The Boob Tube

A friend of mine in high school had a bumper sticker that read, "Kill Your TV." I remember seeing that and thinking, "Wow. That's harsh. Why would someone say such a hateful thing towards something that brings so much joy to so many people?" As I matured, I began to see the harmful effects of TV. How it numbs the minds of children everywhere and feeds ignorant people a load of crap about a plethora of topics, convincing obviously idiotic people that they know something about something which they really know nothing about.Encouraging them to regurgitate information that's been fed to them via manipulative advertisers and political string pullers. But I digress. Although I still believe some of that to be true, as a mother I thank the TV Gods daily for allowing me to place my beautiful child on the sofa for an hour in the morning and an hour at night. (That tends to be all she watches these days since she's now almost 3 and busy doing so many other things.) But I thought it would be fun to blog about what Tay watches so she can look back at this after it's blurbbed into a book and remember those programs that she loved so much. I can still vividly recall sitting in front of the TV watching my favorite show as a child, "Punky Brewster," and I still have flashbacks of childhood whenever I hear the "M.A.S.H." theme song thanks to my dad. My mom never watched TV much when I was growing up. Now I know why.I almost never get to just sit and veg in front of the boob tube. But on the rare occasion when I do, I'm all about "Dancing With The Stars." Love that show!!


"Yo Gabba Gabba!"



Taylor loves this show. It's hosted by some crazy dj with a furry hat and stars these cheesy muppetesque characters who sing songs like, "Don't Bite Your Friends." It's totally offbeat and I love it.They somehow manage to get big name stars on it too. Reminds me of the old "Muppet Show."


"Ni Hao Kai Lan"

O.k., not sure if I spelled that right. If you haven't had the pleasure it's a show about Chinese characters who talk about feelings. At some point in the show a character has a melt down, be it an angry one, sad one, etc. To which Ni Hao attempts to make them feel better. And along the way they teach Chinese. Taylor picks it up fast, as kids will. When they say a word in Chinese I listen, analyze, question what it sounded like and then repeat it totally wrong. Taylor, on the other hand, will repeat it right the first time.

"The Upside Down Show"


My favorite show by far! It's like watching a comedy sketch show or improv show. It's two guys who are just silly. That's the premise. But they also teach vocabulary and imaginary play. Because of this show, Taylor uses words like "delectable," "delightful" and "marvelous."






"Oobi"

This show comes on at about 10:00 pm, so I have to DVR it but it's worth it. Oobi and his friends are hands who speak in the same syntax as American Sign Language (not sure if the producers even know that.) It's super cute and cracks me up. Taylor loves it when I use her Mr. Potato Head's eyes to make my own Oobi on my hand.