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What the Hell Are Kids Watching?

GiggleSugar — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0700

Correct me if I'm wrong, but pointing is rude, no? So why is this creepy ass puppet on The Wiggles explicitly instructing our impressionable tykes to point their fingers - up, down, every damn place? (Then there's the question of where this puppet is pointing exactly - down where?) Sesame Street may get a bad rep, but at least Big Bird and the gang aim to teach our kids a little more than how to hold their own at a rave. The Wiggles are seriously trippin'.

Saturday Morning Cartoon: Maraka!

GiggleSugar — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 01:00:00 -0800

Dora the Explorer has a "bad seed" in the fam and her name is Maraka. Girlfriend is a Spanglish-speaking, foul-mouthed little spitfire who engages in Dora's signature question-and-pause-pause-pause-for-answer games. But Maraka's questions are different from Dora's. I drew the line when she asked how to check for a hernia. ¿Como se dice "punk" en español?

There's A Party In My Tummy!

GiggleSugar — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 09:00:00 -0700

Some parents have trouble getting their kids to eat and this is probably why. If I were an impressionable young child and overheard my food sing about having a kegger and trashing the inside of me, I wouldn't touch my carrots either. Children's TV is so wacked out these days. Case in point: The long-limbed green dude looks like he's gonna "smack 'dat ass" in the beginning. No joke. Watch his entrance.

Fire The Translator

GiggleSugar — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:29:12 -0700

This Dutch-language children's show has a pretty messed-up translation. The Mormons did what?! Don't fart where? WTF?! (Thanks, BoingBoing!)

Subtle!

GiggleSugar — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:00:00 -0800

I don't know about you, but I like to describe products just as if I were in a commercial! Or, in this case, as if I were in a soap opera and doing really unsubtle product placement for Prego's heart-smart sauces that are oh, so deliciously nutritious for you and your loved ones.

Kiddie Show: Rainbow

GiggleSugar — Sat, 31 May 2008 03:00:00 -0700

The writers of children's programming place a high priority on making their shows entertaining for adults and children alike - but this is something else. Rainbow, a '70s UK kiddie show, upped the ante on adult entertainment value. The following clip from the "Twangers" episode was a staff joke that was jam packed with innuendo. Hey, what they don't know, won't pervert them - right? Wrong. This episode never aired for the general public. (Thanks for the update, meerkat!)

Men in Thongs: Yea or Nay?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 07:00:00 -0800

An eagle-eyed reader recently alerted Joel McHale from The Soup to soap star Cameron Mathison's thong-slip in an episode of All My Children. The bane of my existence, thongs are a wear-only-if-you-need-to appurtenance. If you're wearing bulky jeans, as this dude is, why on earth . . . oh, I'll stop and just ask you. Men in thongs: yea or nay?

Ever Wonder What Happened to David "Bud Bundy" Faustino?

GiggleSugar — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:00:00 -0800

From Married . . . With Children? If you really want to know, like, if you're really ready to risk seeing something that cannot be unseen (I'm warning you now!), then click away. And don't say I didn't warn you.

Recalled Children's Books

GiggleSugar — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 02:00:00 -0800

Someone with a wicked sense of humor "retouched" the covers of some classic kiddie books. The artwork remains the same for the most part, but the titles have been edited - for better or for worse? - I'll let you decide. I must admit that the title My First Rave: Fun With "X," accompanied by a photo of half-dressed toddlers running in circles with their hands in the air like they just don't care, is a little magical. But maybe that's just me.

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Thanks, eBaum's World and Something Awful!

Children's Books You'll Never See

GiggleSugar — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:00:00 -0700

Grimm's Fairy Tales aren't exactly shielding Junior from nightmares, but these book titles are without question in the "too much, too soon" category. (Thanks, eBaum's World!)

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