What the @%$& is that?!
In the morning rush to get ready for work, my husband and I usually plop Makayla down to watch a few minutes of TV while we get dressed. The only show on around that time is "Boohbah," which seems to be geared towards toddlers. For anyone who has not watched this show, it's difficult to describe. The only way I can think to describe it is this: it's a "dumbed-down" version of the Teletubbies. How can they dumb down something like the Teletubbies? Well, they did it.
Boohbahs include five colourful blobs that, my husband says, look like a part of the anatomy of an unfortunate man. They make weird, unintelligible sounds, dance, fall down and shift their eyes around in a creepy way.
The show also includes a clip called "Look what I can do!" where a child moves around a magical, lit-up circle. The child sometimes does a weird hokey-pokey or throws her arms up repeatedly or even marches with a limp around the perimeter of this circle. This goes on for at least five minutes. Even my daughter, at almost 11 months, gets bored with this part of the show.
Another part of the show includes members of a strange family, none of whom resemble each other (ex. a Caucasian brother with an asain sister.) One or two members of this family are seen in a wide, open field, encountering strange things such as giant flowers in a vase or a huge pile of bananas. Each member of this family has a creepy smile, one that never leaves their face even if they get thrown down by the giant flowers or "fight" over the pile of bananas.
The half-hour show includes only a handful of real words (as opposed to made up words uttered by the Boohbahs.) It has no educational value and is only mildly entertaining for my daughter. So, why do I let my her watch this crap? It affords me time to throw my work clothes on and pack our lunches. I try not to leave the show on for the entire half hour, partly because I don't think it educates her but also because those Kool-aid coloured blobs creep the bejeezus out of me.
Boohbahs include five colourful blobs that, my husband says, look like a part of the anatomy of an unfortunate man. They make weird, unintelligible sounds, dance, fall down and shift their eyes around in a creepy way.
The show also includes a clip called "Look what I can do!" where a child moves around a magical, lit-up circle. The child sometimes does a weird hokey-pokey or throws her arms up repeatedly or even marches with a limp around the perimeter of this circle. This goes on for at least five minutes. Even my daughter, at almost 11 months, gets bored with this part of the show.
Another part of the show includes members of a strange family, none of whom resemble each other (ex. a Caucasian brother with an asain sister.) One or two members of this family are seen in a wide, open field, encountering strange things such as giant flowers in a vase or a huge pile of bananas. Each member of this family has a creepy smile, one that never leaves their face even if they get thrown down by the giant flowers or "fight" over the pile of bananas.
The half-hour show includes only a handful of real words (as opposed to made up words uttered by the Boohbahs.) It has no educational value and is only mildly entertaining for my daughter. So, why do I let my her watch this crap? It affords me time to throw my work clothes on and pack our lunches. I try not to leave the show on for the entire half hour, partly because I don't think it educates her but also because those Kool-aid coloured blobs creep the bejeezus out of me.
posted by Margie at 8:06 AM
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