annoying little kid shows - Page 2

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

) 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.

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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!

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!

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!

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!

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...

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.

hectorberlioz · 10-24-2003, 09:53 PM

WHAT?! he pushed YOU off the swing?

Salquënòrëwen · 10-25-2003, 02:38 PM

Quote:

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!

hectorberlioz · 10-25-2003, 03:11 PM

Wow. its a wonder you're still alive

if that happened to me I'd still be in bed scared to go anywhere.

Salquënòrëwen · 10-25-2003, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by hectorberlioz
Wow. its a wonder you're still alive
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...

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.

Quote:

[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.

It was one of my favorites as a little kid.

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

)!

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

Quote:

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

hectorberlioz · 10-26-2003, 12:42 PM

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

10-09-2003, 10:05 PM	#21
jellyfishannah Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Library, may it live forever!!! Posts: 269	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 ) 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 __________________ "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde "Don't tell lies you can't keep." ~My little sister...

10-10-2003, 12:20 AM	#22
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	The tube almighty! lol! thats great. . __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-12-2003, 08:36 AM	#23
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	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! 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! 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! 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!. __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats! Last edited by Lizra : 10-12-2003 at 08:43 AM.

10-18-2003, 02:56 PM	#24
b.banner Elf Lord Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Trying to keep a hold on my temper so I don't turn into a big green guy. Posts: 572	i think they are funny! 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! __________________ "We are going to tickle some Aes Sedai under the chin, rescue a mule, and put a snip-nosed girl on the Lion Throne. Oh, yes. That's Aviendha. Don't look at her cross-wise or she'll try to cut your throat and probably slit her own by mistake."-Mat Cauthon from Wheel of Time "Don't make me angry, you wouldn't like me when I'm angry...."-Dr. Bruce Banner HULK BATMAN THE FLASH

10-23-2003, 01:06 AM	#25
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	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! __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 10-23-2003 at 01:08 AM.

10-23-2003, 07:38 AM	#26
Lizra Domesticated Swing Babe Join Date: May 2002 Location: Reality Posts: 5,340	Awwwwww....Backpack! Backpack! __________________ Happy Atheist Go Democrats!

10-24-2003, 12:22 AM	#27
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	no! no! no backpack! swats air imagining a scary backpack __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-24-2003, 09:34 PM	#28
Salquënòrëwen Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 290	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... 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.

10-24-2003, 09:53 PM	#29
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	WHAT?! he pushed YOU off the swing? __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide Last edited by hectorberlioz : 10-24-2003 at 09:54 PM.

10-25-2003, 03:11 PM	#31
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Wow. its a wonder you're still alive if that happened to me I'd still be in bed scared to go anywhere. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-26-2003, 01:55 AM	#33
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	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? __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

10-26-2003, 10:27 AM	#34
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Wow! another barney victim! Looks like the scary purple dinosaur traumatizes everyone.lol. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-26-2003, 11:08 AM	#36
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	I only like bert and ernie, in sesame street. Lol, I love the rubber duckie. I have a rubber duckie myself now. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-26-2003, 11:23 AM	#37
Sween im quite stupid Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Cockermouth Posts: 2,058	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 )! 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 __________________ Yeah god hes ok but i would rather be judged by a sheep than that idiot

10-26-2003, 11:33 AM	#38
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	Talk about ******, telletubbies are the worst. edited by azalea -- please be careful about using terms in a derogatory manner -- thank you* __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

10-26-2003, 12:42 PM	#40
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	One teletubbie is supposed to be gay. The purple one. __________________ ACALEWIA- President of Entmoot hectorberlioz- Vice President of Entmoot Acaly und Hektor fur Presidants fur EntMut fur life! Join the discussion at Entmoot Election 2010. "Stupidissimo!"~Toscanini The Da CINDY Code The Epic Poem Of The Balrog of Entmoot: Here ~NEW! ~ Thinking of summer vacation? AboutNewJersey.com - NJ Travel & Tourism Guide

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