Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine DVD {Review & Giveaway}

When it comes to children's television, my girls enjoy a wide variety of genres and characters. Typically for boys, geared towards girls, universally humorous and cute? It doesn't matter, they can be entertained by them all.

However, that doesn't mean that they don't have discerning taste when it comes to their favorites. While they have shown a preference for particular characters over the years, it takes something pretty special in order for one to break into the ranks of being truly loved by one of my kids.

So, to say that Doc McStuffins is completely and utterly adored by both of my girls means quite a bit. They absolutely can't get enough and have watched each episode of this television series many times over! Which is why they were thrilled to know that Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine has now been released on DVD for their viewing pleasure anytime and anywhere.

Doc McStuffins

Arriving today, August 21st, to DVD and Digital Copy, Doc McStuffins: Friendship is the Best Medicine brings five full length episodes directly to children everywhere. This animated television series airs daily on both the Disney Junior programming block on Disney Channel and the new 24-hour Disney Junior channel and has been an instant hit for children ages 2-7.

From the first time we saw this imaginative new series, we were hooked. The show's star, Doc McStuffins, is a six-year-old girl who communicates with and heals stuffed animals and broken toys out of her backyard playhouse clinic.

Assisting Doc with the day-to-day operations at the clinic are her much-loved friends: Stuffy, an overly proud dragon; Lambie, her cuddly best friend; Hallie, a jolly and caring hippo nurse; Squeakers, an alarmist squeaky toy fish; and Chilly, a snowman who spends a lot of time getting check-ups at the clinic.

Doc McStuffins characters

Whether it's a case of loose stitching, low batteries or a blow-up toy who's sprung a leak, Doc and her pals are always there to lend a helping hand, while imparting to young viewers the importance of taking care of oneself and others. Each episode features two 11-minute stories and an original song and showcases the hallmarks of great Disney storytelling – fantasy and wish fulfillment.

I absolutely love how the characters and themes featured in Doc McStuffins are all made to be relatable to young viewers and are designed to ease kids' trepidations about everything from a doctor's visit to removing a splinter. Many of the stories directly address the kinds of issues that parents face with their young children when it comes to good health, hygiene and trips to the doctor's office.

This series is perfect to have on-hand for entertainment as well as to help introduce and ease children into situations that they are sure to experience when growing up.

Doc McStuffins

The episodes featured on this DVD include:
  • Engine Nine, Feelin' Fine! – Doc and her toys learn a lesson about dehydration after discovering that Donny's toy fire engine has run out of water.
  • The Right Stuff – Stuffy rips his tail and tries to hide it from Doc and the other toys and learns that anyone can get hurt, even brave dragons.
  • Caught Blue-Handed – When a mysterious rash of blue spots breaks out among some of the toys in the clinic, Doc traces the "Mystery Pox" back to Donny's toy monster, Glo-Bo who had been finger-painting earlier in the day and forgot to wash his hands. Glo-Bo is voiced by Jim Belushi.
  • To Squeak, Or Not To Squeak – Doc helps a plastic toy duck get his voice back after his squeaker pops out.
  • Ben/Anna Split! – When Doc's huggy monkey doll Ben loses the Velcro patch that attaches him to his sister Anna, Doc glues it back on and tells him that he will have to stay in the clinic overnight while it dries.
  • That's Just Claw-ful – Doc prescribes physical therapy for her crab bath toy Hermie after she reattaches one of his claws that has fallen off.
  • The Rip Heard Round The World –While dancing with Lambie, Doc accidentally rips a hole in her fur.
  • Walkie-Talkie Time – Doc diagnoses a toy walkie-talkie with "Staticosis" and helps find his missing antenna so he can communicate clearly again.
  • Dark Knight – During a sleepover with all of her toys, Doc discovers that Sir Kirby is afraid of the dark and prescribes a night light to cure him of the "Dark Willies."
  • Hallie Gets An Earful – When Hallie is having trouble hearing, Doc gives her a hearing test and realizes that she has extra cotton stuck in her ears.
Doc McStuffins Disney Jr

Along with the approximately 115 minutes of showing kids the importance of washing your hands or that staying overnight in the hospital isn't too scary of an experience, we were excited to see that Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine brought one more aspect of entertainment: the Big Book of Boo Boos.

Big Book of Boo-Boos

Anyone who has watched an episode of Doc McStuffins knows just how important this book is to the show! My girls love to talk about the Big Book of Boo Boos and see what Doc will write (or draw) in it in each episode, so having their own version filled with fun activities and character and boo boo bandage stickers made them jump for joy!

Whether you have huge Doc McStuffins fans in your life or this is the first that you've heard of the show, Doc McStuffins: Friendship Is The Best Medicine is a wonderful addition to any at-home collection. Kids will surely adore the characters while moms and dads will appreciate the messages of kindness, bravery, childhood and more.

With a list price of $19.99, this DVD is available now on Amazon (for $14.85) as well as in stores near you. And, thanks to the generosity of Disney Jr, one person will be able to bring home the fun and imagination of keeping toys and stuffed animals healthy and well, because...

One lucky person will win a copy of Doc McStuffins: Friendship is the Best Medicine on DVD!


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A big thank you to Walt Disney Studios for providing a copy of Doc McStuffins: Friendship is the Best Medicine for me to review as well as for one lucky giveaway winner. The opinions shared are my own and honest and if you really need to see more, click here to see how I roll.

144 comments:

Tabitha said...

Yes,we watch it all the time. We love Doc.
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Jessica said...

We are not familiar with this show but my little one would love it! He wants to be a veterinarian when he grows up ;) This giveaway would be awesome to win because I know that he will enjoy it very much!

SueZH said...

My granddaughter, Emma is not familar - yet.

Kelly R. said...

My daughter loves this show!

Elizabeth G said...

Both of the kids in my life love to watch Doc McStuffins!

rookieabh said...

My son love it! And now wants to go to the doctor lol

Sylvia said...

We have not watched this yet but will look for it.
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Sandy VanHoey said...

I'm not sure if my granddaughters are or not. It looks so cute that they may know...I'm just not positive

Julie R said...

My son watches it all of the time. julierupert@gmail.com

MELINA said...

Yes my 6 and 7 year old watch this show

KJ Skib said...

My 2 year old loves her. She talks about the Big Book of Boo-Boos all the time and wears a stethescope just like Doc.
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Anonymous said...

My niece. Thankyou, Ken

Brn2lisn said...

Oh yes, we are HUGE fans

Jenny said...

This is the cutest show! Abby loves it!

Bethany C. said...

I keep meaning to show it to my daughter, but all she cares about is Dora.

jessica g said...

my daughter loves this show

Jenny Stanek said...

My daughter absolutely LOVES this show!

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Unknown said...

My son loves this show! Gotta love talking toys :)

April said...

my son loves this show, he asked for a doctors bag :)

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Erik said...

My toddler watches this show all the time. She is always talking about stuffy and lambmi!

Michelle White said...

We have caught a couple of episodes and both of my kiddos seem to like it.
Thanks,
Michelle W.

Unknown said...

Yes, my daughter loves Doc McStuffins!

skbaron said...

Yes, my daughter LOVES the show!

Jessica said...

My daughter loves Doc McStuffins - she's always playing doctor with her toys now. :)

Dwayne Berry said...

My little girl watches Doc McStuffins everytime we tell her that it's on. She loves it.

wigget said...

yes, and he loves it

CarrieAnn13 said...

Yes my boys LOVE it

Anonymous said...

my daughter LUVS this show:)

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Anonymous said...

My 4 year old loves that show. She calls it Doc Muffins.

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Cassie said...

Both my girls love Doc but my 4 year old is obsessed.

Beth Lackey said...

We are watching Doc right now on my ipod. My 4 year old is hooked. Thanks to the Viacom - Direct Tv fiasco we switched from Nick Jr. to Disney Jr. and found some great new shows.

Nicole Larsen said...

Yes, my 4 yr old daughter loves that show!

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Felicia R said...

We just started letting our daughter watch a little bit of TV and Doc McStuffins is one of the shows she likes to watch!

Anonymous said...

My niece likes to watch the show
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jessica said...

Nope! But looks cute!

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Jennifer said...

Not quite old enough yet!

Unknown said...

YES! We watch it daily :)

Brittany said...

Never seen it but sounds like she'd love it!

jenspurg said...

My daughter LOVES Doc McStuffins! We've had to DVR it.
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Misty H. said...

My daughter LOVES this show, she's gotta watch it everyday!

brandy said...

my kid loves this show!!!

Nancy said...

We are not familiar with this, but it sounds like something my daughter would LOVE!

marymichelotti said...

My niece is not familiar with it but she loves animals so i think she would love this!

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polly said...

my 5 year old niece is not familiar with this show...looks cute!

Jackie said...

Yes...the four year old I babysit for loves this show...and I love to watch it with her!

Allison Downes said...

My daughter loves this show! Thanks for the giveaway!

Beth @ TheAngelForever said...

Both of my kids are huge Doc McStuffins fan. We love her and all of the great messages in the show. Thanks for the fun :)

Ashley H said...

Yes my son loves doc mcstuffins! thanks

Dave said...

My daughter has liked this show since it came on....she also has a little stuffed lamb like Doc !

mahnrafjtb said...

She just is starting to like it. I think it is a cute show.
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Unknown said...

I've never heard of this show, but I'm sure the kids would love it!

Meghan said...

My nephew X loves this show!!

Jessica Cote said...

Both of my daughters are big fans of doc mcstuffins

Tracy said...

Both of my kids know who Doc McStuffins is

Cathy C said...

yes- loves it!

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cncgirl00 said...

My daughter really likes watching her.

Kim Burnett said...

we've never seen it but I think we'd like it.

Cassie Eastman said...

We've never heard of it until my sister told me about it the other day and recommended it for my kids!

Anonymous said...

My son likes to watch this show.

Unknown said...

Amanda Loves the show!

regina said...

My daughter loves the show!!

Anonymous said...

My kids saw this once or twice and loved it!
Allie S.

daniii♥ said...

My daughter LOVES Doc McStuffins

Jennifer T. said...

Yes! We all watch Doc McStuffins in our house. I think we all know that theme song by heart!
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Kerry said...

My daughter loves this show

Maureen said...

We watch Doc McStuffins DAILY in our household =)

Maureen
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Anonymous said...

we have not seen it yet, but it looks like a really cute show.
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Unknown said...

my daughter loves doc

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Anonymous said...

nope mamotts

freddie said...

We are not familiar with this show but it sounds really good. I bet my grand daughters would love it. dwelchert@yahoo.com

shaye said...

We love Dr McStuffins! My little girl wants to be a doctor because of this show! How can you beat that?
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Daniel M said...

not sure if my niece knows about it - regnod(at)yahoo(d0t)com

Diane Zielinski said...

My 2 year old girl watches it. I like the show myself.

Unknown said...

Doc mcstuffins is my daughters favorite show!

BargainFun said...

My little boy loves doc mcstuffins ! I like it too

Familyof5 said...

My niece and nephew love doc mcstuffins

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Tamar said...

We are all absolutely new to the series!

Unknown said...

my daughters have watched Doc.
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Lisa said...

yes we are huge fans

Becky said...

We weren't aware until now. This is exactly the type of show I want the kids watching and I know they will love it.

Thanks!

Unknown said...

Yes, they are very familiar with this show and they both enjoy it very much. My six year old likes it a bit better then her older sister.

Lynn said...

We haven't seen it, but it looks great!

jakiesmom said...

he loves her, and has seen the dvd advertised and has told me all about how he wants it

Francine Anchondo said...

yes my son loves the show

Karen F said...

Yes, he loves the show

lilyk said...

We aren't familiar with Doc McStuffins.

Unknown said...

My children watch Doc mcstuffin daily-even the older ones lol
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Tabathia B said...

My daughter watches the show daily and loves it

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Mandy said...

My son is HUGE fan of this show! He wants to be a doctor for Halloween because of it!

Jessica said...

This is my daughter's current favorite show.

Alissa S. said...

My niece love Doc McStuffins. She pretends to do the same with her stuffed animals. She is always trying to help her ladybug fly by fixing it's wing.

Erica C. said...

My niece is a fan of the show.
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Jen said...

My son turned 3 today and loves this show. :)

Hoa said...

My grandkids love the show.

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Erica Chao said...

not yet but we will be when we win! :)

Terra Heck said...

I don't think my nieces have ever heard of Doc McStuffins but I really think they'd enjoy watching the show. Thanks.
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Unknown said...

Yes, my son loves the show.

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Kelly g said...

He's watched a few episodes

Theresa said...

We've never seen this! :( We would love to check it out though!!!

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Jodi said...

We haven't seen this show, but it looks adorable!

Unknown said...

My children love it! My daughter now aspires to be a vet thanks to this show! :D

Jessica said...

My child loves Doc Mcstuffins and Stuffy!

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John Mac said...

My granddaughter loves this show.

degood said...

Yes my three year old likes to watch it on the disney channel.

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Hilary said...

My daughter love this cartoon. I have to record it for her so she can watch it everyday.

Kelly H. said...

My daughter watches this show every day. She loves it!

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

My kids love Doc McStuffins and we watch it often.

Mommy 2 Monkeys said...

Yes, we love the show.

Anonymous said...

The little one loves this!

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ann said...

Yes they love to watch her show on TV

April Yedinak said...

My daughter loves the show!

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susan1215 said...

We have never seen the show before

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Carie said...

My kids love it!

Anonymous said...

We love it! Great show
vickie
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Unknown said...

We haven't seen it yet but my son would love it!

Ryan said...

yes we have watched it a few times

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Jill Myrick (jsc123) said...

My children have never seen Doc McStuffins.
But it looks like a show that they would really enjoy.

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Laurel said...

My boys love the show!
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ReggieMann said...

My 5 year old niece loves this show!

Stacy W said...

My 3 yo son loooooves Doc so much we just got a doctor kit.

Renee G said...

My boys haven't seen this show yet.
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Dee said...

My little girls love Doc McStuffins. The 3 yr old actually gets up when she hears the theme song and dances to it!So my hubby now TIVO's it for them :)

Kathleen M Smith said...

I don't think my grand daughters are familiar with it.

blandmj said...

No, my grandson is not familiar with Doc McStuffins, not yet. (Marla B)

brendaelsner said...

My niece loves Doc!!

Kathy P said...

I am not sure if my niece is familiar or not but it looks really cute :)

susansmoaks said...

our daughter is familiar and a huge fan!
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Jennifer Peaslee said...

I dont think my niece is familiar with her yet

bellz said...

My son loves to try and help people and animals feel better

Nicole C. said...

My nephew loves it.

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Harold D said...

My granddaughter is.

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Teresa Thompson said...

All of my granddaughters watch it.

Anonymous said...

I don't think so.
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Roxann said...

My grandson loves to watch Doc McStuffins. (Roxann)

cman said...

I've only heard of it through giveaways.

Heather said...

This is a show we haven't watched.

cindiizzy said...

We haven't seen it yet. It looks so cute!

Cjnedrow said...

No, we are not familiar with it yet, but we would love to see it!
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Mandy B said...

My son has just started watching this show!

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daveshir2005 said...

No we are not familiar yet.

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Anonymous said...

My 6 year old loves this show and would love this dvd wilcarvic
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Unknown said...

My 22 month old has never seen it but it looks cute.

Unknown said...

My 2 little really like the show

Rebecca said...

Both of my son's love Doc McStuffin's. Their favorite episode is the one where they give the knight a bath.