If you have little ones, you are probably all too familiar with animated movies. Even if you’re not a parent, you may still enjoy them. One of my current favourites is Turbo. A story about your typical underdog daring to dream big; in this case, a snail who dreamed of becoming a professional racer. As luck would have it, through some fortunate circumstances Turbo finds himself with the speed needed to compete and win on the race tracks.
For some reason, animated movies are either a hit or miss with my oldest son Kyle, but Turbo really caught his attention. He watched it over and over again at the cottage during the winter break. Needless to say I was excited to hear that Netflix will be releasing an original Turbo series called Turbo Fast. New episodes, 22 minutes long, were made available as of April 4th and can be easily found on the Kids section of your Netflix subscription. When I told Kyle that he can now watch Turbo Fast shows on Netflix, he wanted to see it immediately.
In the first episode, Crazy Fast, you will get introduce to Turbo and his friends (known as the fast action stunt team), a bunch of friendly, outgoing characters. Turbo must save the city from beetles who are causing destruction in their path. He challenges the Beetle on a stunt-filled course and together with his team, they get the Beetles to leave the city. While the series is super cute and focuses on the themes of friendship and believing in your dreams, there are a few differences between the show and the original movie. There is more action and ‘scarier’ characters in the show compared to the movie. The action scenes also resemble anime (Japanese animated productions). However, these subtle differences were not noticed by my son one bit who enjoyed watching the show from start to end.
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Cassie Fancy says
both of my daughters favorite netflix show is My little pony , My sons is turbo
Sleepy Owl Co. says
We have never had Netflix so I’m not sure what program would be my child’s favourite….but it would likely be anything princess related lol
Shannon Bridge says
My husband and I recently went on a Netflix binge and are watching Nip/Tuck (Once the baby is in bed of course!) . . I also will turn BubbleGuppies on during the day If i need to get a large task done
andrea amy (@mommy2fiveboys) says
SO many, but right now my favourite is party of five. 🙂
Judy C (Judy Cowan) says
My Little Pony is popular right now and I have been watching Mad Men
Erika E says
We don’t have Netflix right now but I’d like to watch House of Cards.
Crystal Englot says
My son loves Skidmark, I think it is because he is just like him lol
Monique L.S. says
My favourite is Homeland.
Crystal Englot says
I would have to say that my son has numerous favorite shows on Netflix at the moment but his favorite has to be the Lego Ninja’s
Jeannie says
My son loves the adventures of Chuck the dump truck.
Piroska says
My favourite show is Mad Men. It would be great to catch up on episodes that I haven’t watched!
Me, Myself and Kids says
We don’t have it to know!!! Thats why we need it!!!
angela m says
I love Supernatural
thanks
Silvia D says
would probably be Lego Nijas
Anne Taylor says
House of Cards is an AMAZING show!
ENVYartDesigns says
I rewatched the entire series of Buffy the Vampire Slayer! Love!
Brianne says
I don’t have a favorite but my oldest loves Once Upon A Time.
Angela Mitchell says
We don’t have Netflix right now but I would love to watch House of Cards!
Jennifer P. says
We don’t have Netflix, but she would love any kid’s cartoons.
angie says
We don’t have netflix so I don’t have a current favorite. However I have been hearing lots of great things about Homeland so would like to see it.
Tara C says
house is my favorite show my little pony the girls love
Stephanie LaPlante says
The Walking Dead
Erin McSweeney says
house of cards
Jo-Anne Pfoh says
supernatural
nikki robak says
umi zoomi
hmrcarlson says
We don’t have Netflix but my daughters would enjoy My Little Pony.
Erin W says
My daughter loves Dinosaur Train and my husband and I really enjoy Archer!
Brenda Penton says
I like Orange is the New Black. The kids like Dr. Who.
Florence C says
Do not have Netflix yet.
elaing8 says
We don’t have Netflix so we don’t have a favorite show
Karla Sceviour says
I love The Walking Dead,,my son watches a lot of shows on Netflix!
beewbedard says
House of Cards
Lori Bazan says
Lego Ninjas for my son and I want to start watching Orange is the New Black!
Brandee H says
My son loves A Turtle Tale and A Turtle Tale 2
Belinda McNabb says
my favorite netflix show is Orange Is The New Black
Jenness M says
We don’t have Netflix yet.
Amy Heffernan says
We dont have Netflix. But i know he would enjoy this show.
Juliee Fitze says
Sesame Street is her favorite show.
cheryl says
We don’t have Netflix but I know he would love this show
Kristi Renout says
Mine is Orange is the New Black.
Doris Calvert says
House of Cards
eleanor says
My favourite would be Madmen
Marianne says
My daughter loves Martha Speakers
Viv Sluys says
My kids love Lillifi to watch together. There favourite shows are Magic School Bus, My Little Pony, Clifford, and Bubble Guppies.
Deborah D. says
My daughter would love to watch Gossip Girl on Netflix. She loves that show and can watch it over and over again.
Megan says
I haven’t watched anything on Netflix but if Ben 10 is on it, then we would be watching that all the time. That or any Jim Carey movie!
mamabear6910 says
my child’s favourite show is Sponge Bob!!!
kathy downey says
kelcey favorite netflix show is My little pony
Katy Emanuel says
My daughter loves Turbo
kristineewald says
She loves dora
nicky says
haven’t tried netflix yet, so don’t have a fave, but would love to try it!
Christy Martin says
I haven’t tried Netflix, but I can see Dora being top on the list.
mrdisco1 says
My Little Pony
Bailey Dexter says
They love My little pony!
Carol M (Lushka S) says
Breaking Bad
mongupp says
My son loves Lego shows and my daughter loves My Little Pony. I love Horrible Histories!