Which Children's shows really annoy you.

[Nikepallas]

Poll question: Which Children's shows really annoy you.

I have a few nieces 2, 4, 6 and I am forced to watch a lot of children programming. So I ask all of you Which show do you just want to cancel, destroy, whatever.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Pokemon

[GRLMGC]

2. Awwww HELL NO!

Actually, it's gotten pretty bad, and that's saying a lot.

[soothsayer]

22. Yeah, the original ones were good. I miss the songs!

And the weird things, like when Pikachu fell in love with that bottle of ketchup....!

[GRLMGC]

24. haha

sigh, the good old days when Pokemon wasn't a travesty.

[soothsayer]

26. What pokemon is better than the old jigglypuff? lulling everyone

to sleep, then getting sooooo mad, and always with that big marker...!

I love jigglypuff. Reminds me of my GF. No one wants to hear her sing, either.

[sakabatou]

27. At least the animation is cleaner.

[mtnsnake]

3. MTV

[loudestchick]

4. You should have an all of the above choice...

Though Boobah is the most eggregious of those listed...you can actually feel brain cell death while watching it.

[HawkerHurricane]

5. You're missing...

Ed, Edd and Eddy.
Spongebob.
Billy and Mandy.
Shows written by Morons, for Morons.

[Left Is Write]

6. Barney, Caillou, Jay-Jay The Jet Plane, and Rugrats bug me the most.

[BigMcLargehuge]

8. Caillou and Jay Jay the Fundamentalist Jet Plane

are the worst.

Caillou makes my hair stand on end... he's so WHINY.

[progmom]

28. My husband would agree with you about Caillou

But he's my kid's favorite.
Sigh...

[Cats Against Frist]

18. Jay Jay the Jetplane is fucking scary

I've never been able to watch it, and I don't let my son watch it. There's something not right about it.

[signmike]

7. Mr. Rogers

[andino]

9. How could you forget Thomas the Tank?

My 2 year old watches them OVER AND OVER AND OVER AND OVER every day!!!

This causes confusion and delay in my day and somewhat turns me into a less than useful engine. Oh, and Sir Topem Hat needs to go on a diet.

[realisticphish]

20. but that show is GOOD

you can get sick of any show, but it still doesnt suck at the end of the day. barney, though, just sucks


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[SarahB]

25. I love Thomas!

You're being a naughty engine! :P

(I understand though as my 3 year old son is just sort of coming out of a 2 year Thomas phase. :crazy:)

[stopbush]

10. Rugrats is the worst effing show ever created...ever!

A bunch of stupid kids in diapers who say things like "gee, Tommy, what would you guess is the internal temperature in therms of the yellow disc in the sky?"

And the WORST theme music ever!!!

[GRLMGC]

11. I forgot about that piece of shit show

Yeah, what a fucking piece of crap!

[Left Is Write]

12. I used to let my kids watch it until

my preschool age daughter started acting snotty and mouthy, just like Angelica. "Rugrats" got cut off immediately. I can't see that it has an redeeming value at all.

[stopbush]

13. You forgot the blatantly biblical "Veggie Tales"

Religious indoctrination at its worst.

I let my kids watch South Park and The Simpsons before they'll ever watch the tripe from the morning shows.

BTW - some decent kids shows are Sponge Bob, Fairly Odd Parents and Jimmy Neutron. They have a very adult bent to them...sort of like the Simpsons.

[Nikepallas]

16. Never heard of Veggie Tales.

[laheina]

21. Not to mention catchy theme songs ;) nt

[Carson]

30. I like "Veggie Tales"...very original and the comedy can be funny for

adults as well. Also, the songs were pretty catchy. When my son was younger, he loved the shows.

As for the indoctrination, all the shows had a moral or theme, such as not calling people names, being nice to those who are different than you and other such good ideas. Sounds pretty evil and subversive, doesn't it?

Of course, they do have shows based on biblical stories as well, with an appropriate moral.

Personally, even with the "God" references, I liked the ideas and behavior presented, and rather my child emulate the Veggie characters than Cartman or Bart Simpson.

My humble opinion only.


(On edit: I don't know if you've actually watched the shows, but they don't push religion down anyone's throat. Of course, they do talk about God and biblical characters, but they are emphasizing how people should treat one another, using those characters as references. Look at it as a sort of an Aesop's fables, if you will. No character on the show ever said, "Hey, kiddies, if you don't believe in God or Jesus, you're going straight to Hell.")

[guitar man]

14. other

Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Bill Oreally........

[Bat Boy]

15. You beat me to it...

I was going to say Fox News.

Well played, sir. Well played.

[Cats Against Frist]

17. Barney is a total Barney

So are all the rest of the PBS shows. Nick Jr. and Noggin are where it's at, but unfortunately, you have to shell out for the gimungo cable package, which I'm just about to cancel. Dora the Explorer, Blues Clues and Lazy Town are winners.

[realisticphish]

19. see, boobah doesnt annoy me

it freaks the hell out of me; it would probably be a lot better when high


:hippie: The Incorrigible Democrat

[mac56]

23. Rugrats, by far.

Caillou comes in second.

Veggie Tales really isn't that bad.

[sakabatou]

29. Barney and almost everything on Nick