(two smiley faces out of five)
The Fresh Beat kids appear to be in a music school of some sort, but it’s kinda hard to figure out exactly what age they’re supposed to be since the actors are in their early twenties but the show is aimed at young children. Obviously the Fresh Beat kids are not supposed to be in college, but they’re way too old to be in grade school … so, where are they, anyway?
Since these kids are a band, this of course means that there’s lots of singing and playing of instruments, but the songs are these happy, sappy, uninspired tunes that you’ll (thankfully) forget a few minutes after you’ve turned off the television.
The very non-offensive, cookie-cutter squeaky-clean kids of the Fresh Beat Band say things like "cool beans," "ready, steady, play" and "kickin"! Are you falling into a sugar coma yet? Shudder.
I honestly can’t figure out what the point of this show is. It’s not particularly entertaining. There are no real lessons to be learned here and no great songs to take away. Just a bunch of kids who are too old to be toddlers and too young to be parents trying to connect with small children. In a word, the Fresh Beat Band is fresh, yes. It’s also bright, and youthful, and kinda loud, but completely lacking in any sort of substance.
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