The Littles (1983)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.6
Overview
The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. This cartoon was produced by a French/American/Canadian animation studio, DIC Entertainment, and as standard practice for TV cartoons of the period, the animation production was outsourced overseas to the Japanese studio TMS Entertainment. It was post-produced by a Canadian Animation studio, Animation City Editorial Services.
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Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
The Littles is an animated television series based on The Littles characters in a series of children's novels by American author John Peterson, the first of which was published in 1967. This cartoon was produced by a French/American/Canadian animation studio, DIC Entertainment, and as standard practice for TV cartoons of the period, the animation production was outsourced overseas to the Japanese studio TMS Entertainment. It was post-produced by a Canadian Animation studio, Animation City Editorial Services.
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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film's central premise of a hidden family of tiny people focuses on universal themes of survival, family unity, and resourcefulness, without engaging in explicit political commentary or promoting specific ideological viewpoints. The solutions presented are practical and personal, rather than systemic or ideological.
The animated series 'The Littles' features traditional character representation and casting typical of its era. Its narrative focuses on family adventures without critiquing traditional identities or incorporating explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The animated children's series "The Littles," produced in the 1980s, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the adventures of a tiny family living secretly within a human household, consistent with typical children's programming of its era, which did not address such topics.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The 1983 animated series "The Littles" directly adapts characters from the original book series, maintaining their established genders without any changes.
The 1983 animated series "The Littles" faithfully adapted its characters from the original book series. All main characters, both the tiny Littles and the human Henry Bigg, maintained their established visual racial depictions from the source material, with no changes in race observed.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
6.6
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
User Ratings
6.5
6.6
Critic Ratings
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