The Anti-Caillou Movement

Every moment with my son is precious.... almost. I don't allow him much TV time, but there are times when I need to oh, I don't know, use the bathroom, when a little distraction for the TV is welcomed. We watch Baby First TV most of the time, but occasionally, we wander through the channels to seek out other sources of toddler entertaintment. Most of them, I can kind of get into. Wonder Pets is great. I find myself in stressful moments, giving my best Ming-Ming "This is SERIOUS!" seems to help things. There are, however, a few shows that I cannot stand. I'm sure the producers of these shows have good intentions, but they need to stop. Here are the few shows that make me irritable:

*HOLA Be'Be' on Baby First: This is the thirty daily minutes that Baby First TV dedicates to trying to teach my child to speak Spanish. No thanks. Once we can successfully master English, maybe we'll talk. The best I can get is a pointed finger and a grunt right now. The last thing I need is a string of Spanish garble to add to the confusion.

*The Backyardigans: It's scientifically inaccurate, which just annoys the heck out of my inner nerd. Penguins cannot live in a urban settings and even if they did, they would not make friends with moose. Duh.

*Yo Gabba Gabba: Is is just me, or is that red guy horribly inappropriate.

*Finally.... the worst of the worst.... the horriblest of the horrible...

CAILLOU.

For starters, why is he bald? And what kind of name is that? Does Caillou mean "obnoxious" in some foreign language?

Whoever writes this garbage is deserving of the death penalty. What this show promotes, with reckless abandon, is whining and a false sense of superiority. Caillou looses his cat. The whole friggin' town stops what they're doing to look for the cat. Caillou wants to go the park. Mommy and Daddy, who must have lost their jobs because of this little rat, stop all important activities to take Caillou to the park. Even the narrator seems put out with this little turkey. This show is awful.... just plain awful. I would hope with all the technology of our modern world, we could put an end to public abuse such as this. Seriously, we all need to start sporting our Anti-Calliou Awareness Ribbons daily until our government hears our cries.

You paint the protest signs. I'll call my congressman. Right after I use the bathroom first.