One of the dirty little secrets of parenthood is that sometimes? I make my kid watch something I like on TV because I like some kids shows as much, or more than, she does.
Case in point is Jack’s Big Music Show on Noggin. The show was created by some puppeteers who have been involved with Sesame Street, and it shows with its kind of innocent, zany fun and sense of humor that manages to be both childlike and cool. I fell in love with it about two days after we got Noggin, although I must say I haven’t seen it in a long time. For one, my daughter is now at school when the show is on, and she’s moved on to other favorites when she is home. The other reason is that there haven’t been any new shows in about two years, and there are only about 24 of them in the first place. Brilliant though the Groundhog Day episode is, seeing my TV boyfriend Jon Stewart as Brunk Steingruber over and over is a little much.
So when Jonathan Puliatte sent an email to Strollerderby Central today letting us know he’d started a Facebook group attempting to save the show, I was sad to hear from him that Nickelodeon has so far declined to order a new season of the show from its creators, Spiffy Productions. Check out the group: they’ve got cool little behind the scenes videos, photos and most importantly, contact info for execs at Nickelodeon. If you’re so inclined, ask them to save this show. Quality kids shows, especially those that don’t make you want to rip your eyeballs out are hard to come by!
