I Heart Arlo

A solid continuation of the bouyant and colourful TV Movie. I <3 Arlo is a bit of a rarity in the modern kid's show morass in that it's refreshingly quirky and quite alternative. The animation is pleasant and has a nice physicality to it - but certainly by the end of the long run of episodes you feel like the premise has been pulled a bit thin and that the writing team have struggled on occasion with the shorter storytelling. The contemporary pop songs are just as grating to me as they were in the film but like the show generally and the central alligator boy himself there is an earnest charm and heart on display here that is just impossible to fully dislike.