annoying little kid shows [Archive]

Celebréiel

10-07-2003, 03:50 PM

wow.We were just talking about this in my psych. class the other day. I find them super duper annoying too, but they repeat things so much becuase kids thrive on repetition. They like things to be the same, and like hate it when things change. So I guess as much as they suck, its alot better for kids to watch than some of the other trash out there. :)

IronParrot

10-07-2003, 07:09 PM

Kids' shows aren't the only genre that suffers from repetitive annoyance. I find most TV today to be completely unwatchable.

zinnite

10-07-2003, 07:20 PM

I watch TV for about five minutes a week, and that's the weather channel in the mornings. From what I have heard kids' shows today are pretty bad. Back in my day, all the kids' programming was obviously done by people on halucinogens. They just don't make them like that anymore.

Bombadillo

10-07-2003, 07:52 PM

Originally posted by IronParrot
Kids' shows aren't the only genre that suffers from repetitive annoyance. I find most TV today to be completely unwatchable. *sighs in disappointment*

Not to sound like a smart ass, I haven't watched any little kids shows in a while. But I know that some really are annoying, especially Dora, when the map sings. For one reason or another, the majority of girls in my sophmore class sing that ceaselessely, and it doesn't end inthe first place.

I have twin little cousins that I have to watch sometimes, and one HATES kid shows. And he's 2! If his brother wants to watch Dora, he kindly asks me to change the channel when he's not looking.

zinnite

10-07-2003, 11:00 PM

I've never heard of the Dora show or whatever it is before this thread. Unfortunately, now I want to see it just to see how bad it is.

I just thought of a kid show that is *really* bad--it's on some Catholic network (EWTN?), and it features a talking doughnut. The really bad part is, it's obviously a puppet with a hand in it, and it's always positioned on something big, like a rock or trash can, where the puppeteer hides out. It's bad. Check it out.

Varda Oiolosseo

10-08-2003, 04:19 PM

ooooooh *shudders*

think that a lot of these kiddies programs should be banned i'm surprised they don't freak kids out! :( they certainly freak me out!
Epecially the Telletubbies they are more than freaky! So are the Tweenies and the Hoobs and Barney! argh i could go on but the Telletubbies are by far the worst especially Tinky Winky! *shudders at the thought of him*

hectorberlioz

10-08-2003, 05:45 PM

teletubbies are soo scary! i only watched them once all the way through(thank goodness only once, but even that is enough to traumatize anybody). another really sick one is OSWALD, and he has a dog named WEENIE?.sick.

Elvengirl

10-08-2003, 06:14 PM

Teletubbies are the worst. I can't be in the same room if it's on.
Seriously, if I was little I'd have nightmares from it.

durin's bane

10-08-2003, 08:24 PM

Caillou is an incarnation of Satan, I'm serious.

Dora the Explorer, Teletubbies, Barney.... Yikes. I think the only decent little kids show is Sesame Street. Now THAT's a good show. :)

Bombadillo

10-09-2003, 09:43 AM

Aih! I just remembered one I saw in Italy. For some reason, it was on the same channel, without commercials, for two days straight. (I came across it while looking for CNN.) It featured a peice of cheese (literally, that's not just what it looked like) with eyes that would run around on a white background and stop to talk to his friends Mushroom and Little Purple Furry Thing. He did this many man times; in fact, I think that only five minutes were recorded and played in loop for 48 hours. The brainwash channel.

This baffled me.

Alqualaure

10-09-2003, 10:02 AM

What was the Little Purple Furry Thing? Mold?!? LOL - must be scary for a piece of cheese... (ROFL - Sorry, it's early & I'm just cracking up - MORE COFFEE PLEASE!!!!)

Funny thing about the Teletubbies - my dog loves them. Yes, my dog... He's a year old, and when I leave the house I put on PBS to entertain him... and well, he's become rather fond of Teletubbies (though he likes Sesame Street and Caillou as well...)

I can sort of understand his fascination - a young dog has the focus and attention span of a toddler, which Teletubbies is geared towards. However, the one time I sat and paid attention to it, I pretty much fell into a trance and couldn't look away! Some sort of hypnotic "this is madness!" crept over me and held me powerless on the couch! LOL Now I make sure not to watch - I just turn it on for the dog.

Barney makes me flee the room immediately. Unlike the hypnosis of the Teletubbies, Barney triggers my fight or flight response...

Alqua ;)

azalea

10-09-2003, 03:25 PM

I have two preschoolers, and I really limit their tv viewing time, partly for this reason. My worst (besides the Teletubbies) is Dragon Tales. The voices really get to me.
I do, however, love Thomas the Tank Engine. I like the animation, and the plots are interesting, but not too intense. I swear, some of the stuff they put out for preschoolers I think is made by people with teenagers or something -- the stuff is very inappropriate!

Elvengirl

10-09-2003, 04:19 PM

Hey, I kind of like Dragon Tales. :o :D

Have you heard of The Wiggles? OMG talk about scary! They are four guys who sing songs they made up.....:eek: FREAKY!!!!!! I had to watch it while babysitting and then I had them stuck in my head all day. It was traumatizing!

But still teletubbies are worse.

Varda Oiolosseo

10-09-2003, 04:19 PM

Thomas the Tank Engine is an original show that is harmless and has nothing wrong with it for kids. Bob the Builders not too bad either.

It's just the freaky ones that i'm surprised don't disturb them for life. YOu know the other day when i posted about the Telletubbies i hav had a horrible nightmare about them :(

zinnite

10-09-2003, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by Bombadillo
It featured a peice of cheese (literally, that's not just what it looked like) with eyes that would run around on a white background and stop to talk to his friends Mushroom and Little Purple Furry Thing.

Wow. That definitely beats the talking doghnut sitting on a trash can.

jellyfishannah

10-09-2003, 10:05 PM

Yep. I used to babysit some neighbor kids. A little boy(3yrs old) and girl(4 yrs). ALL they wanted to do was watch tv. (I wanted to watch tv, too...but we kind-of had different ideas about what shows were watchable:rolleyes: ) Argh! The worst one is Oswald. Maybe, just MAYBE that one is educational....but..oh no! I forgot barney! *shudders* That one so bad! Barney was NEVER educational. It only taught parents how to plop their kids in front of the Tube Almighty instead of taking them hiking or to museums or...well, you get my point. what is this world coming to. *sigh*

hectorberlioz

10-10-2003, 12:20 AM

The tube almighty! lol! thats great.:p :p :p .

Lizra

10-12-2003, 08:36 AM

Those shows didn't seem so annoying (to me), once I had a baby. You start out with this totally helpless, tiny creature that does not even know how to focus it's eyes, or lift its arms! :eek: :) It is such basic, slow going for those first few years! The "annoying" repetition (to us), is actually about the only way more complex, abstract, representational thought can sink into the simple minds of toddlers.

I don't know.....Dora, Teletubbies, Blues Clues, those shows don't bother me too much. The most annoying, for me, are the smarmy, "older kids" shows like..."The Fairly Odd Parents"! EWWWW! That show is banned here! Talk about screeching , purposefully annoying voices! :eek: And the content!

"Look Timmy....my butt's in the air, heeheeheehee, I'm stupid...wheeeee!"

Barney does bug me, cause they sing so much cheesey, fakey songs, and the kids are so "staged". The voices thing does get to you though! :D Yes, Dragon tales, and Rugrats. Turning the volumn down works well! :) Still, several hours of Angelica's voice as background noise makes me evil! Fairly Oddparents....BANNED! ;)

Actually, I hate Nickolodeon, and MTV...if it was just me (no hubby or older sister) I would eliminate those channels, oh yeah, Cartoon Network too!.

b.banner

10-18-2003, 02:56 PM

i think that the fairly odd parents is really funny i mean the green haired fairy is a little stupid but the other characters are funny!

hectorberlioz

10-23-2003, 01:06 AM

Lizra. I have to join with you on hating cartoon network. i despise that "one demensional" look all the cartoons there have. AND talk about inapropriate things some kids watch on there...
I dont find much to accuse blues clues of
BUT dora! that evil princess needs to be banished!

Lizra

10-23-2003, 07:38 AM

Awwwwww....Backpack! Backpack! :D

hectorberlioz

10-24-2003, 12:22 AM

no! no! no backpack! *swats air imagining a scary backpack*

Salquënòrëwen

10-24-2003, 09:34 PM

Hehe...me and my other friends who can't get a boyfriend are "going out" with characters from Dora...I got the map. Lol, we were really hyper at teh time when it happened...:p

A lot of my friends are obsessed with SPONGEBOB. It's ok, and I like it (to a certain degree...), but they never miss it, and I think that's jsut kinda immature and stupid... but whatever, they can do what they want.

The Wiggle's seriously scare me. I watched their Christmas special last year, and they had some dancers in these hot pants type shorts. Well, one of the dancers was A GUY. Now that jsut freaked me out, and it's jsut plain nasty!

But my younger cousin loves all those kid shows, and when I'm baby-sitting her or something, and she watches them, I can see that she really does learn a lot from them. It's kinda funny. She jsut talks back to the TV like they can hear her...it's so cute! :)

Oh, and this thread inspired me to take acton and confront Barney. I e-mailed Barney, and asked for an apology for him pushing me off the swing... I still ahvn't gotten one, but if I don't get one in the next month, I'm sending a letter. :p

hectorberlioz

10-24-2003, 09:53 PM

WHAT?! he pushed YOU off the swing?

Salquënòrëwen

10-25-2003, 02:38 PM

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
WHAT?! he pushed YOU off the swing?

Yep, at my birthday party (when I turned 3)...I was just on my swing set I had gotten for a present from my parents, and he just came up behind me and pushed me off! I guess he just emant to push me and make me swing, but instead he pushed me right off! I can't look at a purple dinosaur without being scared....I'm scarred for life! :( :p

hectorberlioz

10-25-2003, 03:11 PM

Wow. its a wonder you're still alive:p
if that happened to me I'd still be in bed scared to go anywhere.

Salquënòrëwen

10-25-2003, 09:50 PM

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Wow. its a wonder you're still alive:p
if that happened to me I'd still be in bed scared to go anywhere.

Yeh, I'm scared to go around the corner...I think a big green and purple prehistoric reptile is gonna be there and is gonna push me down into the sewege tunnel... :p

Bombadillo

10-26-2003, 01:55 AM

Hey, Barney! He hit me as a kid too!

I actually remember this birthday party in pre-school. He showed up in the classroom, and we played games and did a bunch of kiddy dances. We'd hop around for a while and then spin and probably jump up or somethings. Anyway he spun around one time and sent me straight to the floor with his stupid tail.

Has anyone ever heard of Sesame Place?

hectorberlioz

10-26-2003, 10:27 AM

Wow! another barney victim!
Looks like the scary purple dinosaur traumatizes everyone.lol.

Elvengirl

10-26-2003, 10:34 AM

I always knew people dressed up as purple dinosaurs would be trouble.

[i]Originally posted by Bombadillo
Has anyone ever heard of Sesame Place? [/B]
Do mean Sesame Street?

I used to watch that. hehe I liked Bert and Ernie. Never cared for Big Bird though. He annoyed me. I used to read books about them. I remember one book, it was about a missing rubber duckie or something. :D It was one of my favorites as a little kid. :cool: :)

hectorberlioz

10-26-2003, 11:08 AM

I only like bert and ernie, in sesame street. Lol, I love the rubber duckie. I have a rubber duckie myself now.

Sween

10-26-2003, 11:23 AM

God bless the Teletubbies. Amy will sit transfixed in frount of that for hours if i let her! I dunno what it is she likes so much could be the colours or it could be the inane talk but *** damn it helps me get some rest (Makes up for any potential warping of her mind ill deal with that later i need sleep)!

Shes a little youung yet to really follow any form of plot so really its brightly coloured and nicely designed she seems intrested but i find a lot of music videos are just as intresting for her to watch!

I quite like watching X-Men Evolution (yes im 20 years old) and she sits quite happily infrount of that (result :D )!

I dont let her watch barney its just too *** for my likeing! She does like a bit of Bob the builder again a very nicely designed program which i think at her age is probably more important to them than acctual content!

As for myself i never was a big fan of educational programs found them boring and predictiable infact from a young age i would allways be much happier infrount of a documenty than an episode of playbus any day (could of murdered that f-ing bird)

I allways thought Seseme street was a bit *** and crap as well! it was just tacky and a bit weird even when i was young i never apreciated old people hanging round with kids that were never theres with some stupid yellow bird!

edited by azalea -- please be careful about the language -- thank you

hectorberlioz

10-26-2003, 11:33 AM

Talk about ***, telletubbies are the worst.

edited by azalea -- please be careful about using terms in a derogatory manner -- thank you

Sween

10-26-2003, 11:40 AM

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Talk about gay, telletubbies are the worst.

Hey they keep the little one happy therefore they are allright with me any way if your a bit drunk it can be quite funny :p

hectorberlioz

10-26-2003, 12:42 PM

One teletubbie is supposed to be gay. The purple one.

Bombadillo

10-26-2003, 01:29 PM

Is he? I know Bert and Ernie are life partners.

But, really, there's a kiddy Sesame Street theme park called Sesame Place. I went there once, and I got really mad at Grover because he wouldn't talk to me or pick me up, so I punched him. :D

I liked Sesame Street though. Except that Little Bird would aggrivate me. He was there in the theme song every morning; why didn't he ever show up in an episode!? It puzzeld me. (I guess Jim Henson Inc. lost the puppet or something)

Elvengirl

10-26-2003, 02:09 PM

Originally posted by Bombadillo
But, really, there's a kiddy Sesame Street theme park called Sesame Place. I went there once, and I got really mad at Grover because he wouldn't talk to me or pick me up, so I punched him. :D

Haha that's funny. How old were you?
I've never heard of Sesame Place, though

I found an old record that had Sesame Streee songs on it. It was really weird to listen to it again. Do you know the rubber duckie song? It's cute. :D

Salquënòrëwen

10-26-2003, 10:06 PM

That reminds me... I once went to a Sesame Street Live show, and they were all on stage singin and dancin and stuff... And then, they came off the stage, and were shaking hands and interacting with the audiance. Well, I was sitting on the end of my row, and out of nowhere, here comes the Cookie Monster. He comes up to me and STEALS MY POPCORN! And he was jsut throwin it into his mouth and it was going all over the floor... By the time he gave it back, it was almost empty and it had blue fuzz all in it! :mad: :p

I just seem to have bad luck with children's characters... :( ;)

hectorberlioz

10-26-2003, 10:34 PM

Wow! poor you! have you taken therapy?( :p )

gimli7410

10-27-2003, 01:33 AM

spongebob square pants:mad: so many people watch ths now and what a stupid concept. i mean a sponge with pants. people in my grade watch it though (mostly girls) but that is whats pathetic

Sheeana

10-27-2003, 01:46 AM

Originally posted by Salquënòrëwen
... here comes the Cookie Monster. He comes up to me and STEALS MY POPCORN!

You met Cookie Monster?! :eek: Why can't I meet Cookie Monster? :(

Sween

10-27-2003, 09:09 AM

Originally posted by Sheeana
You met Cookie Monster?! :eek: Why can't I meet Cookie Monster? :(

You could get to meet curry monster..............who is me......Curry Curry :D

Salquënòrëwen

10-27-2003, 03:59 PM

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Wow! poor you! have you taken therapy?( :p )

Actually not a bad idea... I wonder if there is a "Traumatized by Children's Characters Anonymous" club... :p

Originally posted by Sheeana
You met Cookie Monster?! :eek: Why can't I meet Cookie Monster? :(

Well, it wasn't exactly the best way I got to meet him... :( :p

And there are even more bad encounters I've had with child characters.... Don't even get me started on my trip to Disney World! ;) :p

Brill

10-27-2003, 04:37 PM

...Does anyone remember when teenagers were singing/watching/obsessed with blues clues? HAHAHAHAHA

Ohh, I think the thing now is those caring bears.

Although I do not readily participate in the watching of children shows I babysit the neighbor kids ceaselessly.

I concur with IronParrot,
Most television today is repetitive, the same themes, ideas, etc.
I CAN'T STAND MOST REALITY SERIES. Survivor, Big Brother, Jackass, Punk'd, I hated Tom Green, (MTV the channel is permanently locked out on our TV thanks to moi) Fear factor, Crank Yankers, etc. etc. etc.

I despise most prime time tv series, Raymond, King of Queens. Any of them.

The only T.V. show I watch, on a regular basis, is the Jo Schmo Show. It's a not-so-reality-reality show. Everyone is an actor except for this guy named Matt Gould. All the story lines are made up (except for the unpredictable MATT parts), and everyone is in on it 'cept him.

My opinion.

Lizra

10-27-2003, 04:49 PM

I better lock the MTV channels now, before my son even thinks about them! :eek: My daughter doesn't care for them, and my husband and I do not understand MTV anymore. VH1 is what we watch for rock/pop music entertainment. Yep......I wished I'd locked Cartoon Networkabout five years ago, Nickelodeon....well, I do like Hey Arnold, and I think Spongebob is hilarious.....I don't want to get too uptight I guess! :eek: I will speak to my husband about the MTV locking tonight!

Brill

10-27-2003, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by Lizra
I better lock the MTV channels now, before my son even thinks about them! :eek: My daughter doesn't care for them, and my husband and I do not understand MTV anymore. VH1 is what we watch for rock/pop music entertainment. Yep......I wished I'd locked Cartoon Networkabout five years ago, Nickelodeon....well, I do like Hey Arnold, and I think Spongebob is hilarious.....I don't want to get too uptight I guess! :eek: I will speak to my husband about the MTV locking tonight!

Unfortunately, I cannot block out either Kiddy Network, as I said, I babysit the neighbor kids, and TOONS are the only way to keep them entertained (I was told Candy Land was "Gay" by the 5 year old!)

Probably a good idea Lizra, your sanity may be at stake, as well as other things! :D

Lizra

10-27-2003, 05:00 PM

Oh boy! It's the "other things" I'm worried about! :eek:

Brill

10-27-2003, 05:05 PM

Wow,
That's a good thing!
The content of the programs are decreasing every year, but as I'm sure you have noticed, it's doing the same on the basic cable channels. :)

I guess those who are concerned about it (me) could sell the tv and house, by a log cabin in the Canadian wastelands (anywhere in canada j/k) and live out the rest of life as a hermit, wearing only white clothing and having to hunt for food, dig for water, and suffer through illness.

Ohhh! A field trip! :D ;) :)

Sween

10-27-2003, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by Lizra
I better lock the MTV channels now, before my son even thinks about them! :eek: My daughter doesn't care for them, and my husband and I do not understand MTV anymore. VH1 is what we watch for rock/pop music entertainment. Yep......I wished I'd locked Cartoon Networkabout five years ago, Nickelodeon....well, I do like Hey Arnold, and I think Spongebob is hilarious.....I don't want to get too uptight I guess! :eek: I will speak to my husband about the MTV locking tonight!

Oh i thought you were fun! One of my staff was going onto me about sponge bob ill have to check that out!

Is there acctually any music on MTV anymore?

Lizra

10-27-2003, 07:34 PM

Oh come on Sween! :D I'm incredibly fun! Wheeee!!!! (Ask Anduril! heh )
MTV is flat out stupid! I liked the old days when young people figured out what was cool themselves, then television tried to keep up. MTV tries to serve all this lame posturing up on some kind of "Cool platter"....bleah! (Need vomit smilie!)

Sheeana

10-27-2003, 08:25 PM

Originally posted by Brill

I CAN'T STAND MOST REALITY SERIES. Survivor, Big Brother, Jackass, Punk'd, I hated Tom Green, (MTV the channel is permanently locked out on our TV thanks to moi) Fear factor, Crank Yankers, etc. etc. etc.

Hey, I like Crank Yankers and Jackass. :p

hectorberlioz

10-27-2003, 09:32 PM

I swear none of my kids will ever watch tv.
movies yes.
tv no.
that word is final.

gimli7410

10-27-2003, 10:52 PM

Originally posted by Sween
Is there acctually any music on MTV anymore?

i seriously think they should change their name. i mean i enjoy some shows on their but for every ten shows there is one about music. they have music related shows like osbournes and umm... thats about it but yea its crap

Lizra

10-28-2003, 07:48 AM

When MTV first came out, I enjoyed it. All they played was music videos, 24 hours...or whatever amount of time they were on. You just watched it as an extension of listening to your music, to see what artists were doing. Another way (though a bit overly self conscious, but that's another thread) for musicians to express themselves, hopefully for your enjoyment. I don't know what it's supposed to be now, I'm just glad I grew up when the fans were still calling the shots, more or less. ;)

I could have done that Hector, but my husband enjoys tv! Of course he doesn't like regular network shows...does anybody watch that stuff?....but he likes to (make that "tries to" :rolleyes: ) relax while watching old movies, shows about Harleys, the Grand Old Opry (which suddenly isn't showing on the now MTV owned CMT anymore! :mad: ), stuff about wars, just guy stuff I guess. Well we both enjoy Seinfeld reruns, :D and must watch the news sometimes, so, I couldn't get away with no TV. But if it was just me, I'd put that $50 a month in my savings account and watch it grow!

azalea

10-28-2003, 05:03 PM

No kidding! Ours is about $75 dollars a month (:eek: ) because my husband is a boxing fan and we MUST have HBO.:rolleyes: And of course you can't just get HBO, in order to get it you must get the stupid "digital package."

My kids are still very young, and I control what they watch. They watch a half hour while I take a shower, etc. in the morning, then a half hour while I cook dinner. It is always a public tv show (like Mr. Roger's Neighborhood) or a video (Veggie Tales or something). When they get older I'll revisit what shows they can watch (I wish they showed the old Spider Man cartoons! My son is interested in Spider Man because a boy at his preschool has a Spider Man backpack.)
I agree Lizra about the Nicktoons and Cartoon Network -- lame animation and inappropriate content on the ones I've seen! I like videos because they end. TV goes on forever! I wish they'd start a "classic cartoon network" with stuff that was on before the whole "gross out" phase started. A lot of the newer ones seem more teen or even adult oriented. And those voices! I never could understand why my mom hated to hear Shaggy talk when we watched Scooby Doo -- I guess I see why now that I am annoyed by the voices on new cartoons!

hectorberlioz

10-29-2003, 12:49 AM

I could have done that Hector, but my husband enjoys tv! Of course he doesn't like regular network shows...does anybody watch that stuff?....but he likes to (make that "tries to" ) relax while watching old movies, shows about Harleys, the Grand Old Opry (which suddenly isn't showing on the now MTV owned CMT anymore! ), stuff about wars, just guy stuff I guess. Well we both enjoy Seinfeld reruns, and must watch the news sometimes, so, I couldn't get away with no TV. But if it was just me, I'd put that $50 a month in my savings account and watch it grow!

I am a guy, I dont watch any of that stuff;)

Actually, if I remember correctly, my family has had tv only once, and that was for a short period of time(thank god).
Of course this has not prevented me or my siblings to watch retty often. Friends house ya know. My little brother is just crazy over Kim Possible nd Spongebob.

Brill

10-29-2003, 01:21 AM

[EDIT]

hectorberlioz

10-30-2003, 01:08 AM

Alright Brill, whats that '[EDIT]' about?...

I see that from your location, internet is hard to access. They let you use internet there at Chateau D'lf?

I just saw a disgusting Dora episode, where she and all her friends have to climb over a mountain to get to the library.

Brill

10-30-2003, 01:42 AM

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Alright Brill, whats that '[EDIT]' about?...

I REALLY ignorant post! Please don't ask me anymore, for if I tell you I'll have to kill you MUAHAHAHAH!

I see that from your location, internet is hard to access. They let you use internet there at Chateau D'lf?

It's murder :D

I just saw a disgusting Dora episode, where she and all her friends have to climb over a mountain to get to the library.
Why is it that you have to watch Dora anyway? :confused:

hectorberlioz

10-30-2003, 01:49 AM

Why is it that you have to watch Dora anyway?

Because I babysit kids a lot. its unavoidible and inevitable (lol).

It's murder

Lol, It was kinda hard for me to use internet when I wore an Iron Mask;) .

hectorberlioz

10-30-2003, 11:56 PM

What annoys me the most about Dora, is that they call her "dora the 'explora' instead of explorer." kids will grow up thinking thats how its really pronounced. sick.

b.banner

10-31-2003, 12:34 AM

yep that is really annoying

ayarella

11-08-2003, 09:44 PM

Hmmmm. This is a very wide discussion topic. I have to agree that Barney, Teletubbies, Dora and a lot of the new throes of childrens shows that have become so popular since parents have begun to both have to work full time jobs are absolutely annoying! The main problem that I have though with a lot of these shows (annoying or not) is what they are teaching our next generation of scientists, engineers, doctors ect....I personally love watching spongebob but there are some things in there that are definitely not appropriate for young children or conducive to their development of respect for their parents or anyone in or not in authority! It is not only tv shows though...."young children's" movies (or what parents think are for young children) are often shocking! (even to me at almost 19 yrs old!). One movie comes to mind: Shrek. I think that my nephew was bought that movie when he was two. Not only does it have profanity, also some adult references (or what i took to be adult references) and disrespectful rude dialogue. Where will it end? What is too much? I am glad I don't have any children and don't have to decide that. AHHHHH!!!! :)

Elvengirl

11-08-2003, 11:00 PM

Hey I like Shrek, :D ;) but I agree it has a lot of adult humor. A lot of it I'm sure little kids wouldn't even understand, they just like the talking donkey or something :) I have I watched old cartoons movie that I used to love when I was little, and now I'll understand the full meaning of the humor, whereas before, it just went over my head.
But why expose that to kids? I think children watch waaay to much tv these days. They just sit in front of the tube for hours when they should be building forts, climbing trees, creating things. TV. takes beings from being cause and puts them at effect. It's sad to see, really. :(