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Post by rawshark on Sept 4, 2023 14:44:33 GMT
And on this, if you type in "What job does..." in Google, Bluey's Dad is the eighth result. Results ahead of him include David Attenborough, Elon Musk, Mr Bean and Patrick Bateman. And Andrew Tate, sadly.
Bandit is an archaelogist, apparently.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 4, 2023 15:44:07 GMT
I always felt CiTV was a bit weak on preschool stuff but I might give him a try on Thunderbirds. Maybe it’ll break the current hold PJ Masks has on him. Thunderbirds has some action sequences that are genuinely thrilling. Like a proper action movie. Not all that pre-school though.
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Post by askew on Sept 4, 2023 19:50:06 GMT
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Sept 4, 2023 20:19:22 GMT
My son has only just got into Bluey at nearly 8, so we skip some of the ones that are a bit young for him, but means I can tell him more info on the ones with more depth like Sleepytime. Bandit is an archaelogist, apparently. He's officially an archaeologist, but his office is full of fossils (bones) and rocks, which would make him a palaeontologist. That bugs me...  My son's favourites before now have otherwise been Mr Bean (the cartoon - bloomin' excellent), Jamie Johnson (go Phoenix!) and surprisingly the old Pink Panther cartoon (loads on YouTube). |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 4, 2023 20:19:44 GMT
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Post by simple on Sept 4, 2023 21:15:54 GMT
Bluey is great, but it does make me realise I'll never be as good a dad as Bandit. Both of those parents have a level of patience and whimsy that we should all aspire to. I like that they do an episode explicitly about this where another kid goes back from Bluey’s house to their more straight-laced dad and his inability to be as fun as Bandit. Also, digging up bones and airport security. Bandit and Chilli have great dog jobs. |
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Post by Reviewer on Sept 4, 2023 21:35:29 GMT
I always felt CiTV was a bit weak on preschool stuff but I might give him a try on Thunderbirds. Maybe it’ll break the current hold PJ Masks has on him. It looks like it only exists on YouTube now, but there was a show about 15-20 years ago called Pocoyo that was just delightful. This is one of the ones that needed to be on the Guardian list, because it's just like the kind of thing people rave about on CBeebies. Stephen Fry used to do the voiceover. It was, I believe, a Spanish show that was part-funded by Granada who owned a stake in the IP, so it definitely counts as an "original"! It’s on Disney. |
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Post by britesparc on Sept 4, 2023 22:16:39 GMT
Holy crap, so it is. On Disney+ and everything.
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Post by Danno on Sept 4, 2023 23:01:21 GMT
Adventure Time.
8+
The end.
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Post by Blue_Mike on Sept 4, 2023 23:57:19 GMT
I used to watch Nickelodeon a lot when I was a kid. Thinking about some of the shows I used to see reminded that Rude Dog And The Dweebs is supposedly getting a re-imagining as an adult animated show.
Bit of an over estimation there, I think.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 5, 2023 2:13:31 GMT
Never had Nickelodeon as a kid in the UK. I guess it wasn't a thing yet, or at least wasn't widely available. Was it included in Sky?
Things like Ren & Stimpy came from Nick right? Though I wouldn't say that's for kids and I was probably about 18 when I was watching it.
One or two years back the kids, and by extension me, got really into iCarly and Victorious. I haven't found many of that kind of kids/teens sitcom on UK channels. So Awkward on CBBC is about the only one the kids got into.
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Post by simple on Sept 5, 2023 6:28:46 GMT
I used to watch Nickelodeon a lot when I was a kid. Thinking about some of the shows I used to see reminded that Rude Dog And The Dweebs is supposedly getting a re-imagining as an adult animated show.
Bit of an over estimation there, I think.
Maybe behind Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Aaah! Real Monsters, Catdog, Ren & Stimpy, Rocko’s Modern Life, Doug, Wild Thornberrys, Clarissa Explains It All, Keenan & Kel, Secret World of Alex Mack Rude Dog was a good show though. Don’t think to jumps to mind as an iconic Nick show though. But man, they were on fire in the 90s. |
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Post by hedben on Sept 5, 2023 7:18:19 GMT
Brilliant, now I’ll have the Rugrats theme tune in my head all morning
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Post by simple on Sept 5, 2023 8:14:43 GMT
On contemporary stuff - Kiri & Lou with Jermaine Clement is such a joy. Real offbeat deadpan humour for a kids show but little ones love it.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 5, 2023 8:20:07 GMT
Gumball and Adventure Time represented a good purple period of Kids TV that’s too good for kids.
I like Teen Titans as well, but do miss the 90s era superhero serials that took themselves more seriously and actually told a story over a number of episodes. Kind of a lost art on kids TV these days.
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Post by Bill in the rain on Sept 5, 2023 8:36:40 GMT
Yeah, I like Teen Titans etc... but way too many kids shows seem to be hyperactive and focused on memes or subverting pop culture references these days.
I mean, the kids have to be familiar with the trope for the subversion to work!
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Post by britesparc on Sept 5, 2023 8:38:21 GMT
I think those kinds of shows have sort of been replaced by the teen-focused live action shows, everything from House of Anubis at one end to Wednesday or even Stranger Things at the other.
About 10-15 years ago the TV execs figured out that you could make a "serious" Teen Titans or Ben 10 that appealed to kids (mostly boys, if we're being stereotypical) who liked action and adventure; or you could make a goofy comedy version that appealed to everyone. And so that's what happened.
But I think streaming is bringing it round again, at least a little bit. Starting to see more serial and adventure-based animation.
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Post by Danno on Sept 5, 2023 8:43:36 GMT
Regular Show is right up there in Cartoon Network's second golden age.
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Sept 5, 2023 9:43:27 GMT
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Post by Dougs on Sept 5, 2023 9:43:27 GMT
Yeah, I like Teen Titans etc... but way too many kids shows seem to be hyperactive and focused on memes or subverting pop culture references these days. I mean, the kids have to be familiar with the trope for the subversion to work! That's where we come in...my 2 love Teen Titans and I'm often chuckling away, then have to explain why (esp to the youngest). Moral is, bring your kids up right by showing them all the ace films from the 80s and 90s. (we did Crocodile Dundee last week, not without its issues, but still decent). Led to a realisation on where "Knifey Spooney" from the Simpsons comes from! |
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Post by geefe on Sept 5, 2023 10:01:47 GMT
Regular Show is right up there in Cartoon Network's second golden age. There's a joke in Regular Show about them going to a gig that would fly right over most kid's heads. It's something like: "what do you mean you want to see Margaret at the concert? Don't people just go to them to see the awesome music?" |
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Post by Danno on Sept 5, 2023 10:25:57 GMT
Regular Show is right up there in Cartoon Network's second golden age. There's a joke in Regular Show about them going to a gig that would fly right over most kid's heads. It's something like: "what do you mean you want to see Margaret at the concert? Don't people just go to them to see the awesome music?" A lot of Regular Show is weird noise to kids - it's all 80s references - but (anecdotally from 2 nephews and a niece) they love it anyway. OHHHHHHHHH! |
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Post by erniewhatbert on Sept 5, 2023 10:40:37 GMT
My three-year old used to watch most things on CBeebies, but now that he has discovered YouTube he barely watches their output. He used to watch Bluey too but doesn't like it now. I'm hoping that he'll quickly get back to a Bluey phase. The Camping episode always makes me misty-eyed.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 5, 2023 10:43:47 GMT
Contrary to popular belief, kids today (or in the last decade at least) are pretty spoiled for content. You know what was popular when I was a kid? Kissyfur. Slam dunk win for the Gen Zs right there.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 5, 2023 10:50:36 GMT
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Post by X201 on Sept 5, 2023 10:56:15 GMT
Kids today need psychological trauma and the crap scaring out of them
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Post by simple on Sept 5, 2023 11:00:25 GMT
I think there’s something to be said for the way broadcast kids tv is hosted and programmed too. Its not just a billion episodes of something on a menu, there’s actually some thought put into shows that share themes or compliment each other.
Plus CBeebies was somehow the only mainstream broadcaster to be this clear on racism during the Black Lives Matter protests during covid.
Speaking of which, going into the first lockdown with a 13 month old those presenters were basically a third parent in our house.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 5, 2023 11:03:22 GMT
This bit in Saturday Morning D&D scared the hell out of me as a kid...
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 5, 2023 11:03:50 GMT
Regular Show is right up there in Cartoon Network's second golden age. Loved that show |
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Post by simple on Sept 5, 2023 11:07:04 GMT
Kids today need psychological trauma and the crap scaring out of them I’m reading a book about haunted Britain at the moment and so many of the influences it mentions are kids shows like Children of the Stones, Owl Service and other things like that from the 70s and 80s which are basically just full on folk horror and adult ghost stories. Do kids get that now or are they all just watching Stranger Things by the time they turn 9? I know they brought the Demon Headmaster back but I can’t see even that being played as straight as it was in the 90s. |
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Post by Jambowayoh on Sept 5, 2023 11:09:55 GMT
80s cartoons were also an incredibly weird time for having kids cartoons AND toys from Kenner, adapted from incredibly violent films. So Conan, Rambo, Robocop and an unreleased Aliens cartoon. Such a weird time. Also I had loads of those toys. |
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