Poko

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 and ABC free to air.

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About the program

Year of production	2003-ongoing
Classification advice
Rating	G
Consumer advice lines	None
Duration	25 minutes

Other information
Country of origin	Canada
Production Company	AAC Kids & Halifax Film Company

Synopsis

Poko, his dog Midas and his stuffed monkey Mr. Murphy have little adventures each day as they face new challenges like identifying the source of a scary shadow, trying to get a ball into a basket or going down a big slide.

Points to consider

Words of caution

Slapstick comedy includes:

scenes in which Midas repeatedly crashes into a table upsetting the plates and tea
Poko and Midas bumping into one another and falling to the ground while doing exercise.

Positive aspects

having courage to try challenging things
playing fair
friendliness
introduces different strategies for dealing with anger and disappointment and includes narration that talks Poko through his frustration.

Questions to ask

Do you think it would hurt if that happened in real life?