Monday, August 1, 2011

Jake And The Neverland Pirates

Brilliant concept for the toddlers just out of their diapers, a part game and part merchandising concept for the very successful Peter Pan franchise, Jake and the Neverland Pirates games are a wonderful play and learn games and cartoons punched together. The story revolves around a pocket sized pirate, Jake and his friends Izzy and Cubby who always are at loggerheads with captain Hook the main anti protagonist......

Captain Hook has a feared nemesis in Tick-Tock the crocodile who has been taken from the Peter Pan franchise. Every episode begins with Jake and his friends engaged in a fun activity like playing or enjoying a party or having fun with something that has washed up on the pirate island. Captain Hook who always keeps a watch over these little kids thinks that this is a great little thing and he must have it and steals it from them. The whole point of the adventures that follows such stealing is to get back the stolen article. Once Jake and his friends successfully retrieve the article they get "gold doubloons". The cartoons do not only have entrainment filled half an hour, but it encapsulates learning, engagement for the kids in terms of participation like "Did you the island?"
Several prominent stars have dubbed for the voices of these cartoon characters. For example David Arquette voicing for Skully the small green bird which keeps a watch on Captain Hook and for any trouble that Jake and his friends might have. Colin Ford voices for Jake the pocket sized pirate who is the leader of our pack. Cubby has been voiced by Jonathan Morgan Heit. Cubby is the smallest of the pack and he is the one who has the map of Neverland.
The whole pack is full of slapstick elements but they are evidently targeted at the kids so they are light, but the details are very sharp and very colorful. Every minute element on the cartoon is done with a lot of attention which reflects in the final package. The whole program of 30 minutes has two 11 minute adventure and followed by a live song performance from the Neverland Pirate Band which features many of the leading protagonists in the live performance. Loren Hoskins and Kevin Hendrickson gives the performance in the real world who are played by the animated characters Sharky and Bones who are also taken from the Peter Pan franchise.

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