SNOOPY IN SPACE
Endearing, educational space adventures for the whole family.
Should You Watch It?
SNOOPY IN SPACE is a highly enjoyable, funny, wholesome, and educational series. Its 12 short episodes follow Snoopy as he pursues his dream of becoming a NASA astronaut, while live NASA footage and space facts introduce children to STEM studies, space travel, and historic missions.
The series also gives families a strong moral foundation. It celebrates love, loyalty, friendship, hard work, courage, lifelong learning, and helping and encouraging others. Snoopy and Woodstock may argue, but they remain loyal friends. Even Snoopy’s discouragement becomes an opportunity to show perseverance and the value of support from others.
The light cartoon violence is child-friendly, and the content is wholly acceptable for families. You can watch SNOOPY IN SPACE with children and enjoy its lessons together.
The Story
NO SPOILERS — WE KEEP THE SURPRISESAfter attending a presentation about space travel, Snoopy decides he wants to become an astronaut. NASA rejects his application to space camp, but Snoopy refuses to give up.
When he sneaks into NASA’s Astronaut Training Facility during a field trip, he discovers that becoming an astronaut will require hard work, dedication, training, and help from his friends. The series follows his journey through astronaut training, space travel, and missions beyond Earth.
Is It Any Good?
Three stars means this is a very good, highly enjoyable series with some imperfections. SNOOPY IN SPACE is funny, wholesome, educational, and built around lovable, familiar characters. Its live NASA footage, space facts, and glimpses of current projects add excitement and educational value.
Some Peanuts fans may feel that Snoopy has changed from the original cartoons. This version gets discouraged more easily and sulks when things do not go his way. Still, he remains silly, adorable, and loyal, while his friendship with Woodstock remains warm and engaging.
The Worldview
SNOOPY IN SPACE stresses love, loyalty, friendship, courage, rescuing others in trouble, and helping and encouraging one another. Snoopy and Woodstock protect and stand up for each other during training and assignments. Charlie Brown and his friends also try to cheer Snoopy when he is sad, and Snoopy shows love and loyalty to a brokenhearted Charlie Brown.
The series presents hard work and perseverance as essential to achieving a goal. Snoopy learns that he cannot cheat his way into becoming an astronaut. He must study and train, avoid shortcuts, and refuse to become discouraged while learning something difficult. The series also encourages lifelong learning through its lessons about astronaut training, the planets, the Milky Way, space missions, and historical expeditions.
The main quibble is that Snoopy’s easily discouraged behavior differs somewhat from the often positive and helpful character familiar from Charles Schulz’s original cartoons. Still, the series strongly celebrates friendship, loyalty, service, and perseverance. “Let us not grow weary of doing good” (Galatians 6:9).
The Content Guide
The specifics — spoilers included by nature — so you can judge for your own family.
Content Summary
Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Con-tent/Elements: Strong moral worldview with redemptive elements stresses love, loyalty, friendship, hard work, rescuing others in trouble, and encouragement
Foul Language
No foul language
Violence
Some light slapstick violence in some episodes such as prat-falls, characters knocked over, Snoopy falls into a moon crater, Snooper gets thrown out of school and a NASA building, Snoopy and Woodstock get lost on the moon, Snoopy and Woodstock fight over playing music, Woodstock gets knocked into a joystick to save the day, Snoopy saves Woodstock from being swept down a pool drain, a model rocket lands in the kite-eating tree, etc.
Sex
No sexual content
Nudity
No nudity
Alcohol Use
No alcohol
Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse
No smoking or drugs;
Miscellaneous Immorality
Brief miscellaneous immorality as Snoopy sneaks into Space Camp, even though he was initially rejected, plus Linus makes a comment in one episode about the cosmos being infinite, but he means really, really super large.
Talk About It
Questions for the drive home, the dinner table, or the youth group.
Snoopy wants to become an astronaut but must work hard and learn new skills. What dream or challenge in your life requires patience and perseverance?
Galatians 6:9 · James 1:2–4Snoopy and Woodstock may argue, but they remain fast friends and help one another. What does loyal friendship look like when you disagree?
Proverbs 17:17 · Ephesians 4:2–3Snoopy helps Charlie Brown when he is brokenhearted, and Charlie Brown’s friends encourage Snoopy when he is sad. How can your family notice and help someone who is hurting?
Galatians 6:2 · 1 Thessalonians 5:11Snoopy learns that shortcuts and cheating will not make him an astronaut. Why does God care about the way we pursue our goals?
Proverbs 10:9 · Colossians 3:23The Final Word
SNOOPY IN SPACE offers your family gentle comedy, fascinating space education, and a warm moral vision. Its lessons about friendship, perseverance, hard work, and helping others make it an easy choice for children and adults alike. Our answer is WORTH WATCHING.
