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slipjig3As I wait for Kristi to return from her last Monday evening class of the semester (believe you me, she is one happy camper), allow me a moment to contemplate:
The Great Mysteries of Contemporary Children's Television
1) On "Franklin," there is a bear named Bear, a goose named Goose, a beaver named Beaver, a rabbit named Rabbit, a snail named Snail, and a turtle named, um, Franklin. Why is he so darned special?
2) Also on "Franklin," Beaver has a pet hamster. The hamster does not talk, or walk upright, or go to school; it's just a pet hamster. Considering that every other animal on the show talks and walks upright and goes to school, right down do the flippin' snail, what are the evolutionary differences between pets and pet owners?
3) Switching gears to "DragonTales": In this show, two children travel to a distant world inhabited by dragons. This world, which has no contact with our own, is called "Dragonland," and the dragons there eat "dragonberries," pop "dragon corn," wear "dragon badges," and so on. Considering, though, that we don't live in Personland, or gather personberries, or eat person corn, or proudly sport our person badges, are these dragons just profoundly stuck on themselves, or what?
4) Same show: one of the dragons comes from Mexico. Not that he just speaks with a Latino accent and uses a Spanish word in every third sentence (which seems to be the standard ratio for children's TV), but he actually says in the pilot, "My family comes from Mexico." I see. And this would be the Mexico located in the world that your world has no contact with, yes? Hmm.
5) Did the creators of "Teletubbies" know tat they were creating an homage to "The Prisoner," or was that a subconscious thing?
6) On "Bob the Builder," why doesn't someone disengage Lofty the Crane's battery or dump sugar in his gas tank to stop his incessant whining?
Now, if you'll excuse me, Abbey's sixth birthday is tomorrow, and I must go off somewhere and feel old for a while...
The Great Mysteries of Contemporary Children's Television
1) On "Franklin," there is a bear named Bear, a goose named Goose, a beaver named Beaver, a rabbit named Rabbit, a snail named Snail, and a turtle named, um, Franklin. Why is he so darned special?
2) Also on "Franklin," Beaver has a pet hamster. The hamster does not talk, or walk upright, or go to school; it's just a pet hamster. Considering that every other animal on the show talks and walks upright and goes to school, right down do the flippin' snail, what are the evolutionary differences between pets and pet owners?
3) Switching gears to "DragonTales": In this show, two children travel to a distant world inhabited by dragons. This world, which has no contact with our own, is called "Dragonland," and the dragons there eat "dragonberries," pop "dragon corn," wear "dragon badges," and so on. Considering, though, that we don't live in Personland, or gather personberries, or eat person corn, or proudly sport our person badges, are these dragons just profoundly stuck on themselves, or what?
4) Same show: one of the dragons comes from Mexico. Not that he just speaks with a Latino accent and uses a Spanish word in every third sentence (which seems to be the standard ratio for children's TV), but he actually says in the pilot, "My family comes from Mexico." I see. And this would be the Mexico located in the world that your world has no contact with, yes? Hmm.
5) Did the creators of "Teletubbies" know tat they were creating an homage to "The Prisoner," or was that a subconscious thing?
6) On "Bob the Builder," why doesn't someone disengage Lofty the Crane's battery or dump sugar in his gas tank to stop his incessant whining?
Now, if you'll excuse me, Abbey's sixth birthday is tomorrow, and I must go off somewhere and feel old for a while...
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Date: 2002-12-10 07:10 am (UTC)One mystery revealed...
Date: 2002-12-10 07:26 am (UTC)There is no difference. They tore out the pet hamster's tongue out and deformed his body, a la Piers Anthony "In The Barn". The pet hamster is sentient, but he can't tell you or escape. They don't tell you that in the children's show, do they?
And congrats on another semester over. How many more classes does she have (Kristi, not Abbey)?
Re: One mystery revealed...
Date: 2002-12-10 08:27 am (UTC)Funny, that's how I feel watching these shows sometimes...
Don't know about number of classes left, but I do know that Kristi's hoping to be done by next December, or else they'll rearrange the graduation requirements on her. Say, seven or eight? She's taking three in the spring, which mean we'll be looking forward to more migraines in April.
Re: One mystery revealed...
Date: 2002-12-10 03:31 pm (UTC)At least she didn't have to do a thesis. Lucky person.