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Shows that I seriously dislike or that simply bug me:

Wiggles--Boring, horrible, horrible production values (the dinosaur is particularly bad). The skits are seriously LAME and unfunny. One of worse around;

Little Einsteins--For a show that is named after one of the world's most famous physicists, I find it offensive that the rocket ship is driven by "pats" rather than fuel. The rocket isn't even aerodynamic! (Check out when the rocket engine drops down from the rocket itself--how can the the thing even fly!?!) The show does a sort of good job introducing kids to artists and musicians but science is just left out of it. Rename it to "Little Mozarts" at the very least. Catchy theme song though!

Bunnytown--ugh. All the bunnies look the same and the humor is very lame.

Mickey Mouse Playhouse--I've never been a fan of Mickey Mouse. I do like the theme song since I'm a fan of They Might Be Giants.

In general, I don't like shows where the characters talk to the audience, like Dora or the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I mean--just get on with it!

Good shows:

SpongeBob--Love it and so does my 2 year-old even though I know she doesn't get most of the humor.

Charlie and Lola--agree with everyone else on this one. Delightful. It's too old for my daughter though. I recently checked out a few DVDs from the library for ME to watch!

DragonTales--I don't know why I like this one. I guess it is the problem-solving aspect of the show. I expected it to be bad and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw my first one.

Sesame Street--Can't go wrong with this classic.


Between the Lions--fun skits, great introduction to phonics.

Handy Manny--I like the animation and think Manny is cute. I'm admit, the talking tools are sort of annoying sometimes, but there is just something about the show I like. It is sort of weird how the show tries to be so realistic about everything, but there are living tools in it!