We Hate Kids’ Shows Too; Really
One of my favorite celeb quotes ever came from Jane Pauley – back in the nineties. I’m paraphrasing here, but the newswoman once said of Barney, “where’s an asteroid when you need one?”
Don’t tell me you didn’t snicker at that one. Barney and Friends got what for in a scathing article in the London Times over the weekend, along with a score of other kiddie favorites.
Most of the shows featured were British, and I’ve never seen them, so I can’t weigh in on just how evil they really are. And I’m sadly not as vitriolic about Bob the Builder as the mom who wrote “Can we fix it? No we can’t. Not ever.” Although I had to laugh when she points out he never seems to make an honest woman of that Wendy.
Not hating on Bob, Scoop and Dizzy doesn’t make me a model mom. I save my complete and utter loathing for Max and Ruby (or, as my husband has renamed it, Max and Doody – which my unwitting daughter has picked up on). Is there a better example out there of a reason NOT to have two kids? A worse spokesbunny for big sisters everywhere? The show is based on the books of Rosemary Wells, who has a few I’ve actually purchased for my daughter and LIKE – so where did this controlling bitch come from? And when is her little brother going to grow some bunny balls and stuff a box of Bunny Scout cookies down her throat?
Somebody tell me I’m not alone. What shows do your kids love and you wish an asteroid upon?
Image: LondonTimes
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I second Caillou. ughhhh, i can’t stand that damn kid!
My sister and I area always making fun of how ridiculous that show is, and how he’s such a brat!
Really? No one has mentioned Caillou yet? My son has outgrown it now (and I’m SO glad!:) but I can’t stand that whiney bald child. Part of me feels bad for that, like maybe I missed an episode where he was diagnosed with Alopecia? Or an episode that explains that he pulls his own hair out during his unnecessary tantrums?
Where is his hair and why must he whine ALL of the time?!
Lazy Town freaks me out with its weird plastic puppets.
Diego and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse annoy me with their lack of logic or adherence to basic laws of physics.
And yes, Max is a saint for not smacking Ruby yet.
Yo Gabba Gabba. My daughter loves it. I really wanted to love it. But it’s so damn annoying, the songs are mostly terrible, and it makes me feel used & manipulated — like it’s trying too hard to pander to my nostalgic, hipster, indie whateverness. Plus it seems to be nostalgic for the kind of kids’ show I never liked as a kid. And did I mention how much my daughter loves it?
I am annoyed by almost all kids’ shows, but Barney might be the worst!
Apparently we’re not the only ones who hate the BoohBahs. Someone changed the names of the characters in wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boobah
“Each Boohbah is a different color. They are:
* Mao Zedong (Yellow) – Emma Ainsley
* Adolf Hitler (Purple) – Alex Poulter
* Frencisco Franco (Orange) – Cal Jaggers
* Joseph Stalin (Blue) – Phil Hayes
* Benito Mussolini (Pink) – Laura Pero”
That’s taking it a bit far… but I’m still laughing!
I’m not sure if the show is even on anymore, but my husband is absolutely freaked out by the BoohBahs. I like to find the toy versions that dance and torture him with them at WalMart. LOL!
Creepy little buggers! No BoohBahs at our house!
I agree Ruby is a nagging harpy — the way she sais “MAA-AAX” in that nasal voice makes me want to fling something hard and heavy at the TV without apology.
But I wish Armageddon on Franklin – mostly because the controlling-type-A-hyper-critical-Bitch character is portrayed by – what else?!?! – a BEAVER.
But really, really my homicidal mania is reserved for Dora.
with her constant bossy barking “Say Backpack!” Dora is the Ann Coulter if children’s TV.