LLAMA LLAMA THANKS FOR GIVING DAY
Thanks for the Thanks…and Thanks for Helping!
What You Need To Know
Netflix’s animated LLAMA LLAMA THANKS FOR GIVING DAY is the first half of an episode about Llama and his friends, who decide to plan a day thanking all the community helpers after Officer Flamingo sprains his ankle. The episode has great animation quality as well as strong voicework from the actors.
This episode begins with Safety Officer Flamingo giving a safety presentation to Llama and his friends. He explains that tomorrow they will be celebrating Safety Day. He points out that the orange cones are reminders to stop, look, and listen. As he warns the children to be careful around the cones, he slips and twists his ankle. When the children point out that he did all those things, he adds that they should probably add “look” again. The doctor tells him he will need to use crutches and stay off his ankle. Officer Flamingo is sure this won’t stop him from doing his job!
The next day, he attempts to direct traffic while using crutches. Llama’s parents offer to help him. Llama tells them it is so nice that they are helping him. Mama tells them that it is a way to say thank you. The kids offer help, too. They realize that Officer Flamingo really does many jobs and puts in much hard work. Around the kitchen table, they discuss how the different grown-ups around them help out in town, such as the librarian at the library, volunteer firefighters, and neighbors’ kindness. Realizing that many helpers keep the town going, they need them to keep doing what they do.
Llama suggests doing something extra special for the helpers to say thank you. With Llama’s parents, they go around town helping different helpers however they can. After visiting a few helpers, they decide to pull their resources together to throw a new special celebration tradition called “Thanks for Giving Day” just for them.
With a strong moral worldview, LLAMA LLAMA THANKS FOR GIVING DAY is a feel-good episode, perfect for a simple Thanksgiving watch with a strong message. As beloved storybook characters come to life on screen with a positive impact on their community by recognizing the efforts of adults around them and showing their gratitude, children of all ages should feel inspired to do the same. There is no objectionable content, so MOVIEGUIDE® finds the episode appropriate for all ages.
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Content/Elements
A strong moral worldview, teaching children the virtues of helping the helpers around the community with gratitude and service, teaching kindness towards others, respect for others, and acts of service for no reason other than giving thanks. The children in the show are encouraged by the adults to recognize and identify those who help in various ways and then encourage them to think and come up with ways to say thank you to those who keep the community running all year long. The children come up with Thanks-For-Giving Day to recognize the efforts of those around them and celebrate with them. The examples are a great example for children watching at home to do the same in their own communities.
Foul Language
No foul language
Violence
No violence. But a police officer falls and sprains an ankle requiring crutches
Sex
No sex
Nudity
No nudity
Alcohol Use
No alcohol use
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drug use/abuse;
Miscellaneous Immorality
No miscellaneous immorality.
