Creepy kids shows

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When I was a kid this was one of my favorite shows and I stilled remembered it enough to find a video clip. But after watching it again, I realize how creepy and weird it is. First off, the characters are hard to describe, I don't think you can even call those costumes, it's just so bizarre. They look some what rubbery and have hints of human characteristics that make them even more uninviting. Also the video clip is only part on of the episode and already started off a little scary for a little kid to watch, which is what age the series was aimed for. The first couple minutes show the grandmother telling a scary story about the baby's 2nd birthday and how he was going to be a terrible two. The scene gets dark and in the background there are flashes of lightning, the standard setting when a scary story is being told. It's kind of ridiculous but I would think that a little kid would be scared. Also, there's a part where the baby is using a sling shot and shooting a bottle at the TV, laughing like a physco and then breaking the TV. Aren't kids shows supposed to set some kind of an example? All I'm getting from this show is that it's okay for kids to be selfish on their birthdays, yell for presents, break things, and chase after their family with a car if they don't get their way. Not exactly a good example to be set for children.

But then again, I have seen worse kids shows, ones that should never be shown to children.

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Why was this show ever made?! Yes it was banned, and for good reason. Once again the characters are creepy looking. Clay-Animation it kind of cool, but these characters are disproportionate and always have a scared expression. Also this whole episode deals with adult themes. An angel named Satan does not seem like a good character for a children's show, the voice makes it extremely weird. The show also displays the "angel" smoking, which I'm sure you wouldn't want your children watching. The show goes on to describe humans as worthless and greedy,and then shows natural disasters killing the clay humans.
Then there is a monster thing who tries to stab one of the characters. All of these scenes and events in the show are apparently the thoughts of Mark Twain. This kind of show with lost children suffering from bad events caused by the thoughts of Mark Twain would make no sense to a child watching the show. It would just scar them for life.

Children's shows are supposed to be happy and positive and teach kids lessons. Not scare and confuse them. I remember the good old days when kids watched Rugrats, and Clifford and even Sesame Street. Now that's all changed and the only Rugrats I see is All Grown Up, which isn't even close to as good, Clifford isn't even played anymore and Sesame Street characters were changed to be healthy. Cookie Monster is now veggie monster and teaching kids is more exaggerated and obvious. The shows that teach children are annoying and only aimed at really young kids who can't vocalize how obnoxious the show is. Shows like Dora, just to name one, repeat the same words over and over and try to interact with the children watching them, but to me it just seems like the creators are trying to hard. There's not a lot of different plots for different episodes to keep children interested and they are all pretty much the same: Dora has to get somewhere but needs help from her map. It all gets to be pretty repetitive and boring.

I miss the good kids shows. To be honest I would probably still watch Rugrats if it still aired. It was one of the best kids shows in my opinion and never got boring. Every episode was a new adventure. Not to mention, it didn't force healthy habits on you or make you talk to the TV.