Funky Valley

YMA recommendation

Approved as non-violent media, with caution. Slapstick comedy

Most suitable age range:

2-4

Availability

At time of review, screening on ABC 2.

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About the program

Year of production	2004
Classification advice
Rating	G
Consumer advice lines	None
Duration	10 minutes

Other information
Country of origin	UK
Production Company	Ha! & Honeycomb Animation Enterprises 牋牋牋牋

Synopsis

Funky Valley consists of textured drawings of peculiar looking farmyard friends including a horse, a ram, a cow, a hen, a pig and a grouchy duck who share daily adventures together involving a simple problem or situation that must be overcome.

Points to consider

Words of caution

Most of the shows contain slapstick comedy such as:

animals crashing on top of one another
banging into things
diving from a great height and crashing into the ground
being hit in the head by falling apples

Some of the scenes would be very dangerous if imitated

Positive aspects

demonstrates friendship
shows the animals working together to help one another.

Questions to ask

What do you think would have happened to the cow if she had dived like that in real life?
Do you suppose that would have hurt?
Was there something else she could have done instead to make the duck laugh?