A Quick Addition

I did a post a while back on kids' shows.  I would like to add to that.  I didn't mention the Backyardigans before because I had only watched it a few times, and I was kind of on the fence about it.  After multiple viewings, I can safely say it falls into the Like category, in small doses.  The characters can sing well, the songs are pretty cute, and the stories are all fun and interesting.  The reason for the small doses is the same reason I don't watch musicals all day.  It gets to be a bit much.  

Now for the real reason I'm posting.  I made a huge mistake.  After watching Cupcake Wars on Sunday, which was Yo Gabba Gabba themed, I added Yo Gabba Gabba to my Netflix queue so my kids could try it out.  After 2 minutes of the first episode, I wanted to rip my ears off and throw them in the blender, and gouge my eyeballs out with a pencil.  This is the downside of Netflix.  Once your kids have watched one episode, there are 50 more sitting there for them to watch, and you either have to say, "NO!  This show is lame!", remove it from the queue, and deal with whining for days, or be a wimp, like me, and let them get it out of their systems.  (The latter is what I did with Barney, and I haven't dealt with that forever).  Next time I will be sure to watch an episode before I make the mistake of showing it to my kids.  Now, why do I hate that show already?  Repetitive songs with no melody (for example: Party in my tummy, party in my tummy, party in my tummy for 3 full minutes), creepy looking characters that remind me of the Tellytubbies, and the fact that they are 22 minutes long.  

Parents, this is a warning.  AVOID YO GABBA GABBA LIKE THE PLAGUE.