Peg + Cat

TV show · 2013

Peg + Cat is a cheerful PBS Kids math series where a spirited girl and her cat sidekick tackle "really big problems" through counting, sorting, and teamwork. It is warm, funny, and genuinely educational with nothing that should worry parents of young children.

A great fit for preschoolers and early kindergartners, roughly ages 3 to 6.

Peril & tensionBig emotionsLoud or startling soundsConsumerism & toy hype

Episodes to know about

Big emotionsrecurring across the seriesMild

At least once per episode Peg loudly declares she is "totally freaking out" and panics briefly; Cat prompts her to count backwards from five and she quickly recovers.

Peril & tensionrecurring across the seriesMild

Each story opens with a comically urgent problem announced at high volume with dramatic flair; the tension is always light and resolves quickly with math.

Loud or startling soundsrecurring across the seriesMild

Peg's sudden loud exclamations and punctuating musical stings recur throughout; sensitive little ones may jump the first few times.

2 more moments are in the full report. See all of them, checked against your own family’s settings, in Little Longer.