Creepy Kids Shows…

PBS has some of the best (and most educational of course) shows for children, but they also corner the market in creepy kids shows. These are the shows I actively avoid, as my children absolutely love these shows. One in particular is JayJay The Jet Plane. It’s a bunch of computer animated planes with human-ish faces. They just don’t move right though (and the voices are irritating). Another seriously annoying show is Barney – I don’t even have to explain why that one should be outlawed. Seven Little Monsters also joins this list, that is one fucked up show. 7 monsters… one mamma monster…. None of the monster ‘kids’ look alike…. Hmmmm… me thinks mamma monster has been a slut. It’s one of the kids shows that works too hard at its message. And… the monsters creep me out in a weird way; the monsters just don’t act like monsters, not scary or even Sesame Street monsterish, just bizarre and unsettling (the one that always dresses in the pink tutu is particularly disturbing… I know it’s a girl monster but it sure looks like a guy in drag… bad drag, and not the bad drag that’s funny, the bad drag that makes you shudder and look away). Arthur is another show on the list, it’s not a total loss but some of the characters are completely awful. Not exactly characters I want my children to decide to emulate. DW (Arthur’s little sister) is a brat and has no redeeming qualities, Francine is bossy and pushy (lesbian wanna be), Muffy is completely devoid of common sense and is a rich little brat. All of these characters wouldn’t be so bad if for one thing this wasn’t be touted as an educational program and if the bad behavior was dealt with for what it is, inappropriate behavior. Luckily my kids don’t like Arthur that much. Nick Jr. has a one show that is a bit creepy, but only a little, Max and Ruby. Two bunny kids who live in a house. It’s not an awful show, but…. They don’t seem to have parents. They live in a BIG house alone, Ruby is a little girly bunny about 6 or 7 and Max is about 3 or 4 and shows symptoms of being autistic, they have a grandma bunny, but parents are never seen. Hmmmm… just what is in that large garden patch… maybe Mamma and Daddy bunny? I think someone needs to call the authorities on these bunnies.

Well that irritating show over now, I’ll stop griping.