annoying little kid shows

b.banner · 10-07-2003, 02:24 PM

how many of you get annoyed at stupid little kid shows like barney or dora the explorer. i mean they are really annoying!if you hate them post some thing here.

jellyfishannah · 10-07-2003, 03:29 PM

Ew! I know what you mean. Dora repeats things so many times it makes you want to vomit. And Barney? (shudders) Let's not talk about it....

Salquënòrëwen · 10-07-2003, 03:33 PM

Barney is evil! He pushed me off my swing set at my 3rd birthday party!!!! I'm scarred for life!

Anyhoo, on topic, I cannot stand Dora or any of the other little kid shows...especially the really stupid ones in clay and stuff...

***HOBBIT*** · 10-07-2003, 03:33 PM

um, you watch those shows?

b.banner · 10-07-2003, 03:41 PM

no are brothers and sisters do

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

Quote:

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.

Have you heard of The Wiggles? OMG talk about scary! They are four guys who sing songs they made up.....

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

Quote:

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.

10-07-2003, 02:24 PM	#1
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	annoying little kid shows how many of you get annoyed at stupid little kid shows like barney or dora the explorer. i mean they are really annoying!if you hate them post some thing here. __________________ "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 Last edited by b.banner : 10-07-2003 at 02:28 PM.

10-07-2003, 03:29 PM	#2
jellyfishannah Elven Warrior Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Library, may it live forever!!! Posts: 269	Ew! I know what you mean. Dora repeats things so many times it makes you want to vomit. And Barney? (shudders) Let's not talk about it.... __________________ "Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so much." ~Oscar Wilde "Don't tell lies you can't keep." ~My little sister...

10-07-2003, 03:33 PM	#4
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10-07-2003, 03:41 PM	#5
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	no no are brothers and sisters do __________________ "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

10-07-2003, 03:50 PM	#6
Celebréiel Elven Warrior Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: A house! Posts: 376	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. __________________ Peace Yeah, Your an individual...just like everyone else. http://cartalien.deviantart.com/ - Arty goodness

10-07-2003, 03:33 PM	#3
Salquënòrëwen Elven Warrior Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 290	Barney is evil! He pushed me off my swing set at my 3rd birthday party!!!! I'm scarred for life! Anyhoo, on topic, I cannot stand Dora or any of the other little kid shows...especially the really stupid ones in clay and stuff...

10-07-2003, 07:09 PM	#7
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10-07-2003, 07:20 PM	#8
zinnite Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 195	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.

10-07-2003, 11:00 PM	#10
zinnite Elven Warrior Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lawrence, Kansas, USA Posts: 195	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.

10-08-2003, 04:19 PM	#11
Varda Oiolosseo Tea Bag Queen Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mirkwood Posts: 973	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

10-08-2003, 05:45 PM	#12
hectorberlioz Master of Orchestration President Emeritus of Entmoot 2004-2008 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Lost in the Opera House Posts: 9,328	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. __________________ 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

10-08-2003, 06:14 PM	#13
Elvengirl Mirthful Maiden Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 1,252	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. __________________ The Elves represent, as it were, the artistic, aesthetic, and purely scientific aspects of the Humane nature raised to a higher level than is actually seen in Men.~ J.R.R. Tolkien Wanna play? www.thievesguild.com

10-08-2003, 08:24 PM	#14
durin's bane Lady of Westernesse Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Canada (Help! Our parliament building is melting!) Posts: 761	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. __________________ Yada, yada, yada

10-09-2003, 09:43 AM	#15
Bombadillo "The Bomb" Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: all over the place Posts: 1,601	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. __________________ Could it be that one path to enlightenment leads through insanity?

10-09-2003, 10:02 AM	#16
Alqualaure Enting Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Carolina Posts: 62	Hmmm... 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 __________________ Ma il mio mistero e chiuso in me, il nome mio nessun sapra! No, no, sulla tua bocca lo diro' quando la luce splendera'! Ed il mio bacio scioglier?* il silenzio che ti fa mia! - from Turandot; Nessun dorma by Puccini

10-09-2003, 03:25 PM	#17
*azalea* Long lost mooter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 3,342	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!

10-09-2003, 04:19 PM	#18
Elvengirl Mirthful Maiden Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Rivendell Posts: 1,252	Hey, I kind of like Dragon Tales. Have you heard of The Wiggles? OMG talk about scary! They are four guys who sing songs they made up..... 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. __________________ The Elves represent, as it were, the artistic, aesthetic, and purely scientific aspects of the Humane nature raised to a higher level than is actually seen in Men.~ J.R.R. Tolkien Wanna play? www.thievesguild.com

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