What the heck are they?

[Gingersnap]

I was wondering if anyone else thought the tel-tubbies were satanic? I mean WTF is up with those pointy things on their heads. I think they do drugs but folks I would love to hear your opinions... Pretty Please

 

[CreamyLady]

Jerry Falwell thinks they promote homosexuality.

Really -- why start this at this late date? They've been criticized and satirized to death.

 

[Expertise]

They simply beg for the return of public stonings. I think both they and Barney shouled be flayed and all the assests of the producers seized as the proceeds of crime.I hate em I hate em I hate em.

 

[Stevie]

I do belive the pointy things are TV aerials. They are not satanic, just another fine creation of British childrens television

 

[Guest]

You're wrong, Stevie - the Telly Tubbies are Fascists. Their eyes are too big.

 

[Gingersnap]

Really - Creamy Lady I didn't know. I bow to your superior knowledge of little tv cretins...Bless Your Heart












[Edited by Gingersnap on 07-14-2000 at 01:11 PM]

 

[Stevie]

Does that make every anime character fascist too?

 

[Isabella Thorne]

.. but which one is supposed to be gay?

LMAO Ginger .. yikes ..

now now girl we can't call everyone we see who does drugs and has pointy things on their heads satanic .. why you yourself even admitted to having a cone shaped head ... it acutally reminded me of the conehead skit on SNL ...

.. and i have met some teletubbies who were nice ...

 

[Jade]

Parents... PLease please please don't take offense to this, it is simply my opinion, but
time and time again reports have been published about the negative effects and lack of benefits for plopping your child aged 18 mos or less in front of the set, and yet in a recent poll, 80% of parents reported that they do just that.
I certainly doesn't help when greedy people create television shows then, with 1 year olds as their target audience.


OH, and before this turns into another "fuck you canada" type thread...., I personally have NOTHING against British... in fact, I have a thing for the accent so please please don't get on me for that!

Okay that is my rant.

 

[Stevie]

But in Britain teletubies is broadcast on the BBC where it's young viewers are not subjected to adverts exploiting them.

 

[Gingersnap]

I just wondered if anyone else thought the one with the purse seemed a little kooky. Jade are you saying you like their accents? I can't even understand what the &#(&$)@# they are saying.......They don't sound British and I adore accents as a rule..

 

[Jade]

I just wondered if anyone else thought the one with the purse seemed a little kooky. Jade are you saying you like their accents? I can't even understand what the &#(&$)@# they are saying.......They don't sound British and I adore accents as a rule..

yuck I was talking about British men, I love THIER accents.

 

[Sharona1881]

telletubies satanic???

C'mon guys... its just a TV show, albeit a really asinine one, but its for babies, they like that stuff... just leave it alone... And i thought people would have had enough talk of satanism with the Harry Potter books... cmon people, dont be so silly, theyre just entertainment for our children... nothing more so dont worry!
Blessed Be, Love and Light,
Sharona

 

[Guest]

Does that make every anime character fascist too?

Nope - just the Telly Tubbies. It was that single they had that really tipped me off. As far as I know there is no direct correlation between eye-size and Fascism. Just thought I should point out that their eyes are too big.

Now 'The Trap Door' - that was a PROPER kids' programme.

 

[Gingersnap]

Sharona the whole point of the thread is to be silly hon.

 

[Shylady]

ok this is my problem with the teletubbies.... they do not make kids think. Kids are smarter than they are given credit for and teletubbies do nothing to help develop that.
Now i may get tired of barney but he does teach using your imagination and he teaches manners. Blue's Clues also is great. It actually promotes thinking and having fun and using your imagination. My neice is one year old and loves blues she dances and tries to sing with it!

and besides the teletubbies are ugly

 

[Whispersecret]

As a parent and teacher, I have to agree with Shylady. Barney may be annoying and his kids are sickeningly sweet, but he promotes polite behavior, good hygiene, problem-solving, and using one's imagination. Blue's Clues challenges preschoolers to think.

It's shows like Sponge Bob Square Pants, Cat Dog, and Angry Beavers that I don't like. Sometimes I can see the moral of the show, but it's presented in such a cynical nasty way that I think it gets lost.

I've only seen a couple episodes of Teletubbies. The only educational part of the show that I saw is when their tummies turn into monitors and you see life on a farm or how crayons get made (like on Mr. Roger's). The rest of it seems like silly stuff for pure entertainment of infants. Not adults. I have a very good imagination, but it's hard for me make a connection between satanism and/or homosexuality and the Teletubbies.

 

[SimplySouthern]

Generally, I like children's television shows. most of the newer ones today are at least moderately educational. Barney does, in fact, teach manners, counting and the alphabet. Of course, he still has some silly and downright annoying songs, but let's be real people, you can't expect children to be amused by the same things that amuse adults.

For small children especially, learning has to be made fun. The attentions spans are short so you have to be bright and loud to grab them! I agree with Barney, Blue Clues and even Sesame Street to an extent..it is a little silly sometimes.

However, the Telletubbies are BANNED from my home. In my opinion they offer nothing of value to children whatsoever. If anything, they are detrimental to the social development of small tots. Each episode I have been witness to has involved one of the charachters chanting MORE MORE MORE to get their way. Although, sexually, this is also my habit, I don't care for the boys to learn this! Essentially, I do not think that the show Telletubbies has anything of merit to offer, so we don't watch it.

Jade ~ I agree with you in the fact that people are guilty of using the TV as a babysitter. Children would be much more advanced today if their parents made them do more "critical thinking" and less channel surfing.

 

[Sharona1881]

Shylady, u say that telletubies dont make kids think, but its been proven that infants learn from and enjoy the shows format of repeating everything at least 2 times... i agree it is a silly show and all, but for infants and the youngest of children it is beneficial... i think blues clues is the best childrens show out there and it does teach children enourmous amounts but a 8 month old is not going to learn anything from it... and that is the age range (newborn till about 1.5 years) that telletubies is marketed for!

Love and Light,
Sharona

 

[Beebeeblue]

My daughter is 20 months old. As to watching TV, I allow her about 2 hours of childrens programming a day. 1 hour consists of Blues Clues, and Little Bear. And the other hour usually Sesame Street or other Nickelodeon programming.
Because of these programs, my daughter has learned her colors, and kid songs...not to mention counting.

I see nothing wrong with those programs, but as for the Helletubbies, and Slarmy?? NO fucking way those exisit in my house.

 

[Weird Harold]

Teletubbies is based on a very good concept for teaching infants, but the execution of that concept is horrible.

I hate Barney, because he's so sickeningly sweet and the songs are annoying, but the concept and execution do what they're intended to do, and that's make learning fun.

My grandaughters (ages 2.5 and 6) quickly outgrew any interest in the teletubbies, because they don't stretch the imagination the way Blue's Clues, Sesame Street, and Barney do.

Teletubbie forgets the one thing that all kids shows should remember: Parents watch these shows too.

If a children's program isn't at least a bit interesting to the parents as well as the children, then they're not going to be able to stand listening to it while the TV babysits.

I watch Blue's clues occasionally, just because it's a good show, and I don't need the excuse of having the grandkids visit to enjoy it. Although having the six year old solve the riddle before I do can be fun as well.

 

[*Eve*]

I think that the teletubbies are pretty creepy but the kiddies love them. I imagine that they are probably sending out hypnotic brainwaves to people under 7 years old. It turns the children into mindless zombies for about a half hour.

 

[Isabella Thorne]

forwarded to Ms. Snap

Ginger, dear, I received another good one today .. and i thought it had your name on it .. i hope you enjoy, luv:

KID'S TV IS GAY

Thank God the Rev. Jerry Falwell has stepped in to clean up children's television. Last week he outed Tinky Winky, from that perverted show the "Teletubbies," because, Falwell pronounced, the character is clearly a fount of gayness: He's purple, the gay color; he has an antenna shaped like a triangle, the gay symbol; and he carries a purse, something all gay people do. But Falwell's work is far from over. You see, kiddy TV is downright rife with gaiety. Heck, Toon Town
is like one big circuit party and has been for years.

Fred Flintstone -

Evidence: His nickname on the Bedrock bowling team: "Twinkle-toes
Flintstone." The show's theme song ends "...we'll have a gay old time!" Wears an orange dress with little Triangles on it. Hangs out with Barney far more than Wilma.

Bugs Bunny -

Evidence: Often stands with hand on hip. Plays a hairdresser in one episode. Frequently dresses in drag. Loves to throw on a top hat and tails and belt out Broadway show-tunes with his buddy Daffy - who, it's worth noting, has a lisp.


Peppermint Patty -

Evidence: Has a deep, gravelly voice. Wears pants, not dresses like the other Peanuts gals. Plays a mean game of football. Likes to taunt Charlie Brown. Always hanging out with that androgynous Marcie. Wears comfortable shoes. Nickname: Sir.

The Pink Panther 'Nuff said

 

[Gingersnap]

Thanks Isabella for the laughs. Great analysis of kiddie shows.

 

[RonG]

The Warner Brothers cartoons were simply awesome when I was a kid and it is a crying shame what the anti-violence people have done to them. They take out anything involving a character being hit or falling (how did that coyote get to the bottom of the ravine?). The average 7 minute cartoon clocks in at 5 minutes now due to all the parts edited out.

It has worked out great - we got kids that substitute real violence for pretend violence and kids that can't follow a plot since it is so disjointed and nothing makes sense.