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Under fire from parents, 'CoComelon' turns to UCLA to prove its videos aren't 'crack for kids'
Moonbug Entertainment, the studio behind the popular preschool cartoon 'CoComelon,' enlisted UCLA researchers to win over skeptical parents.
What happened
According to Los Angeles Times’s source item, Under fire from parents, ‘CoComelon’ turns to UCLA to prove its videos aren’t ‘crack for kids’, Moonbug Entertainment, the studio behind the popular preschool cartoon ‘CoComelon,’ enlisted UCLA researchers to win over skeptical parents.
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- Under fire from parents, 'CoComelon' turns to UCLA to prove its videos aren't 'crack for kids'Los Angeles Times - 2026-06-12T10:00:00+00:00
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