Kids Television

[amIblue?]

Caillou is a whiner.

[KSUViolet06]

That's the only show I don't allow when I'm babysitting my nephew.

His voice = nails on a chalkboard.

Then my nephew started mimicking it. I almost became an intravenous wino that day.

So my house is a Caillou-free zone.

[knight_shadow]

Because Arthur is the business. I don't have kids and I watch it #thuglife

[christiangirl]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Caillou is a whiner.

And a brat. When my nephew started to imitate his brattiness, we pulled the plug on Caillou.

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Because Arthur is the business. I don't have kids and I watch it #thuglife

You watch Arthur but I beez Arthur. #likeaboss













No, really. I had to do it for storytime at B&N.

[chitownxo]

My little ones (4 1/2 and 2 1/2) enjoy Doc McStuffins and Gaspard & Lisa on Disney Jr. I can actually watch these with Mikey and Caiti without wanting to poke my eyes out with a rusty nail. I can tolerate Bubble Guppies and Dora in small doses.

SpongeBob has been banned in our house.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by amIblue?

Caillou is a whiner.

Oh my stars is he a whiner. I like Rosie way better than Caillou.

[IrishLake]

I HATE Caillou, thankfully my kids do too. Also banned in our house: Anything on Cartoon Network (unless there is a movie on, which is occasionally), Barney, all of the Tween shows (we liked Hannah Montana, but those aren't even on reruns anymore), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, Freshbeat Band and Spongebob.

Disney Junior channel has been getting good use lately.

I tolerate Dora and Diego. My older 2 are getting too old for those though. We all like Phineas and Ferb.

My oldest, who is 6, loves Animal Planet and Discovery. I'm cool with that. It prompts a lot of questions, like "Mom, what's sex?" (When watching Shark Week, no less). She likes some stuff on Hub, like MLP and SS. She prefer movies though.

My middle, who is 4, likes Mike the Knight, Transformers, typical superhero cartoons, Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi. The latter 2 are good for learning at least.

[tld221]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Because Arthur is the business. I don't have kids and I watch it #thuglife

It's the primary reason I can spell "aardvark."

Originally Posted by christiangirl

And a brat. When my nephew started to imitate his brattiness, we pulled the plug on Caillou.

You watch Arthur but I beez Arthur. #likeaboss













No, really. I had to do it for storytime at B&N.

Had to or wanted to?

[christiangirl]

A lil bit of both. The girl who normally dressed up called in sick so I volunteered. Costume was hot as Hades but it was kinda fun.

ETA: At least I didn't have to be Cat in the Hat. That outfit looked HAWT.

[TPA85]

Super Why, Cat In The Hat (Knows A Alot About That), Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and a bunch of shows on Dish Network's BabyFirst TV are regulars for us.
Spongebob is a non-negotiable "no" as are most of the total crap shows on Cartoon Network.

[thetaphirose]

I think I'm kind of lucky here--the most annoying show my kids watch is Austin and Ally, mostly annoying because of the LACK of any kind of adult supervision at all.

Other than that and some of the cartoons (and the odd episode of Mythbusters), they'd rather play with Legos.

One of these days, I would love to introduce them to some old-school Warner Brothers stuff.

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by tld221

It's the primary reason I can spell "aardvark."

That, and "antidisestablishmentarianism"

[TriDeltaSallie]

I have an almost six year old. We have no cable or dish. I despise 99% of television programming and commercials. We have invested in a lot of DVDs of shows we think are worthwhile. The good list:

*Baby Einsteins
*Little Einsteins
*Little Bear (I. LOVE. THESE.)
*Curious George (These are fantastic and you can pick them up for $5 at Target and Meijer for 8 episodes)
*Winnie the Pooh
*Leapfrog
*Thomas the Train
*Angelina Ballerina (library)
*Bob the Builder (library)

We've also let her watch some things on YouTube like old Loony Tunes that are appropriate and Baby Loony Tunes.

We also own all of "The Cosby Show" and "Little House on the Prairie". She loves Cosby and she's seen most of the ones that are appropriate for her age. We've watched some of the LHOTP but many of them have really mature topics for a five or six year old.

We brought home Dora and Diego once from the library and said NO WAY. So annoying!!!! Same with Barney. Yuck. I've heard other people complain about Caliou as well. We never tried it.

I highly recommend anything on my list above. All good stuff.

[DaffyKD]

I can't believe Barney has lasted this long. I banned him from my house 20 years ago when he was fairly new. When my kids were little they absolutely loved a show called Under the Umbrella Tree. Was very age appropriate, cute, no whinny characters. We taped several episodes which I still have in the garage. Daughter wants to be able to share them with her kids if and when they begin to materialize.

DaffyKD

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by TriDeltaSallie

*Thomas the Train

My son loved Thomas the Tank Engine. We went to see Thomas twice.

It made me want to pull my hair out. The original books were charming, but, like happened with Curious George and Winnie the Pooh (boy has Disney ruined that), the series and over-milking and over-marketing left me cold. Granted, I wasn't the target audience. But I was so glad when he outgrew Thomas and moved on to Scooby-Doo.