“Do you believe that NASA invented thunderstorms to cover the sound of space battles?”
I just completed
the 25 episode
debut season
of Amazon's original series
Danger & Eggs.
With eleven minutes
to work with
(as twelve 'double' episodes
and one long finale),
the show conquers
a great deal
of whacky adventures
that often lead to
insightful messages of
open-mindedness and kindness.
Revolving around
a daredevil girl named D.D.
(voiced by SNL's Aidy Bryant)
and an overcautious egg
named Phillip
(voiced by the great Eric Knobel),
the two spend most
of their time
at the park,
where anything
can happen.
This includes:
a hidden island,
an alligator king,
a mutant chicken
the size of a house,
a pride parade,
a black market of secrets,
a zipline course,
an underground pig tentacle,
and about a dozen other
excitements and intrigue.
The debut season covers
a great deal of information
into an open-minded world,
where pronouns are properly used
and race and sexuality is respected,
regardless of boy, girl, egg,
or albino alligator.
As I grow in age
and try my best
to keep up
with a plethora
of current cartoons,
I'd like to energetically induct
Danger & Eggs
into my self-crafted
category of
Modern Kids Shows Enjoyed by Adults®.
This list includes Steven Universe,
Gravity Falls, Over the Garden Wall,
and Adventure Time.
Welcome to the family,
D.D. and Phillip.
