Max and Ruby

Nickelodeon (ended 2009)
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Show Summary

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In creator Rosemary Wells's own words, she explains the show's goal:

"Max and Ruby celebrates the relationship between Ruby and her younger brother, Max, and the universal nature of sibling relationships. It's as common an experience to many childhoods as Band-aids and birthdays. And what makes the relationship in the series compelling is that I've added salt and pepper to it, instead of sugar."

The residents of the show's universe are all rabbits which children (and even adults!) will find quite adorable. The superb animation appears to have been done on computer (not three dimensional, though) and the artwork itself is very, very well done. The characters' expressions, especially Max's mischievous look, and behaviors are worth watching!

Interestingly, we never see the parents of Max and Ruby, making it look like they live by themselves in a big house. This has come under criticism by many parents. However, their neighbor-grandmother and other adults do make frequent appearances.

Rosemary Wells has created many books and shows, such as Timothy Goes to School among others.

Cast

Max. An enthusiastic and determined three-year-old who speaks no more than a few words each show. Often at odds with his sister mainly because she doesn't understand him or doesn't want him to do some certain things (such as making noises). He tends to get things his way at the end, though!

Ruby. Max's seven-year-old sister, a very smart, goal-oriented and responsible (albeit bossy) young lady. Almost in every episode, Ruby is frustrated by Max getting into messes or disobeying her, but she displays a tremendous amount of patience while she tries to set him straight.

Grandma. Grandmother of Max and Ruby, she lives next-door and often pays them a visit, or vice versa. A c grandmother both in personality and appearance: kind-hearted, generous, crow's feet, and a sweet smile.

Louise. Best friend of Ruby's, they have a lot of things in common, including being related to curious little boys. Louise is in Bunny Scouts along with Ruby and Valerie.

Morris. Louise's cousin who is a year or so younger than Max. Appears in very few episodes. (Thanks, Kerry & her daughter for pointing out that Morris is a cousin, not a brother of Louise's.)

Valerie. Another friend of Ruby's as well as Louise's. She wears glasses and is an intelligent, funny girl. She's also in the Bunny Scouts.

Martha. One of Ruby's friends and a Bunny Scout, although she appeared in only two episodes or so. Didn't speak much.

Roger Piazza. Even though the only words he utters are "uh-huh" and "nuh-uh", he is perceived as the cool kid by Ruby and her friends. The "jock" type of boy, he's several months older than Ruby. ("He's seven and a half years old!" gushes Ruby in an episode.)

The Huffington Family. The family is composed of sweet-tooth Mr. Huffington, friendly Mrs. Huffington, and their adorable kid Baby Huffington. They're well-known locals/neighbors, and Mrs. Huffington often asks Ruby to babysit Baby Huffington.

Candi. She runs a local candy store and is very generous with candies.

Rosalinda. The owner of the town's gift shop. Always willing to lend a paw.

Bunny Scout Leader. (Anyone know her name?) The Bunny Scout Leader guides the girls through the activities to earn their badges. Yes, it's the bunny version of the Girls Scout.

Mr. Piazza. Roger's father. He owns and runs the grocery store which Roger sometimes helps out at.

Katie. Owner of a restaurant; she's also the waitress. Not a frequent character and played a role in Ruby's Surprise Party episode.moreless
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  • A Boring dumb animated show

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    The shows animation is horrible. Brightly colored Flash animated charaters over a ststic background. I mean this looks like someone took $100 and bought stuff for the show. You can see the moving parts!

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    Just repetitive all I hear is bossy sister ruby going no max no max no max. Max messes up anything and has no parents. The show has no educational value and they keep renewing it! Its boring 2 bunnys sometimes bring freinds over run around a house. anywhere else? The 10 episodes they do go out the fair,the town,shopping, the grand mas,their freinds house, the beach, sking ruby bosses max around most of the time the are in the house. This is something that they air during Nap time to Help kids go to sleep. It has a negitive impact max gets his way. It just came out wrong!moreless

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  • kinda boring...

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    max and ruby is kinda lame. what annoys me is that max only says ONE word throughout the entire ep. ruby is kinda bossy too. she's always telling max to go play with his toys while she does something else. plus, where in the heck are their parents?! max and ruby are too young to be by themselves! the animation really weird as well. the theme song could be a lot better. i would only watch max and ruby when nothing else is on tv. the plots for the eps are lame! to me, this show's nothing special. avoid this show if you dont wanna be bored outta your mind.moreless

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  • How is this educational at all?

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    Whenever a children book series is turned into a show, there are mixed results. On one hand Arthur is a brilliant show based on a book seris. On the other hand, there are shows like this that prove that not every children book series should be turned into a show. Max and Ruby is about two rabbit siblings who live together and have adventures with their friends and family, and try to teach kids lessons of life. It doesn't sound too bad at first, but it's executed horribly. Despite the show being called "educational", I have yet to see what's so educational about this show at all. There is not a single moral or educational thing in this show at all. So how this show teaches lessons for kids is anyone's guess. The characters on this show are also annoying. The grandma is fine and the only likable character on this show. Ruby's friends are annoying. The Huffingtons are idiots and are just as annoying as the friends. Max is very annoying and constantly disobeys everyone and is always causing trouble and the fact that he constantly says the same word in each episode is annoying. Ruby is no better at all, and I think she's the worst character on this show. She's always bossing everyone around. She constantly tells Max no this or no that. She never lets Max do anything fun and always wants things to go her way. I can see now why Max disobeys everyone, for he is constantly being suppressed by Ruby. Ruby is also very rude to her friends and seems to treat them just as bad as Max. There is also a constant question in this show and in the books. Where in the world are the parents?! They are never mentioned at all in this show or referenced to. Seriously, everyone else has parents, but not Max and Ruby. They never explain it to us, we are just supposed to accept it with no questions asked. The artwork looks OK, but everything from the characters, to the set designs, and colors look bland and unoriginal. The animation is even worse. It's so stiff and nobody has any real movement to heir body parts at all, nobody moves or does anything normal and they act like they have arthritis. The plots are boring and unoriginal as well. It's just Ruby being her selfish self who wants things perfect for something and tells Max not to do anything fun, but ends up messing things up. Everything in this show is just horrendous and completely stupid. There are no morals at all in this show and no educational value at all. I was glad this show got canceled but now it's coming back. Why? This show only teaches kids to disobey older people or be rude to their friends and young siblings and be bossy. But I haven't heard about new episodes yet, so hopefully a new season will never come for this abomination. Parents are advised to keep their children away from this show unless they want their child to become as bad as these so called educational models.moreless

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  • I feel this show gives children a very bad example of how to interact with other children and siblings. Ruby is always supressing Max's imagination and ideas and she is not very polite to her friends or her brother. I dislike and think it is inappropriatemoreless

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    My son loves this show but as I pay attention I really don't like it. Ruby may be portrayed as patient but she is also bossy and condescending to Max. Also where are the parents? This show is not good for teaching appropriate family dynamics. Grandmother is great; she is very encouraging of both Max and Ruby. I am just irritated every time it comes on because of the way that Ruby treats Max and I have seen my 5yr old son acting in a similar manner towards his 1yr old brother. I correct the problem as soon as I see it but I feel that Max and Ruby is not a very good show for the simple fact of teaching children the inappropriate way to socialize with siblings and friends. Ruby is quite rude to Max and her friends.moreless

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  • Cook these bunnies so that we never have to see them again.

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    Nick Jr's Dora era started sucking with it's educational shows. I have to admit,Blue's Clues and Oswald were the best,but The Wonder Pets and Ni-Hao Kai-lan just sucked. But out of all of them,this was the worst. Max and Ruby is about two bunnies who are kids and go do things together. It's also based on a book. Did I mention that there were no parents at all in this show? I'm not kidding,we never learn if they're dead or they got a divorce. What happened to them? We don't know,but who cares. The animation is basically the same from the book,but still looks horrible. The two main characters,Max and Ruby, are just bad characters. Max is a brat who constantly disobeys everybody,and only says 4 words a sentence. I always wanted to slap him everytime he does that sneaky look. Ruby is worse that Max. She never lets Max do anything fun,always tells him to go move his toys and is annoying. All of the other characters are bad and are people I don't care about. The education of this show lacks so hard. It teaches kids to boss around their little brothers,to disobey everybody and to be rude. Thank god,this ended. However,there are still reruns of it. Even BlueMario was right about what Max would do with matches. Please let this be forgotten and never remembered again. Please cook these bunnies and eat them. Even Angry Grandpa from Youtube was right about this show.moreless

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