Good Catholic TV series for kids?

[Moneyball]

Hi everyone, I was wondering if there are any good Catholic TV series for kids. I’ve heard of “Brother Francis”, which looks fine and all, but I literally cannot get it for less than $ 150. Veggietales also looks great, however it’s not Catholic… does anyone know of anything else? Thanks.

 

[pensmama87]

CCC’s “Saints and Heroes” series isn’t bad. They run good sales on the collection every once in a while and I’d wait for those.

VeggieTales is excellent. I have yet to see one I didn’t like. I’m not a fan of the other stuff - my MIL bought a VeggieTales devotional book for the boys for Christmas that was problematic. But there’s nothing wrong with the show that I’ve seen.

There is also a lot of good programming that isn’t explicitly religious at all. My kids watch very little, but what we do watch even today is wholesome and moral. It’ll get iffier as they get older, but for the 6 and under set there’s a lot that’s very good.

 

[Moneyball]

CCC’s “Saints and Heroes” series isn’t bad. They run good sales on the collection every once in a while and I’d wait for those.

VeggieTales is excellent. I have yet to see one I didn’t like. I’m not a fan of the other stuff - my MIL bought a VeggieTales devotional book for the boys for Christmas that was problematic. But there’s nothing wrong with the show that I’ve seen.

There is also a lot of good programming that isn’t explicitly religious at all. My kids watch very little, but what we do watch even today is wholesome and moral. It’ll get iffier as they get older, but for the 6 and under set there’s a lot that’s very good.

Thanks for the reply. I agree that there’s a lot of good programming that isn’t explicitly religious, we currently have a large collection of Berenstain Bears. I just find it odd that the single largest religion in the world wouldn’t have more options to chose from… or so I think. I’m just wondering if I had missed any.

 

[brian_custer]

the doughnut repair club on ewtn is lively & entertaining; it is geared towards children

 

[MaryHelp777]

Superbook

It’s about two kids who go back in time to view parts of the bible, it’s a channel on youtube, it’s a website, and available on Dvd

It’s a series

 

[MaryHelp777]

Matthew Kelly on his website dynamic catholic.Com
Has a series of 70 videos free online to watch called “decision point” which explain the Sacrament of confirmation to kids

 

[Sneaux]

EWTN has a lot of good stuff for kids out, actually when I was first trying to learn about the Church, I would watch the kid shows on EWTN, it helped me a lot more than reading something that was geared towards adults and used words about the Christian faith that I had no idea what they meant, I started from the bottom and went to the top

I haven’t watched the kid shows in a while, but from what I remember they had one where they prayed the Chaplet of Divine Mercy, they had a show that taught about different saints, and Truth in the Heart where they’d have sisters teach…

 

[Moneyball]

Unfortunately here in Canada our leading satellite provider doesn’t offer EWTN… they did 5-6 years ago, but not anymore.

I’m familiar with superbook, we have all of their episodes on DVD, which is unfortunately only five. Thanks for the suggestions, I’ll keep searching.

 

[Myst]

It’s not a TV series, but Chuck Black books and audiobooks are fantastic. They’re Christian, though not specifically Catholic, and can be enjoyed by the whole family. I keep audiobook cd’s in my car because I like to listen to them when I take trips. Great kid-friendly stories.

 

[Truth_Faith13]

I watch the kid shows on EWTN to learn about Catholicism

 

[adamhovey1988]

This is a good question. I like Veggietales, even though it was mentioned that it is not specifically Catholic. EWTN has some good ones, but it was mentioned that some folks don’t get EWTN. Hmmm. Maybe this will help catholicchild.com/dvd–vhs/products/41/

 

[pensmama87]

Oh, and these are not specifically Catholic either, but Hanna-Barbera put out a series in the 80s called “The Greatest Adventure” which has a similar premise to the series MaryHelp777 mentioned - modern kids go back in time and experience the Biblical events. A few of them are a little iffy or for older kids - in the Samson and Delilah one, for instance, Delilah dresses in very provocative clothing, and in the David and Goliath one, you see Goliath bleed from the stone smacking him in the forehead. But overall, I like them - and there’s some surprisingly “big” names in the voice casting.

My husband watched them when he was little so we have them all on VHS (and yes, we still have a VCR that works, too. ) But they are available now on DVD as well.

 

[Mary_Gail_36]

Oh, and these are not specifically Catholic either, but Hanna-Barbera put out a series in the 80s called “The Greatest Adventure” which has a similar premise to the series MaryHelp777 mentioned - modern kids go back in time and experience the Biblical events. A few of them are a little iffy or for older kids - in the Samson and Delilah one, for instance, Delilah dresses in very provocative clothing, and in the David and Goliath one, you see Goliath bleed from the stone smacking him in the forehead. But overall, I like them - and there’s some surprisingly “big” names in the voice casting.

My husband watched them when he was little so we have them all on VHS (and yes, we still have a VCR that works, too. ) But they are available now on DVD as well.

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.

They aren’t Catholic per se’, but when I was a little girl we’d watch* Davie and Goliath *at school sometimes. 1960’s clay-mation, maybe a little cheesy now.

 

[Maximilan_Kolbe]

My kids have enjoyed Cat Chat on EWTN, though I suspect there are only so many episodes. Real kids and family, good songs they sing along with.

They also enjoy My Time with Jesus, which has kids learning about different parts of the bible and the Sacraments, in various adventures. Surprisingly, they enjoy “The Friar”, despite being voiced-over from Italian (I think) and looking a bit antiquated.

The key I have found is to establish religious programming early on. It is a child’s nature to fall in love with certain colorful secular shows (my daughter loves Sofia the First) and while we monitor anything like that closely for dark imagery or inappropriate themes or behaviors, the glitz and glamour of high end modern cartoons can make switching to EWTN programming (for example) a harder sell, at least up front. Of course, we can also just unilaterally say “we don’t watch that any more,” but that requires a lot of resolve. Easier to do that before a child consumes something they enjoy. If my children have not seen something, they generally don’t know what they are missing, at least at young ages.

 

[pensmama87]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.

They aren’t Catholic per se’, but when I was a little girl we’d watch* Davie and Goliath *at school sometimes. 1960’s clay-mation, maybe a little cheesy now.

Here they are!

The key I have found is to establish religious programming early on. It is a child’s nature to fall in love with certain colorful secular shows (my daughter loves Sofia the First) and while we monitor anything like that closely for dark imagery or inappropriate themes or behaviors, the glitz and glamour of high end modern cartoons can make switching to EWTN programming (for example) a harder sell, at least up front. Of course, we can also just unilaterally say “we don’t watch that any more,” but that requires a lot of resolve. Easier to do that before a child consumes something they enjoy. If my children have not seen something, they generally don’t know what they are missing, at least at young ages.

Very true. I don’t mind at all letting my kids watch high-quality secular entertainment if it’s actually good, but I remember a while back I DVRed Sleeping Beauty off the Disney channel and my kids went absolutely nuts over the commercials (even with fast-forwarding!) for some of their other animated programming, which looked really slick but the content was just absolutely terrible (not immoral, just…stupid and bad.) But I’m sure they have a team of researchers that’s figured out the specific shade of red that best captures preschooler attention.

 

[Maximilan_Kolbe]

Here they are!

Very true. I don’t mind at all letting my kids watch high-quality secular entertainment if it’s actually good, but I remember a while back I DVRed Sleeping Beauty off the Disney channel and my kids went absolutely nuts over the commercials (even with fast-forwarding!) for some of their other animated programming, which looked really slick but the content was just absolutely terrible (not immoral, just…stupid and bad.) But I’m sure they have a team of researchers that’s figured out the specific shade of red that best captures preschooler attention.

Yeah, and kids will obsess over that which they see even for a moment. We’ve avoided SB because of Maleficent thus far, and then we’d see commercials for the Maleficent movie, which would lead to a thousand questions from my daughter. Darkness is foreign to such innocent creatures, and thus, there is a fascination.

Commercials are the worst, even on decent secular programming. I see young girls dancing in ways I don’t like, nail polish and lipstick adds that neither my daughters or I am allowed to wear (I am a dude…), and more. We use Roku mostly, since there are no commercials, and I am about to dump Verizon for that very reason. I’d rather do without Orioles game on TV than wade through garbage, but of course, even that is not some cure all. But DVDs and streaming services at least help.

You are right about stupid content comment. Their minds are such sponges, and even when something isn’t immoral per se, it seems like such a waste to fill it with shows of zero real substance. My oldest is five, and has recently been fascinated with the thousands of Saints I have told her we have. This has led me to do my homework, because she’ll ask me about a Saint randomly on the spot or during prayers, and I’ll relate a bit of details, and then she’ll ask me “what do we pray to them for?” I am usually okay, but there are times, like when I panicked and told her St. Claire of Assisi is the patron saint of sisters (because she was a sister of St. Francis, I guess???), that I realize I need to be on point

 

[edwest2]

I don’t think I’ve ever heard of them.

They aren’t Catholic per se’, but when I was a little girl we’d watch* Davie and Goliath *at school sometimes. 1960’s clay-mation, maybe a little cheesy now.

I watched it and liked it.

Ed