S/O Caillou poll

[RegGuheert]

Just curious about the results. Pick which you think best fits you.

[Dmmetler]

Fortunately, it didn't really catch on with my DD, so I didn't have to put up with it much or go to the extreme of banning it (which I've done to basically all of Nickelodeon and a good part of Disney Channel).

[meggie]

Since I love polls, I voted other. I have never seen it and have no idea what it is. :D Although I'm assuming it's a kid show, I couldn't tell you anything more than that.

[Miss Peregrine]

I hit the wrong one. I have seen it once. Caillou is a whiny-butt.

We do not watch it.

 

I like spongebob.

[ButterfliesandBooks]

I voted other for the same reasons as meggie :)

[twoxcell]

Not sure how to vote because I do not exactly tolerate it nor do I exactly enjoy watching it. I would fall between that I suppose.;)

[stripe]

I hate Caillou. Hate. Hate! "Roooosiiiiie!" ugh.

[Parrothead]

You are hilarious!

 

For what it is worth dd watched it when she was little. She liked him a lot. I'll never forget when we left AZ heading to MT. Dd got sick with a double ear infection on the second day - coming out of Las Vegas. Since we were traveling (moving) we couldn't stop for days at a time to allow for recovery. A trip to urgent care and keeping her happy in the car was about the best I could do. (Dh had the U-haul).

 

So she put the one Cailou DVD we owned in the player and watched it over and over and over. I finally radioed dh and told him to get off at the next large interchange since that is where one generally finds a Walmart. I sent dh in to buy two more Cailou DVDs so she could change the stupid things out.

 

Thankfully by the next day the anti-biotics kicked in and she felt well enough to watch Rugrats and other stuff for the rest of the trip.

[Joker]

None of us ever like the show. We watched a few times.

[littlebug42]

I think Caillou is a whiny brat. Older dd liked it but I couldn't stand it. Thankfully, it never caught on with Boo Boo and they are both now past it.

[Jenny in Florida]

Neither of my kids ever got into Caillou, but I have nothing against the program.

 

My kids did love other PBS programs, though. Over the years, one or both of them was watching George Shrinks, Rolie Polie Olie, Between the Lions, Arthur (a big favorite), Cyberchase (ditto). My son briefly enjoyed Dragon Tales and Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat. And, of course, Bill Nye was huge here.

[RegGuheert]

Not sure how to vote because I do not exactly tolerate it nor do I exactly enjoy watching it. I would fall between that I suppose.;)

Yeah, I thought about that, but there was so much venom in the other thread about Caillou that I wanted to mirror the SpongeBob poll.

 

So far it seems SpongeBob is faring much better than Caillou among this well-trained crowd! :lol:

[pdalley]

Me nor the boys could stand it. In fact they watch it to make fun of his whining. They do the same to Franklin.

 

Sometimes they make fun of Spongebob too - we are split down the middle - I have one who loves Spongebob - one who loves Squidward and one who loves Plankton.

 

They do not make fun of people - only cartoons - so I believe its pretty harmless.

[Swirl]

OK. This really has nothing to do with the question, but I have this shirt that my husband hates. He say that it looks like Caillou's Mom's. :lol:

[Slartibartfast]

Ds has only seen it once or twice, that is all it took for the, "but I don't like that," or "but I don't want to do this," to start. That was quite enough.

 

I don't allow Spongebob either. I'll take the violent cartoons like He-Man, Spiderman and Looney Tunes any day other Caillou or Spongebob. Yay for netflix!

[Aubrey]

Never seen it. Wouldn't actively seek it out, but if it somehow ended up on the screen, I'd just keep an eye on it to make sure it was ok. I've never heard anything bad about it...:confused:

[RegGuheert]

OK. This really has nothing to do with the question, but I have this shirt that my husband hates. He say that it looks like Caillou's Mom's. :lol:

What is he talking about?! Caillou's Mom is HOT! :D :lol:

[Sputterduck]

I have never seen it and I'm not sure what it is.

[JudoMom]

Cornbread.

 

The option I needed was "We have seen more episodes than I care to admit, but not because we like it--we all mock and point out how ill behaved Calliou is and wonder if he'd be less whiny if his parents did something to curb his annoying behavior."

[AK_Mom4]

I had to vote for Cornbread. I personally find it to be insipid but probably not evil. Fortunately it never caught on with youngest DD, so I have been spared having to watch more than an episode or two.

[UnsinkableKristen]

Caillou is a whiny-butt.

 

I hate Caillou. Hate. Hate! "Roooosiiiiie!" ugh.

 

I think Caillou is a whiny brat.

 

 

:iagree:

 

That kids drives me absolutely batty, as do his push-over parents. Blech! :D

[Spryte]

I don't care for Caillou.

 

But now I really would *love* some cornbread!

[Jen in PA]

I can't stand the whining but I have to admit it was the rare show that seemed to calm DS down rather than rev him up. For that reason alone, I think it has some value.

[roxanne23]

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[HappyCrazyMama]

Since I love polls, I voted other. I have never seen it and have no idea what it is. :D Although I'm assuming it's a kid show, I couldn't tell you anything more than that.

:iagree:

[Wheres Toto]

I voted other again. I've seen more than a few episodes and I can't stand it. Calloiu is whiny, his parents are wussy and way too calm for it to be a "realistic" family of a preschooler.

[TheReader]

Caillou is an annoying little brat, and I dislike the mother in the show/books as well.

 

I dislike Caillou so much that we have one book (somehow???) and I actually *Threw It Away* rather than pass it on to someone else.

 

Sacrilege, I know......

[BigMamaBird]

We watch Calliou every. single. day. :glare:

 

My son absolutely LOVES it! I do not. But I do appreciate how they draw the female characters with some heft to them, not just little wasp waisted dolls.

[ChristusG]

I actually like Caillou and so do my kids (both of them still do). I think they like it because it's about real life kid stuff. Kids whine....all of them. Kids get mad, they fall down, they go to the library, they get mad at their siblings, they have birthday parties, they laugh, they play hide and seek with their parents, etc. It's all about stuff that they do instead of some make-believe land.

[Pretty in Pink]

My toddler likes it (but he likes Spongebob more :D). I tolerate the show once in a great while but I really can't stand it.

 

The kid being bald doesn't bother me. My boys all have really short haircuts just like Daddy.

[WishboneDawn]

I can't stand the whining but I have to admit it was the rare show that seemed to calm DS down rather than rev him up. For that reason alone, I think it has some value.

 

It's like TV Benedryl? :D

[Chris in VA]

He whines, but it was a show that wasn't fantasy and showed a gentle approach (some would say too gentle) to parenting. I thought it was fairly sweet.

We watched it back when there were puppets like Sesame Street on it. I saw it recently (by "accident") and they seemed to be gone.

[Jennifer3141]

We've never seen it so I can't say if I would allow it in the house or not. How bad is it?? Is it that high pitched kiddie kind of show a'la Teletubbies?

[1bassoon]

I voted "cornbread" because - heck, how can I NOT select that one??

 

Seriously.

 

The whining. The whining. The WHIIIIII-NIIIIIING!

 

Ugh. Hate that show.

[Vanna]

I voted "cornbread" because - heck, how can I NOT select that one??

 

Seriously.

 

The whining. The whining. The WHIIIIII-NIIIIIING!

 

Ugh. Hate that show.

:lol: My sentiments exactly. We watched it when we used to go to the laudromat when the kiddies were little.

[DawnM]

My kids watched some of it but not every day or every episode by far. It wasn't a favorite here.

 

I never watched it! I know, I am a horrible mom, but I can't stand those toddler type shows.

 

Dawn

[myfunnybunch]

When they were younger. my kids saw Caillou and wanted to watch the show. I'm not usually one to forbid shows just because I don't like them, but...Bleah! Even when it was on in the other room, the combination of Caillou's voice and the narrator's voice sent me over the edge.

 

So, no Caillou. The boys didn't miss it much anyway.

 

Cat

[Tutor]

We really enjoyed watching Caillou and I wish my youngest could enjoy it (we no longer have broadcast or cable TV).

[Flux]

Caillou is a whiny-butt.

We do not watch it.

 

I like spongebob.

 

:lol: Yes.

[Impish]

I can't stand the voice.

[BridgeTea]

I voted "other" because I tolerated it being on for the short time my daughter was interested. Loved Caillou's little bald head, but didn't care for the whiney voice. S

[HoneyFernDotOrg]

I hit the wrong one. I have seen it once. Caillou is a whiny-butt.

We do not watch it.

 

I like spongebob.

 

:iagree:. I loathe Caillou still, and we are many, many years past it.

[5LittleMonkeys]

My dc have watched it maybe 3 or 4 times. Just to tell you how my dc feel about it...the phrase "Don't be a Caillou!" is often tossed out when someone is being particularly whiny. My eye starts twitching and I get a migraine if someone even mentions that show. Great...off to find the migraine medicine.:tongue_smilie:

[C_l_e_0..Q_c]

For those of you who cannot stand Caillou, please keep me in your prayers (of whatever type they might be!) Caillou is considered a role model in my area of the world. Every single child of that age sounds and behaves like Caillou, and parents are being praised if they raise their kids just like that.

 

I'm surrounded by real-life Caillous. Thankfully my kids are growing up and I am no longer dealing with Caillou-wannabes on a regular basis.:001_huh:

[TravelingChris]

I never really watched it but my kids have seen it or parts of it and they hate it with a passion (or at least they did). I voted other.

[Joyful]

I voted "other". I've never watched it, and have no idea what the show is about. My children have not watched it either.

[angela in ohio]

We used to watch CBC or PBS when my olders were little. After about two episodes of Caillou, they begged me to shut it off. We prefer Little Bill. He rocks. :D

 

As pp said, we are also many years past this (my little guy hasn't watched TV,) but we still remember it. We still do the "Roseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" when we want to annoy and tease each other, though. Good stuff.

[linguistmama]

I tolerated it because we found Portuguese dubbed episodes. Caillou is on my list of don't like it, but willing to turn it on if it supplements our language learning. :) Barney, Teletubbies and Hannah Montana are on the never ever, just kill me now list!

[Laura Corin]

Same as in the other poll. We've barely come across it, so I don't have an opinion on it.

 

Laura

[MeaganS]

I voted other.

 

Callilou is on at my daughter's therapy office in the waiting room EVERY. SINGLE. MORNING. I'm there 4 times a week and I wait for her during her appointments. So I've seen it, but no way am I going to have them watch it at home.

 

I don't find it nearly as annoying as the other shows on Sprout in the morning. I also hate Fireman Sam, Super Why, and that really dumb one about the submarines. We don't have television at home except Netflix and DVDs, and I don't regret that decision.