MeaganS Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 And I don't know anyone else who watched Hey Dude. I loved that show. :lol: I have a little "about me" book from second grade that lists Hey Dude as my favorite show, illustrated with a little hand-drawn cactus. You can even watch it with Amazon Prime for free (the show, not my book). :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I have a little "about me" book from second grade that lists Hey Dude as my favorite show, illustrated with a little hand-drawn cactus. You can even watch it with Amazon Prime for free (the show, not my book). :) That's awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AHASRADA Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 (edited) I have asked myself many of the questions listed by PPs. So hilarious! Currently, I am watching these preschool shows with a critical eye, watching out for signs that make them more appropriate for modern audiences. Cat in the Hat is the best example. In the book, mom goes out shopping and leaves the kids home alone all day. Not cool. So, in the movie, she leaves them with an elderly babysitter who promptly falls asleep, leaving them on their own with the cat. A bit better, but still unacceptable for a PBS audience. So, in the series, the cat always sends the children to ask their mom's permission before they head off on an adventure. Of course, the mom thinks they're just playing make-believe and says, "Sure!" For some reason, I just get a big kick out of that. I also absolutely LOVE the new Daniel Lion's Neighborhood. It took me a few times of half-watching to realize it is based on Mr. Roger's old shows (but animated). The song is similar, his house is exactly the same, Daniel puts on his sweater, etc., but he lives in the "land of make-believe", with the trolley, Prince Wednesday (they go to preschool together) etc. It is really adorable, teaches good lessons, has great catchy songs, and my little dd loves it. Back to my point, I did notice that everyone riding the trolley is wearing a seat belt. Just struck me funny. BTW, dd12 has asked me why Daniel wears a sweater but no pants, while his parents are fully clothed, as are the other human children. This was quite obvious in the "potty" episode, where Prince Wednesday's pants were around his ankles, but Daniel didn't have any. Oh well, still a great show. Edited October 24, 2012 by AHASRADA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Ok, I admit to not reading quite every page on this thread, but has Carl been mentioned? A sleeping baby home alone with a Rottweiler? And this is ok? And that baby is so not drawn proportionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I also absolutely LOVE the new Daniel Lion's Neighborhood.... BTW, dd12 has asked me why Daniel wears a sweater but no pants, while his parents are fully clothed, as are the other human children. This was quite obvious in the "potty" episode, where Prince Wednesday's pants were around his ankles, but Daniel didn't have any. Oh well, still a great show. :lol: Sure makes potty training easier, doesn't it? I hadn't watched it -- I sort of didn't like the idea of a Mr Rogers knock off. I so love Mr Rogers. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I have a little "about me" book from second grade that lists Hey Dude as my favorite show, illustrated with a little hand-drawn cactus. You can even watch it with Amazon Prime for free (the show, not my book). :) No. Way. I'm going to have to watch an episode. I used to love that show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 That's not the only reason. It was because nobody ever loved him, he suffered years of mistreatment, etc. Magical ways of knowing what was going on and announcing? Different form of portkey? The books say that animagi are rather rare. I would imagine that Voldemort would be a little too arrogant for the study *of something else* that would be required to become that thing. I would imagine that AK would take more power, concentration, effort and energy than other types. She doesn't think they need improving? They have less to lose, they don't have formed opinions about what should be done, they are already being followed, I can think of any number of reasons for that? Their magic is different, just like dwarves have different magic. They don't think of themselves as poor. They have what they need. :iagree: And for the last, it says that Mr.Weasley likes his job and disagrees with some policies in the Ministry, besides he's not ambitious, so he doesn't get a big prestigious job. Same thing happens in the Muggle world. Magic can't create food or money, too, so of course not everyone is rich. They have to earn their money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelle in MO Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Spray tan :smilielol5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweetbasil Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Why is it supposed to be "heartwarming" that Emmet Otter and his mother steal from each other? Why does Ma's "fancy outfit" for the contest look just like her regular everyday dress with the addition of a doily on her head? Did she really need to sell one of their only two sources of income in order to buy another calico dress? And why is Ma Otter so pleased that Emmet planned to "buy" her a piano on credit when they can't afford any of the payments? You can't eat a piano (a.k.a. "piana"). So not only would she not have a source of income, she'd now have "piana" debt. Plus there's the matter of all those really bad hippy dippy lyrics in Ma Otter's various songs... but I digress... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lara in Colo Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 For all those wondering why dogs have no voice..... being a dog owner myself and having witnessed him sniff my unmentionables in the laundry and drink from the toilet..... do we really WANT to hear what a dog has to say???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forget-Me-Not Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Why do Death Eaters throw stunning spells? Why not just AK everyone? I always wondered that too. Even if they didn't want to use Unforgivable Curses, why not just 'relashio' everyone and take their wands? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Why don't Arthur and his family look like aardvarks??! In earlier books, they used to look more like aardvarks, but lets just say they got an extreme makeover because as a family group, they just weren't that attractive. Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethben Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Several of the Franklin stories begin, "Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes..." but then the very next page will show him barefoot in the snow. ??? Not to mention that Franklin is a TURTLE - of the cold blooded variety! He would so be going into a sleepy time anytime he got near cold weather. Also something that's always bugged me about Franklin - he can take off his shell. Now, why would you carry around that heavy thing if you can take it off? Beth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyJoy Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I have asked myself many of the questions listed by PPs. So hilarious! Currently, I am watching these preschool shows with a critical eye, watching out for signs that make them more appropriate for modern audiences. Cat in the Hat is the best example. In the book, mom goes out shopping and leaves the kids home alone all day. Not cool. So, in the movie, she leaves them with an elderly babysitter who promptly falls asleep, leaving them on their own with the cat. A bit better, but still unacceptable for a PBS audience. So, in the series, the cat always sends the children to ask their mom's permission before they head off on an adventure. Of course, the mom thinks they're just playing make-believe and says, "Sure!" For some reason, I just get a big kick out of that. I also absolutely LOVE the new Daniel Lion's Neighborhood. It took me a few times of half-watching to realize it is based on Mr. Roger's old shows (but animated). The song is similar, his house is exactly the same, Daniel puts on his sweater, etc., but he lives in the "land of make-believe", with the trolley, Prince Wednesday (they go to preschool together) etc. It is really adorable, teaches good lessons, has great catchy songs, and my little dd loves it. Back to my point, I did notice that everyone riding the trolley is wearing a seat belt. Just struck me funny. BTW, dd12 has asked me why Daniel wears a sweater but no pants, while his parents are fully clothed, as are the other human children. This was quite obvious in the "potty" episode, where Prince Wednesday's pants were around his ankles, but Daniel didn't have any. Oh well, still a great show. I get a kick out of the Cat-in-the-Hat mom who thinks the kids are pretending too! We've only seen one episode of Daniel Tiger (the potty one) but we love it so far! DS (just turned 3) was going potty when I took him, but rarely would tell me he needed to go. He went twice during that episode at his own insistence and now makes me sing the song when he goes :lol:. That one episode inspired him to tell me all the time now! It sure reminds me that I need to be careful what TV he watches! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 In earlier books, they used to look more like aardvarks, but lets just say they got an extreme makeover because as a family group, they just weren't that attractive.Beth Yeah, we read "Arthur's Eyes" and he was almost unerecognizable! Check out the pictures on Amazon of the old cover. http://www.amazon.com/Arthurs-Eyes-Arthur-Adventure/dp/0316110698 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 In earlier books, they used to look more like aardvarks, but lets just say they got an extreme makeover because as a family group, they just weren't that attractive.Beth Fascinating! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awisha. Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 What about movies like Home Alone where the bad guys get serverely knocked about?? You would be very sore/probably dead if most of the traps happened to you in real life. Oh, Babies Day Out. How did no one notice a little baby wandering around the city by himself?!?! How did he not manage to fall off the top edge of the buiding site?? Why wasn't the baby burned when he lit the bad guys crotch on fire?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Why didn't June Cleaver ever see through Eddie Haskel's charm? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Spray tan So maybe Sid the Science Kid is spray tanned, too...maybe he's in pagents... Actually, I think Sid is deliberately racially ambiguous. Caillou isn't. And I'd love to see him cured of whining. I'll bet Little Bill's family could cure that. Little Bill is cute and inquisitive without being whiny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeaganS Posted October 25, 2012 Author Share Posted October 25, 2012 OK, so my husband wanted me to share this humorous article about all the things that don't make sense about the movie Cars. "Unsettling Questions Raised by the Alternate Reality in Cars" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 In Babar, how is it that the jungle is only a few miles from Paris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 In Babar, how is it that the jungle is only a few miles from Paris? I don't remember Paris. :confused: Although, everyone in the nearest city is white, so that alone is a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassoonaroo Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 (quote function goofed up...) That's the whole Ernie and Bert thing that I didn't want to bring up. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I always wondered that too. Even if they didn't want to use Unforgivable Curses, why not just 'relashio' everyone and take their wands? Yes. Also, in Book 6, there is a brief period where the students are supposedly learning nonverbal spells. Yet, nobody ever uses this. That would be incredibly useful for surprise attacks, to be able to tie someone up or make them shrink or stun them before they even knew what hit them. Wouldn't DE, at least, be very interested in cultivating nonverbal spells? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I don't remember Paris. :confused: Although, everyone in the nearest city is white, so that alone is a problem. So Amiens then? Toulouse? It ain't Nairobi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I don't remember Paris. :confused: Although, everyone in the nearest city is white, so that alone is a problem. Maybe not the problem, but the entire point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Yes. Also, in Book 6, there is a brief period where the students are supposedly learning nonverbal spells. Yet, nobody ever uses this. That would be incredibly useful for surprise attacks, to be able to tie someone up or make them shrink or stun them before they even knew what hit them. Wouldn't DE, at least, be very interested in cultivating nonverbal spells? I expect death eaters weren't all the top in talent. Some were--like Bellatrix--but others like the Carrows were less proficient and would likely never be able to pull off nonverbal spells. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmmetler Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 The Weasleys strike me as a University-type homeschool/One income family. One where both parents are highly educated, but are willing to forgo money for the chance to do pure research and raise their children the way they want them to be raised, who end up with very, very smart, capable kids who probably are ALSO not going to be particularly financially successful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Actually, I think Sid is deliberately racially ambiguous. Caillou isn't. I thought Sid was mixed. Of course, what exactly his parents are, may be a side issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 No one's as ambiguous as Kim in the Babybug magazines/books; besides the family apparently being Asian/Hispanic/Anglo/Black, they carefully avoid pronouns or clothing that would give away Kim's gender. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I assumed Kim was a girl! Then there's Yo of "Yo Wants to Know" in Click. My daughter is sure Yo is a girl, and my son is equally sure Yo is a boy. What I think is funny is that Yo looks very very Asian, just like his/her father, and the mother has curly, blonde hair. I am very tired of mixed kids who only look like the non-white parent and not mixed at all. Don't want to hijack the thread, but really. I have my own collection of books about mixed kids where they actually look mixed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Are the Teletubbies like electric eels or something? What's powering the screens on their bellies? Do they plug in at night to recharge? How old is the kid in that sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I assumed Kim was a girl! Then there's Yo of "Yo Wants to Know" in Click. My daughter is sure Yo is a girl, and my son is equally sure Yo is a boy. What I think is funny is that Yo looks very very Asian, just like his/her father, and the mother has curly, blonde hair. I am very tired of mixed kids who only look like the non-white parent and not mixed at all. Don't want to hijack the thread, but really. I have my own collection of books about mixed kids where they actually look mixed! I use to nanny for a family. The two older kids looked exactly like Mom. The youngest looked exactly like Dad. No one would guess from looking at the kids that they had the same parents, or were mixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 How old is the kid in that sun? Here. Although one of the comments suggests that it's the wrong actor. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 I use to nanny for a family. The two older kids looked exactly like Mom. The youngest looked exactly like Dad. No one would guess from looking at the kids that they had the same parents, or were mixed. Oh, I know families like this, too, including mixed and not mixed families, where different kids favor each parent, but I find as a general rule, there is an assumption about how mixed kids will look, and it's not in accord with how they ACTUALLY look in most cases (mixed). I know an enormous number of mixed families, and it's very rare that an Asian/white or black/white kid looks only like the non-white parent. That is why I wish Yo were a bit more mixed looking, if we are celebrating mixed kids and mixed families. I had several people tell me what my kids would look like before they were born, and they were wrong, wrong, wrong. You could see this on an episode of Call the Midwife when the white mother with a white husband gave birth to a VERY dark baby with VERY curly hair. I don't know if they did it for emphasis, but, in my experience, there are very few pale skinned white women who have extremely dark babies, particularly at birth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giraffe Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Ok, I admit to not reading quite every page on this thread, but has Carl been mentioned? A sleeping baby home alone with a Rottweiler? And this is ok? And that baby is so not drawn proportionally. Carl has always bothered me. Especially the part where it's ok to toss the baby down the laundry chute without knowing if there's laundry to catch it at the bottom. The whole book bothered me so much I had to stop reading it to DD. Someone needs to call CPS about Max & Ruby. Seriously - she's 7 and he's, what, 2? Grandma lives down the road, and there is no bedroom for grownups in Max & Ruby's house - just one for Ruby and one for Max. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Why is the map trying to kill Dora? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetandSimple Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 I just can't get over the fact that Dora's head is so much wider than the rest of her body. It really bugs me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Speaking of Dora, how can Backpack fit so much junk in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Why is the map trying to kill Dora? Dora gets back at Map: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Dora gets back at Map: I've seen that one before. It captures the show so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Dora gets back at Map: This totally made my evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 My youngest is almost 16 so I don't know many of these shows. Dora was around but she didn't watch that. She liked Tele Tubbies, Mr. Rogers, and later Sponge Bob. BUt others I remember them watching were Reading Rainbow and the one with the Jack Russel Terrier recreating famous literature. It is kind of funny but when my oldest was little, he watched TLC- it had all these Canadian children's shows which were pretty good. Quite a difference 20 years makes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Violet Crown Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Oh yeah, Reading Rainbow ... What happened to Geordie's visor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 (edited) This totally made my evening. Be sure to check out some of their other stuff. Especially the War of 1812 one. Edited October 27, 2012 by darlasowders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belacqua Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Be sure to check out some of their other stuff. Especially the War of 1812 one. That's hilarious. "Seriously, who did this? I don't know." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jane Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Favorite.thread.ever! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondeviolin Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Speaking of Dora, the songs are a running joke at our house. It's as if someone actually forgot they were assigned to make up a jingle for the map... "Uhhhh....I'm the map.... I'm the map. I'm the map. I'm the MAP!" And, then, since it worked so well for that, it was adopted for her backpack. Unfortunately my 17mo has chosen this as the show he loves the most and even requests it by name. :banghead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirch Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Be sure to check out some of their other stuff. Especially the War of 1812 one. Did you see the Grammar Nazi one? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuzi Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 Speaking of Dora, how can Backpack fit so much junk in it? Or how about Diego's "rescue pack"?? How can a backpack that small possibly turn into so many things?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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