My daughter has, for whatever reason, a lot of toys, videos, games, books, drawing instruments, building blocks, dolls and other familiar commercial kid fare. Lately, I’ve been trying to figure out what religious denomination each of the main characters are. Here’s a preliminary list.
- Barbie. Christian.
- Strawberry Shortcake. Christian.
- Madeline. Christian, likely Catholic.
- Curious George. Christian.
- Arthur. Christian. Possibly agnostic.
- Caillou. Christian.
- Berenstain Bears. Jews converted to Christianity, or Jews for Jesus.
- Clifford. Christian.
- Piggley Winks of Jakers. Irish Catholic.
- Teletubbies. All Christian.
- Buster of Arthur. Christian.
- Francine of Arthur. Jewish.
- Little Bear. Christian. Perhaps Episcopalian.
- Max and Ruby. Both Christian.
- Franklin. Christian.
- Dora the Explorer. Catholic.
- Diego, her cousin. Catholic.
- Pablo, Tyrone, Tasha, Uniqua and Austin, a.k.a. The Backyardigans (perhaps the best written and most interesting visual and musical kids show out there). Christian.
- Maya. Catholic.
- Miguel. Catholic.
- Big Bird. Christian.
- Elmo. Maybe Catholic.
- Winnie the Pooh. Christian.
- Kipper. Christian.
- Polly Pocket. Christian.
- Angelina Ballerina. Christian.
- Thomas the Tank Engine. Episcopalian.
- Oswald. Christian with Jewish friends.
- Sleeping Beauty. Definitively Christian.
- Belle of Beauty and the Beast. Christian.
- Cinderalla. Christian.
- Gorilla, in Goodnight Gorilla. Non-denominational.
These are just guesses.