u/TheCoolB1975

AV is a voluntary classification by the British Board of Film Classification (BFFC) in 2019, It stands for 'Age Verification', and it was made to classify online content, I redesigned it so it can look like the iconic busy design from 2002.

(Note, it was aired in Nickelodeon Europe (link proof: https://youtu.be/ljmBepPD3dA?si=w8i9hluJVyyVi\_pb), so it counts, plus it’s my personal opinion and I cannot write all it‘s qualities so if there’s something I missed, comment down)

So we know the famous (or infamous) Peppa Pig, a show from the UK that was extremely popular, and the people behind it (Astley-Baker-Davis), had another show, Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, and compared to Peppa Pig, it‘s obviously the superior show, If you need more details, research it, here are the reasons why I like it, it is interesting to me, and why I personally recommend it, the list is a mix of it.

1-It takes Peppa Pig’s simple, charming animation, fixes it (like characters have a straight side of their face compared to Peppa Pig’s confusing head symmetery), plus the excellent voice cast of Peppa Pig is back, like David Graham (Grandpa Pig in Peppa Pig, Wise Old Elf in this show), and Sarah Ann Kennedy (Miss Rabbit in Peppa Pig, Nanny Plum in this show), in a less annoying cartoon

2-It normalises some interesting stuff, like non-romantic opposite sex friendship in young children (like Ben Elf and Fairy Princess Holly), and normalising Elves outside of Christmas settings, which is especially helpful for a non-Christian like me, but it still mentions the fictional species’ Christmas roots in the Season Finale Christmas specials

3-It’s not annoying like Peppa Pig, Holly isn’t a jerk to her younger sisters and not a brat to her family unlike how Peppa treats everyone, and the show is self aware, and more complex than you would expect from the creators of Peppa Pig

4-It has a fantasy setting but the Little Kingdom isn’t in some stereotypical magical fairy land, but really located in a small meadow in the United Kingdom, plus they live near a big girl they know named Lucy, granted she‘s a bit stupid at first by calling the Little Kingdom ‘fairly land’ and calling elves ‘Fairies’, but by the beginning of Season 2, she’s not that oblivious anymore, so there is character improvement

Granted, One of my personal cons of the show is that Season 1 is a bit stale, but Season 2 is more disastrous and more interesting personally.

seems like nobody talks about this show as much as Peppa Pig, and objectively there are better shows, but if you got to pick two of them, it’s the obvious winner.