In 2003's Finding Nemo, Pixar lost a little orange clownfish named Nemo. Then they found Nemo. And now, more than a decade later, they're looking for Dory. She's a blue fish (voiced by Ellen DeGeneres) with short-term memory loss, and she gets lost a lot, in ways that're actually extremely harrowing. Dory is so vulnerable—so easily swept away, such easy pickings for disaster—that it stressed me out in a way that a cartoon hasn't done since Bambi or Watership Down.
In many ways, Finding Nemo and Dory are textbook examples of self-help. Looking for your independence? You're a Nemo. How about the courage to let your child grow up? You're Nemo's dad, Marlin. Now we have help for all the Dorys, in which forgetful people or kids with ADHD can learn to trust themselves. Luckily, this life lesson comes with adorable otters cuddling, sea lions cracking wise, and an octopus named Hank inking himself. It's the type of counsel that goes down like oysters on the half shell—kinda goopy, but palatable.