BOZ. Thank You God for Friends and Helpers (discovering God's World Together)

This particular Boz video is probably the best of them all. In "Thank you God for Friends and Helpers" the theme is helping others who are in need. I especially appreciate the episode where the children are supposed to go to the county fair; their grandmother gets hurt and is therefore unable to get her yard chores done (she needs help).At first, when their mother (children are Gracie and Drew) informs them they cannot go to the fair because their grandmother needs help, they try to get out of it so they can still go to the fair. Their attitude is not horrible, but they are not cheerful in doing what is right (this might be the best lesson learned). What I like about the lesson is that they are not corrected for some outrageous temper tantrum (which many parents allow their children to do) but for simply not having a cheerful attitude Boz corrects and instructs them (in real life it is the parents, but oh-well). So Boz helps the children have fun while helping their grandmother. He improves their attitude where they enjoyed doing the right thing instead of drudgingly doing their required task.Here are some great points to mention about the Boz series:The character's attitudes are always excellent toward one another. The children show respect for each other and reverence their parents. Unlike almost every children's cartoon or other video where people insult one another and have a bad attitude (in general), the Boz series displays the proper attitude that children should have. They show that a good attitude, love and respect for others, etc. is what is normal. No, it is not normal for your children to have a poor attitude, NEVER. Do not excuse your child's behavior, but rather properly train him (sorry for the side note but I felt it is important to note). The Boz series will reinforce you faithfully and consistently training your children to have a good attitude at all times. I have never seen even a Christian children's series that so successfully and uncompromisingly sticks to these values.The Baxter family always remember to thank God at the end of each day/episode which is extremely important.No, this video series is not perfect and there are things I would have done differently (for sure) but this is a good starting point to go in the right direction. I wish their were videos like this for older children that promote character qualities such as bravery, honor, loyalty, courage, dignity (character of a man of God that are too often missing from Christian children's videos).So overall, I give a 5 star rating because its the best I've seen in the Christian children's market in DVD cartoons.

Both my kids (ages 3.5 years and 23 months) request to watch Boz all the time! My favorite thing about this series is the positive example set by all the characters in the show! Finally something I can let my kids watch without worrying they will see/hear something that I need to explain or correct. Many "kid shows" out there display plenty of behavior that I don't want my kids imitating or thinking is acceptable, such as disrespect, negative or rude attitude, defiance, teasing others, selfishness, etc (my kids do enough of these without the media's influence). The parents in the show are supportive and capable (rather than clueless like in other shows), and the children are respectful, kind, helpful, encouraging, and easily convinced to change their attitude when they start to get down about something. This is the kind of behavior I want my kids mimicking.Sure, the show is cheesy and some of the songs can get old, but I would take that a million times over disrespectful kids, inept parents, crude humor, or scary scenes that I see in most other kid shows! We have "Friends and Helpers" and also "Bananas and Bubbles," and this one is the less cheesy of the two. If you are very conscious and careful about what your kids are exposed to, then get this! You won't be disappointed!

We have taught our daughter to pray every night before bed, but these BOZ shows have encouraged her to want to pray. Now she asks us to pray (and she doesn't know very many words yet) because they do on "BOZ Bear." With her one word sentences she tells us lots of good things she has learned from BOZ and the kids in the show. Ever since she started watching it once every couple days she has fallen asleep well at naptime and bedtime because that's what they do in "BOZ Bear." Prior to this she has cried and fidgeted off and on for hours in bed. We are very thankful for this quality series that teaches kids to use their imagination and help others all because God loves them. It is the best thing we've found to show our children, and we're pretty careful about ever using the TV.

Pros:I really like the animation of these videos. The Christian family values are hard to find too.Cons:The main character has to be the same voice that they used for Barney. He does the same giggle and over the top enthusiasm in most of the characters. I am not a Barney fan, so the voice is very irritating to me. This is my main hang up with the series. These are not movies I would want to watch again and again for these reasons.If you like Barney than you will love these. Same creators and voice.

Boz is a great Christian video for kids of all ages. My 2 yr old loves it because of ll the catchy songs in it. He has seen it so much that he even knows and repeat the chracter conversations.

It's hard to find good shows for kids to watch out there, the Boz shows are great. They always have great messages, shown through an interesting family, with catchy songs, and an element of prayer is evident in every show. They are definitely non denominational shows, so it shouldn't matter what church you belong to, theses are great.

My 3-year-old daughter loves this video. She asks for it a lot. I love that the songs do not drive me crazy like some children's programs do. There are good lessons about sharing and doing for others. While it's not "deep," it IS for young kids, and my daughter mimicked the prayers that they kids say at the end of each episode. I love that she wants to watch it, and it beats most of what I've seen for kids.

My two year old loves it. They speak so nice to each other and teaches kindness. They have a great family unit in this dvd that kids can relate to. They sing and are happy and the end they end with a prayer. Highly recommend. I wish every young child would watch these.