Rainbow Rangers (2018– ) User Reviews

Colorful fail

[courtneyt702 · 3/10 · 29 April 2023]

Rainbow Bright and Captain Planet had a baby. Luckily she's pretty because there's not much else going on here.

If you skip the opening credits, you'll still hear the full song at least twice per episode. The voices are worse than Paw Patrol, and the story telling falls way short. The show has a unicorn that only says it's name, a la Groot, but it's not endearing.

I'm not sure how we are supposed to know who these characters are, or where they're from, or what connection they have with Earth since they live on fake Asgard.

Also, stop trying to make 'Splendiferous' happen. It's not going to happen!

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Why?

[BoxwoodExpress · 1/10 · 27 December 2018]

I have no words for this. This is an all-new low. I take back almost everything bad I've said about modern Nick Jr. At least some of the shows can be enjoyable sometimes, but not this show.

I feel like with some tweaks in the concept (it's a bit too similar to Captain Planet), this show "could've been great", to quote Peridot from SU. But it was all wasted in favor of shameless marketing and agenda pushing.

I do appreciate the efforts to raise awareness about environmental issues such as tsunamis, but it sometimes comes off as preachy and focuses more on showing off the toyetic aspects. In fact, it has so many cliches, that it feels like a computer made a list of all the pre-school show cliches and came up with this show.

The characters have diverse, if somewhat cliched personalities (you've got the smart one, the prankster, the sweet girl) at face value but they have no chemistry, and their voices are incredibly grating. Their unicorn sidekick is designed to be the comic relief, but is unfunny. The main villain of the show is an adult with somewhat petty motives. All the episodes follow the same formula.

But what irks me the most about the series is Genius Brands' constant attempts to shill the series. They signed a million merchandise licensing deals for it before it aired and released press articles about how great the show is because some people from Disney are working on it. They insist the series is a hit despite it consistently getting less than a million viewers. The show is panned (it only has a 69% rating on Google - insert lenny face here) across the board, but I bet they paid Common Sense Media to give it a positive review.

To end this review, avoid the show, and there are better things that young kids could be watching, even on Nick Jr itself. Examples: Mister Rogers, Arthur, Ready Jet Go, Bear in the Big Blue House, Elena of Avalor, Lion Guard, the new Muppet Babies, Blue's Clues, The Backyardigans, Thomas & Friends, heck I'll even recommend Butterbean's Cafe.

Problematic

[richardsem · 1/10 · 11 July 2021]

Preston Praxton just tricked the rainbow rangers into some kind of pod then pushed it off his boat to the bottom of the ocean. When they figured their way out and resurfaced they offered him an idea to make him even richer! WHAT?!!

Pretty bad show.

[killrade · 2/10 · 30 November 2018]

The show could have potential but because of glaring one sided political agendas makes this show worst than captain planet and less entertaining. I dont mind helping the environment but using propaganda to kids shouldn't be it.

The show is several "rangers" with different powers that help the environment. This show has some episodes that the rangers will save an animal from a storm or reunit a family of hedgehogs but then you have the villain episodes which instead of teaching how to use, repair or replant the environment is alway humans are greedy and bad and messing up environment is bad; just like captain planet. The all girl team's villain are mostly Male. I rather my child to learn equality regardless of race or gender not girls dominate boys.

The actual characters are lack luster. They only do a few things and floof the rainbow unicorn thing seems to be the swiss army knife of anything they need. Most of the voice actors are monotone and have little to no reflection in their voices and most have annoying voices. This makes boring characters more uninteresting.

Last is the child test. Does my 2 year old daughter like it? She turns the tv off anytime the show comes on. Thats pretty bad since she enjoys every other nick jr show. This show is not entertaining at all.

Manure

[trpswdj · 1/10 · 4 July 2021]

Manure of the most putrid kind.

For all parents subjected this, may god have mercy on your souls.

Great show

[roldannelson-51014 · 10/10 · 1 October 2020]

My kids love this show and all the kids in school love it as well.

Great Idea

[hayes-56026 · 10/10 · 25 October 2020]

A Captain Planet message for younger kids! Mine loves it and she's 3.

Uncle Approved!

[turbine-94051 · 10/10 · 15 July 2021]

The nieces are obsessed and oddly my younger nephew too 😂 The song is catchy, the episodes are short for their attention span and there are some nature and animal facts sprinkled in for food measure. Better than a lot of the other things they make me watch with them 🤣

The kids love it

[Aviator2020 · 9/10 · 13 July 2021]

All the kids seem to love the show. The adults, no so much. Anyway, it's nice to have more kids shows on Netflix.

Very educational for kids.

[tdg-35276 · 10/10 · 25 October 2020]

My kids love watching it! It helps them understand how we are hurting our planet and the animals we share it with. It's a show all kids should be watching!

Catchy

[louchiano · 10/10 · 9 August 2020]

My 2yo and I aren't really fans of show perse but she plays the intro at least 3x a day for about 6 months now. We tried to watch the show a few times meh. I would've gave it a 4 rating but went wit 10 stars bcuz of catchy song n my daughter sounds so cute singing it!

Great series

[kwangss · 10/10 · 11 December 2018]

Amazingly done. My daughter can't stop laughing and watching. Wish it will continue.

Great message. Great cartoon

[dufaultnj · 10/10 · 15 July 2021]

My daughter loves this show. Also has a great message about ways to care for and protect our environment.

Reviewed on behalf of a 4 year old.

[simon_c23 · 10/10 · 28 February 2023]

This cartoon isn't meant for me so for me to review it is pointless. On behalf of my 4 year old I am giving it a 10. She loves it and that is all you need to know. We have spent a good few hours playing Rainbow Rangers where I have to be the bad guy and do evil plans and boobytraps. It has been great fun and she has learnt a thing or two along the way as well. I hope it brings happiness to more young children. It's standard formulaic kid's television. The Rangers are playing, something in the world is wrong, they get called to action, 3 of them are arbitrarily picked to solve it, they find out the same bad guy is to blame, they solve it, the end.

5yr old daughter is in love with this

[robertvacarvrv · 9/10 · 12 June 2020]

Shes already asking for outfits and toys, very educational , and she loves it cant wait for more

Girl power

[elat-42525 · 9/10 · 12 June 2020]

Rainbow Rangers is a show that teaches children about the environment. My children love it.

Great kid's show

[giusnj · 10/10 · 14 June 2020]

Great show for kids. My girls love it. It's also informative and educational. Shows right from wrong.

Solid

[volitial · 9/10 · 14 June 2020]

Is it entertaining my infant? Yes. Is it captain planet meets care bears? Certainly. Will my kid want all the eventual figures? Probably. Will I buy them? Arguably.

Good show

[brethardisty · 10/10 · 12 June 2020]

Kids like it. something that's age appropriate and they enjoy

Adorable

[michelljns · 10/10 · 12 June 2020]

They are so cute, my nieces LOVE them. Love the colors and and action.

It is a great show for kids

[cotepoops · 10/10 · 12 June 2020]

My son and daughter can watch this show for hours.

My twin girls are obsessed

[dicamillo-88378 · 10/10 · 12 June 2020]

Maybe I should let them write the review haha. They love it, though. Their first real obsession. They love the characters and - a lot like the Dora Explorer's and Blue's Clues, of past - Rainbow Rangers is healthy and very helpful in helping young minds begin to understand the world. I want my babies to learn as much information as they can to make solid, well-rounded decisions. I know that myself, my wife, their educators, and peers will teach them a lot; however, media will be a huge influence over them, like it or not. With that being said, Rainbow Rangers is a hit.

Also, check out Llama Llama on Netflix, another massive hit in our household.

A bad mashup of old shows that embodies the worst of kids TV

[mlazarowitz · 12 March 2023]

It's like someone tried to put together Captain Planet, the Paw Patrol, Rainbow Bright, and just a hint of Pokémon with the purpose of selling toys.

The villains are even more one dimensional than the Captain Planet villains with the twist of sometimes not being irredeemable. The format of an episode is nearly a carbon copy of Paw Patrol (complete with "Kalia needs us!") but with even worse plot lines. The entire rainbow aesthetic feels recycled, and the Floof character is like something from the Pokémon cutting room floor.

From a structural point of view, the selection of characters for the plot often feels unmatched to the conflict (like not brining Anna on missions involving animals). The abilities of some of the characters don't feel thought out either.

When looking for more information on the show, supposedly the character of BB is supposed to be autistic but she just comes off as aping the worst of 80s 'brainy' characters rather than the stated intention.

While the goal of teaching environmental awareness is admirable, it would be better if there had been some attempt to more accurately portray the issues and possible solutions (or even admit that more work needs to be done in some areas).

Overall, the show feels like the kind of cash grab it's main villain Preston would try.

A hit with my 3 year old girl and my 5 year old boy!

[sandrae-lewis · 10/10 · 4 March 2020]

We are very particular with what we let our kids watch and this is one of the few shows we let them watch. I love the fact it has a strong environmental theme as this is part of our lifestyle. It is a kids cartoon though and it is entertaining enough to keep my kids still for 20 minutes.

MY FLOOF!z

[eviegiraffe-52982 · 5 July 2021]

Who names a unicorn floof I'm offended there is only one floof and that's POOMIN 🐶 !!!