Archives for March 2004

It’s morning and I’m letting the kids watch one more half hour of TV before we head to the gym. And in the interest of using this time effectively, here is the Kids TV Quiz (Parents Edition):

• Steve or Joe? Oh please, is there even a choice? Steve, all the way. Steve is goofy and fun. Joe is just useless.
• Caillou: whiny kid or accurate picture of a 4-year-old? Um…are those choices opposites? Accurate. Although I’d say he’s younger than 4; I have a 4-year-old around and she could kick Caillou’s ass.
• Wiggles: hit or miss in your house? We have never seen the Wiggles.
• Po or Laalaa? How could I possibly choose? I guess I’d have to go with Laalaa, because she was Sophia’s favorite for a while.
• From which show you find yourself humming or singing the theme song most often? Dora the Explorer
• Dora: explorer stars or no? Ugh, what an obvious marketing ploy. But the stories are more varied now.
• Most annoying commercial aimed at kids? Ha ha! Trick question! Ti-Vo! Ti-Vo! Ti-Vo! Also, if we don’t zap the commercials fast enough, we’ve taught Sophia to yell, “Oh no! Yucky commercials!”
• Best activities has kids TV inspired your kids to do? Sophia wants swimming lessons because Caillou learned to swim.
• Worst activities has kids TV inspired your kids to do? Well, this isn’t kids TV, but…ever since seeing cheese puffs in Toy Story 2, Sophia asks for them all the time.
• Nick Jr. or Noggin? I have TiVo; I haven’t the slightest idea of what shows are on which channels.
• What do you watch on the Disney channel? I avoid the Disney channel with a passion. TiVo taped Buzz Lightyear for us, and since Buzz is Simon’s favorite character, we sat down to watch it. Not only was the show awful, but I had to keep my finger on the FF to zap the thousands of commercials. The Disney channel is too much work with no payoff.