The Wonder Pets “Save the Beetles!”

Tonight’s the night! Catch the premier of the Wonder Pets “Save the Beetles!”

We had a chance to prescreen this episode awhile back and it is SO STINKIN’ CUTE. Seriously, most of the jokes go right above the kids’ heads – it’s written more for the grownups, particularly those of us who are fans of The Beatles. The Wonder Pets head out to Jolly Old England to rescue the famous rock band, “The Beetles” – they are trapped under water when their yellow submarine gets caught in kelp. Of course, they have to sing, “Help!” or rather, “Kelp!”

There’s a new kind of Beatlemania craze hitting the preschool airwaves as The Wonder Pets! travel to Liverpool, England, to save their favorite rock band on “Save the Beetles!”, a new primetime musical adventure premiering Monday, April 21, at 7:00 p.m. (ET/PT) on Nickelodeon. The Wonder Pets! tribute to the Fab Four features Lenie Colacino and Tom Teeley of Broadway’s Beatlemania as guest voices for the famous animated bug band The Beetles. The new mini-operetta is composed by Larry Hochman (orchestration for Monty Python’s Spamalot), who also serves as lead composer on the series.

Also included in this episode is a second new adventure called “Three Wonder Pets And A Baby!” In this story, a Piglet comes to live in the classroom, but The Wonder Pets each want to take care of it on their own. They realize they must work together to care for the rather large baby pig. It’s super cute. I really like this show! It’s one of my kids’ favorites, but I find myself humming along to the songs and then singing them later with the kids. If you miss the episode tonight, no worries. It’s coming out on DVD tomorrow, so head on over to Target and pick up a copy.