s/o: What other kids shows do you over-analyze ?

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Anonymous wrote:I have also wondered where Max and Rubys parents are.

Not me. I watch that show for pointers on how I can get my older child to raise my younger child for me and I can do absolutely nothing, except pawn them off on their drunk grandmother every so often.

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Anonymous wrote:I hate to say this, but when my oldest was little I was so excited to watch Charlie Brown specials with her.

We watched the Easter one first, and it took us a few days to realize she was now calling everyone stupid because that's what Peppermint Patty called Marcy.

ANd the Halloween one is full of bullying of Charlie Brown. Seriously mean, mean stuff. Adults give him rocks in his trick or treat bag?

And so on - if these shows were made today there'd be a huge outcry. I still watch them with my kids, but boy they are harsh.

Oh you should watch the one where they go to france. When snoopy gets rear ended he uses the sign language sign for assholr and fuck you.

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Anonymous wrote:I have also wondered where Max and Rubys parents are.

Not me. I watch that show for pointers on how I can get my older child to raise my younger child for me and I can do absolutely nothing, except pawn them off on their drunk grandmother every so often.

LOL, totally agree!

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Not a TV show, but just recently watched Beauty and the Beast for the first time in 20 years--- how the hell did Mrs. Potts have Chip? She definitely put the 'fertile" in fertile octogenarian!

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Anonymous wrote:Another one of my pet peeves: animals having pets. Mickey Mouse is a mouse that talks and wears pants. However, he owns a dog? That barks and has a collar? Either animals can talk, or they can't. There shouldn't be a hierarchy of which animals can own other animals.

It is not even consistent within the dog species. Pluto is a pet dog who barks etc, but Goofy is a dog who talks wears clothes and drives a car. Very disturbing.

To quote one of my favorite movies, "Yeah! What the fuck IS Goofy?!"

LOL! I was thinking of the exact same scene. "Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, Pluto's a dog, but what is Goofy?" This question has plagued viewers for generations.

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As long as we're talking about over-analyzing kids' books/shows, have you seen this: http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/05/the-mom-from-the-cat-in-the-hat-finally-speaks/

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I'd like to know what kind of taxes the citizens of Pontypandy pay for municipal services. Fireman Sam or Tom of Mountain Rescue is called every episode. Honestly, in the episode we were watching this morning, a kid sprained his ankle and he was AIRLIFTED to a hospital. What?

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I guess at the Flying Fairy School, they don't concentrate on reading and math.

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Whenever I watch shows with parents possessing the perfect temperament, I wonder if kids think that's how their parents should be? Such as Caillou and Sid the Science Kid. Who's parents are that nice ALL the time? I wish they would loose their temper once in a while.

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Anonymous wrote:Whenever I watch shows with parents possessing the perfect temperament, I wonder if kids think that's how their parents should be? Such as Caillou and Sid the Science Kid. Who's parents are that nice ALL the time? I wish they would loose their temper once in a while.

According to Caillou's Author this is how the child perceives the adult.

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Anonymous wrote:Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood. We LOVE the show.

But: Daniel's mom wears a shirt and pants but neither Daniel nor his Dad wear pants unless they are wearing (trolley) pajamas. I guess it could be a take on an evolving society, but even my 3.5 year old wants to know about this.

Also, the potty song is great: "If you have to go potty, stop and go right away, flush and wash and be on your way." Would have been great if they could have added "wipe" to that song. Now we hear, "but Daniel doesn't wipe" or the "song doesn't say to wipe." Our reply is "that's because Daniel is a tiger and tigers don't wipe. Only humans."

BWAHAHAHAHAHAH we just watched this. Awesome!!!!!

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I too wonder about the reasoning behind Daniel Tiger's pantslessness. And while I generally think it's a great show, it's irritating even to my 5 year old that Katarina Kitty Cat is so whiny all the time.