus“), has another hit with NOGGIN’s “Pinky Dinky Doo.” This show is about a girl named — you guessed it — Pinky Dinky Doo. And even though her hair is pink and her name is Pinky, she makes it quite clear that she does NOT like the color pink! Along with her brother Tyler and her pet Mr. Guinea Pig, she works through (Doot doo-doo-doo!) dilemmas by telling stories while using her imagination.
The beginning of the show always has Pinky and Tyler together. Usually, Tyler will come across a simple problem and Pinky tells him that she will help him think of a solution. This prompts Tyler to say, “Pinky, are you gonna make up a story?” To this, she replies, “Yesarooni-Positooni.” Then comes the song about going to the story box.
Yesarooni-Positooni — we’re going to the story box. Where Pinky’s really good at making up stories, and every story rocks. Story box!
While in the story box with Tyler and Mr. Guinea Pig, Pinky begins to draw as she tells her story. The screen then fades to animation while Pinky narrates. The great part about telling the story is that there is always a new vocabulary word. Precluding the vocabulary word every time is Mr. Guinea Pig tooting a horn with a “Doot doo doo doo!” to announce that someone is going to say the word. The first time the word is mentioned in the episode, a definition is immediately given by Tyler or Pinky. At some point in the story, Pinky’s character will stop to “think big” about the situation. When this happens, she sings a little song and her head blows up like a balloon until she gets her idea. Then, in Pinky’s story the problem gets solved. After Pinky is finished with her story, Tyler always takes the story’s lesson — and the vocabulary word — and is able to solve his (Doot doo-doo-doo!) dilemma.
Although I love this show as much as my daughter does, sometimes it can be a little nerve racking when the songs are running through your head at night. In any case, it is a fun, entertaining way for your child to learn how to work through problems and learn new words. “Yesarooni-Positooni,” your child will surely love this show.
“Pinky Dinky Doo” can be seen on the NOGGIN network. Check your local listings for times. Be sure to visit NOGGIN.com for more on “Pinky Dinky Doo.”
Jaime’s Score: 9 for Education, 9 for Entertainment, and the Parent Annoyance Factor is 1.