The Dad Thread

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

It’s funny how you can tell the different age of parents by what their children watched when they were young. What were yours into?

Caillou, Bananas in Pyjamas, Art Attack, Teletubbies, Kratt's Creatures.

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

It’s funny how you can tell the different age of parents by what their children watched when they were young. What were yours into?

off the top of my head:

Into the Night Garden
Wonderpets
Four Square (I hated that show)
This is Emily Yeung
This is Daniel Cook
Bob the Builder
Dora the Explorer (I hated that show)
Caillou (I hated that show)
Arthur (I hated that show)

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Definitely seems like my kids (not really kids anymore) are a fair bit older than most here - both are in their late 20's now. The best thing I can tell anyone with small kids is to cherish each one of those goofy hugs and giggles. For those of you with teens, things will get better.

TV shows I remember them going through: ReBoot, Little Bear, Kratt's Creatures, and other stuff from the late 1990's and early 2000's.

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You guys will never know the horror of Blippi, Cocomelon or DBillions and their legion of horrible broken english knockoffs.

Fun fact: Blippi was a ‘comedian’ prior to becoming a children’s entertainer, who made gross out videos including one where he shit on his friend.

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Annie Brocoli
Carmen Campagne
Caillou
Benjamin (the turtle - known in English as Franklin)
Dora
Teletubbies
Pigloo
Bébé Lilly
Bob The Builder
Postman Pete (Pierre le Facteur)
The bear in the big blue house (Tibère)
Mikuan et Carcajou
Cornemuse
Macaroni tout garni

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Originally Posted by O-tacular

You guys will never know the horror of Blippi, Cocomelon or DBillions and their legion of horrible broken english knockoffs.

Fun fact: Blippi was a ‘comedian’ prior to becoming a children’s entertainer, who made gross out videos including one where he shit on his friend.

Blippi is a scourge on this world. His excavator song lives in my head rent free.

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Originally Posted by Zeej

Blippi is a scourge on this world. His excavator song lives in my head rent free.

Damn you! Now it’s stuck in my head. Quick: think of Fruit Salad by the Wiggles!

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OG Wiggles. They're onto their 3rd or 4th ensemble now. Anthony is still doing it and seems to own the brand. The rest of the original set are retired. When my eldest was born it was Anthony, Lachy, Simon and Emma (who was great and massively popular). I actually really enjoyed them compared to most of the other torturous songs in kids videos. They were fun and had chemistry. Emma and Lachy even married, but sadly divorced.



Post-Covid Emma announced her retirement and the other 3 stayed on board but they brought on 5 other new members.



Edit: There's also a spanish version of the Wiggles:

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meanwhile, back in my day. 2:28 for hilarious reaction
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And this (Scary Tweety Bird: 0:50)
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