log_jammin: BooBah is Teletubbies on acid.

I have thought that exact same thing sooo many times...

lol maybe I need to try watching BooBah on acid then :)

Moomins. They're out to get you.

That list sucked beyond words.

First of all, Dora the Explorer, Lazy Town, Backyardigans and Wonder Pets (which all happen to be Nick Jr.) are actually GOOD shows in their own right.

However, the list just focuses on shiat thats been produced in the last 5 farking years.

How old is the nimrod that wrote that article? Five?

ANYTHING produced by Sid and Marty Kroft is way creepier than that crappy list. Hell, you'd have to extend that list to "top 30 creepy childrens shows" just to accomodate Sid and Marty.

gotta be H. R. Pufnstuf....

I miss the days of Ickey Twerp and Slam Bang Theater.

Yes I appeared on the show.

/child genius

*waves at Fark stalkers*

There is a mommy fan-site for Sportacus. Don't let your wife tell you she only watches that show because the kids are watching it. She's looking at Sportacus.

Anyone? Loved it as a kid, but jeez was it creepy. Especially that episode with the witch...*shudders*.

Godwin

I've been looking for that for a while.

That man was truly an American. His car got stolen once, the media got hold of it, days later it was returned with a note that said that if they knew it was his, they would have never taken.

Brilliant man.

Godwin: Anyone who dare insult Mr. Rogers should be required to watch this video.

Now I think he's creepier than his show

Though I admit, keeping a chicken in a bag on the Friendly Giant was a bit creepy.

I wonder if the writers of Buffy The Vapmire Slayer knew that the song that made Spike kill people was the Friendly Giant theme song?

Gimme Gimme Octopus!

Lady Elaine = Scar faced child molester

Patronick313: Anyone? Loved it as a kid, but jeez was it creepy. Especially that episode with the witch...*shudders*.

Oh, I don't know. The chick in the kangaroo costume was cute, and out of costume, she was hot.

Damn Patronick313 I spend a dozen years and countless dollars on psychotherapy trying to forget crazy things like that and you go and ruin it all in an instant. I'm going to go cry in my corner now...

/Can't remember, nor do I want to, the name of that show.

MasterPython
I wonder if the writers of Buffy The Vapmire Slayer knew that the song that made Spike kill people was the Friendly Giant theme song?

You just blew my mind.

/loved the tiny furniture

"Today's Special" for the win.

/too obscure?

Does anyone remember watching that British kid show "Rainbow" back in the 80s? Hands down creepiest kid show ever. Real excerpt from the transcript:

George: "And I'm good at banging. My peg's hard isn't it Zippy?"

Zippy: "Well of course it is, Your peg wouldn't go in if it was soft."

Geoffrey: "Let's get back to Bungle's twanger."

Bungle (excited): "Oooooh Geoffrey, we could all paint our twangers couldn't we?"

Jane: "Ooooh yes, and I was banging away all last night with Rod and Roger."

Roger (looking sad): "Yes, but it broke my plucking instrument."

Geoffrey: "Never mind Roger, let sing the plucking song, come on

everybody get your instruments out."

Rod (to Jane): "Do you want to blow on my pipe while I'm twanging away?"

Jane: "Oh no Rod, I was blowing a lot with Roger last night. But would you

like to play with my maracas?"

Zippy: "No, let's just pluck away with our twangers."

Bungle: "Yes, it doesn't matter what size your twanger is."

Zippy: "I've got a big red one."

George: "I've only got a tiny twanger. But it works well and I like to play with it."

silverfarker

Oh, I enjoyed that clip. Laughed so hard, and shared it with so many people.

Link to actual Rainbow (YouTube) clip . Farkin hilarious and scary at the same time.

Zoobilee Zoo

"Everyone up
Everyone in
Time for the fun to begin
Come along with us to

Zoobilee Zoo
Zoobile Zoo
Magic and wonder are waiting for you
It's as close as a dream
And as bright as the brightest blue
Welcome to Zoobilee Zoo

Let us introduce the Zoobles to you...

I'm Mayor Ben, I'm here to lend a helping hand
And I'm Builder Beaver - I invent things on command
There's daring and adventure when Lookout comes to call
And a kangaroo named Wassat who puts music to it all
I'm Van Gough the Lion, just color me fun
And you will shout, "Bravo" once the show has begun
Everyone spread the news.
There's so much to see and do
Just ask Talkatoo
When you're in Zoobilee...

Zoobilee Zoo
Zoobilee Zoo
Magic and wonder are waiting for you
So come on with us now
And discover the wonder of you.
Welcome to Zoobilee Zoo"

MightyPez

I really wish they'd put the old-school Sesame Streets on DVD (have they? too lazy to check). The new ones are so dumbed down it hurts. Aiming for the tots who liked Elmo so damn much, when anyone with sense knows that Grover was so much cooler.

If I had DVDs of the older Sesame Streets, Mr. Rogers (boring but the man himself was amazing in the actual-humble-Christian way - I heard the same NPR interview someone on the page mentions, and fell in love with the guy), maybe some 321 Contact for when they got older, I'd be okay. I know I'm missing some, but those three would work pretty darn well. All the Pixar movies are good to go as well.

Oh, and Return to Oz and Alice in Wonderland, so they, like me, can rewatch those ten years later and have the wonderful realization that that machine they hooked up Dorothy to was for electroshock.

... come to think of it, maybe it's necessary to warp minds early.

Godwin

Wow, that was a very awesome video. Thanks

Except, silverfarker, that was filmed for the show's CHRISTMAS PARTY, not to children...

silverfarker
"There is a episode available online where the cast members all talk in innuendo. This was created as part of a 'Christmas Tape' for ITV staff, and never intended to be broadcast on television"

From imdb.com

Still so funny tho.

Mr. Rodgers.

do you really want someone named "Mr McFeely" roaning the neighborhood???

I forgot this one, my sis loved it when she was 7-9
Pappy Drewitt
or some odd spelling like that
very, very creepy

emjamj

Except, silverfarker, that was filmed for the show's CHRISTMAS PARTY, not to children...

That's not what my repressed childhood memories tell me. Oh wait there isn't a class action lawsuit.

/nvrmnd

"I almost cried foul before IRTFA and saw that he'd included a special note on "Jay Jay the Jet Plane".

/Is Jay Jay piloted or is it the pilot?"

ha. i worked on Jay Jay the Jet Plane. i know it can be a little creepy i guess. but i thought it was pretty cool too.

Jay Jay is the autonomous airplane who pilots himself. i guess.

RE mr. rogers:
i had a friend who dated Mr. McFeely's daughter in high school. (the actor, obviously)

E.S.Q

Oh god... Nooo...

sigh, back to therapy on monday...

thanks

/shudder

If anyone that grew up in the Chicagoland area in the 70s they would know the show of all creepiness was Gigglesnort Hotel.

With B.J., Weird, Dirty Dragon, Blob, The Thumptwangers, The Lemon Joke Kid .... I'm not making this up kids.

I miss today's special...good thing myspleen has episodes of it for download.

Dang....I was going to include both "Zoobilee Zoo" and "Today's Special," but I see I've already been beaten to the punch. Oh well.

PBS used to have some creepy shows that aired during the daytime in the '80s...full of eerie CG graphics, prog-synth music and themes usually having to do with math or reading. (shudder)

But for my money though, nothing beats the creepiness served up by "The Smile Masters" on Saturday Night Live.

Godwin

Anyone who dare insult Mr. Rogers should be required to watch this video.

Now I love Mister Rogers as much as any straight kid that grew up watching him would, but that clip makes him sound like he's been hitting the sauce. Srsly, what's up with the slurred speech? He didn't sound like that on his show, but then again perhaps he slowed down to keep up with Sen. Pastore.

/dressed up as Mister Rogers for "TV Character" day in kindergarten while others came as cartoon characters.
//sister always thought he was a child molester.

Hands down...



An old guy who lives alone and wears sweaters requests that kids come over to his house...unsupervised...to take place in "experiments."

Name anything more creepy than that...

or this picture of Mr. Wizard...

i always thought that Fragglerock was a little weird

Godwin

Great clip. RIP Mr. Rogers...

Mr. Rogers sounds slurry because he is emotional and he genuinely cares about the welfare both physically and mentally of all children everywhere ........ the man was a HERO. I actually came into this thread to make stoner jokes about boobah but I was ADD growing up and Mr. Rogers actually had real meaning so STFU. Listen to what he says about control and feeliong good about yourself and what It means for a child or anyone really..... tear to my eye..


\sniff\\\
\\RIP Mr Rogers,

The Banana Splits?

Now that was creepy.

lazy town is the gayest kids show ever.

I LOVE IT.

I am so beaten but Zoobilee Zoo HAD to be a furry recruitment tool.

I love flicking through the God channels on a Saturday morning to see what programming they put on for the younger viewers. Two immediately spring to mind;

- A show whose name I never seem to catch, in which an old moustachioed man listens patiently and laughs politely as a pink girl puppet tells him bible jokes
- 'Davey and Goliath', a terrifying animated series featuring a boy ('Davey') and his dog ('Goliath'), getting into scrapes and learning a valuable biblical lesson as a result. I think the creepiness comes from the way that the characters are all shabby-looking dolls and the animation is so jerky. Plus the way that Davey's mum crowbars the biblical message into the final scene as she tucks Davey into bed. "So you see Davey, if you see someone in need, you should always be a Good Samaritan and come to their aid." "Gee mom, you're right. And you know something else? There's some aid that I'd like right now." "Really?" "Yeah - some lemon-AID! Hahahaha!" "Hahaha!" *fin*

I was watching my godson for a few days and we were watching his favorite shows one morning. That's when I discovered the freakiness of Lazy Town and Dora.

Anyone who's seen Lazy Town knows that it needs no explanation as to why it would bug me. I mean, some creepy dude that only hangs around some pink-haired prepubescent girl and a bunch of nonpuppets? That's a little wierd. But Dora... oooh, that little biatch Dora.

Basically, here's when my mind snapped with Dora:

Dora: Can you say "hola"?

Godson (2 yrs): Orda?

...

Me: Um... hola.

...

...

...

Me: Hola!

...

Me: HOLA!

...

Me: HOLA! CONFIRM OR DENY RECIEPT, YOU CREEPY LITTLE FREAK! AND QUIT JUST STARING BLANKLY AT ME! IT'S BEEN ALMOST A MINUTE! JUST SAY SOMETHING!

Godson: *laughing maniacally*

...

...

...

Dora: That's right, "hola".

I'm so glad I don't have kids. Just compare this scary stuff to 3-2-1 Contact - which was everyone's favorite after Sesame Street when I was little.

/and old Sesame Street is So. Much. Better. than new Sesame Street. That Elmo's World stuff is CREEPY.

What, no Wiggles??

Or ANYTHING from the Sid and Marty Croft crap factory??

No Purple Molestasaurus Rex??