7.0
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Training Wheels (2013)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Rating: 7.0
Overview
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
LGBTQ: Positive
Overview
When Margo, Edith, and Agnes chase after an ice cream truck, little Agnes struggles to keep up and takes a tumble while pedaling her bike. Seeing her disappointment, the Minions spring into action to lift her spirits. Using their quirky ingenuity, they construct a unicorn-themed motorcycle to help Agnes ride in style. With her new wheels, Agnes embarks on a whimsical and heartwarming ride through town, showcasing the Minions’ unwavering dedication to bringing joy to the girls’ lives. This short captures the charm of teamwork, creativity, and pure delight.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film's central theme of a child learning to ride a bike with parental support is inherently apolitical, focusing on universal experiences of childhood development and perseverance rather than promoting any specific political ideology.
The film features a cast with predominantly European names, and its narrative, centered on learning to ride a bicycle, does not engage with themes that critique traditional identities or explicitly promote DEI. The casting and plot suggest a traditional approach without specific DEI considerations.
Secondary
Training Wheels sensitively portrays a young man's journey of self-discovery after his best friend confesses love. The film explores themes of friendship and emerging sexuality with dignity, presenting queer identity as a complex and valid aspect of human experience. The net impact is affirming.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
This animated short features established characters from the Toy Story franchise, such as Rex, Trixie, and Mr. Potato Head. All characters maintain their canonical genders from previous installments, with no instances of a gender swap.
This is an original animated short film. There is no pre-existing source material, historical figures, or prior installments to establish a canonical race for any character. Therefore, no character could have been race-swapped.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.0
7.0
Critic Ratings
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