Well.. Zuzubalandia is a pretty obnoxious show. While there are some redeeming qualities (such as the amazing theme song and the decent animation), the poor outdo the redeeming qualities. First off, Zuzu is kind of a Mary Sue. Especially when you compare her to other heroines such as Madeline, Twilight Sparkle, Star Butterfly, Sandy and Misty. These heroines (among others) are aware of their flaws. But Zuzu doesn't even give a squawk. And the Morals. Are there even any? Since Zuzu encourages kids to eat candy. The main villain is an undead version of Sapphira from Pearlie and actually looks worse. Do I recommend this? Not really. Other than the really good theme song, it's bad. Watch Maya the Bee instead.
4 Reviews
Just another awful show made by Mariana Caltabiano
reijulienfan29 March 2021
Warning: Spoilers
I still don't understand how Mariana still insists on working doing these boring shows. The original Zuzubalândia show made in the 90s had a short life.and fell into oblivion quickly. It was necessary to wait 18 YEARS for Mariana to try to bet on this thing again and when they return they change everything by copying the art style of American shows from Nickelodeon and Cartoon Network. The only thing that is saved in this show is that at least it is more watchable than Gui & Estopa.
not that bad
jplacerdasilva15 October 2020
It's alright
alvarodoismile15 May 2022
I used to play the games on the Zuzubaland website during the late 2000s when I was little, so I decided to watch this series to remember the old days for nostalgia.
The animation and art style are good, and so is the voice acting for most of the characters (both in the original Portuguese and English). The plots are sometimes repetitive or dumb, mostly revolving around a plan by the Green Witch, but it's still enjoyable, and her dynamics with the spider Garfídea can be funny as well; they remind me of the SpongeBob episodes about Plankton trying to steal the Krabby Patty formula. In fact, this show is kind of SpongeBob if it was set in a candy land instead of underwater (it's not as witty and memorable as the early seasons, but also not as boring or mean-spirited as the pre-sequel seasons either).
Another bad quality is one of the characters, who is a Chinese boy, being drawn as an extremely racist stereotype (which was present in the old designs as well), but thankfully he was redesigned and all old episodes in which he appears were edited to feature his new appearance.
So an average series. Not the best cartoon in the world, but not that bad either. Additionally, it's the best incarnation of the franchise by far, much better than the 90s puppet show it was based off.
The animation and art style are good, and so is the voice acting for most of the characters (both in the original Portuguese and English). The plots are sometimes repetitive or dumb, mostly revolving around a plan by the Green Witch, but it's still enjoyable, and her dynamics with the spider Garfídea can be funny as well; they remind me of the SpongeBob episodes about Plankton trying to steal the Krabby Patty formula. In fact, this show is kind of SpongeBob if it was set in a candy land instead of underwater (it's not as witty and memorable as the early seasons, but also not as boring or mean-spirited as the pre-sequel seasons either).
Another bad quality is one of the characters, who is a Chinese boy, being drawn as an extremely racist stereotype (which was present in the old designs as well), but thankfully he was redesigned and all old episodes in which he appears were edited to feature his new appearance.
So an average series. Not the best cartoon in the world, but not that bad either. Additionally, it's the best incarnation of the franchise by far, much better than the 90s puppet show it was based off.
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