Children's TV Shows

[Joe Allonby]

I recommend the Dan Zanes  children's records for people with young kids.
Adults can listen to them without tearing their hair out, even after
numerous replays of the same fucking song.




On Feb 1, 2008 8:57 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> http://www.boston.com/ae/tv/articles/2008/01/29/preschool_and_really_cool/?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed4
>
> Daniel de Lara, a junior at Emerson College, doesn't usually watch TV
> meant for preschoolers. But he's hooked on "Yo Gabba Gabba!," a
> Nickelodeon show that features music from such indie-rock bands as the
> Shins, retro graphics in the style of '80s video games, and a tie-in
> with a line of hipster toys.
>
> He's not the only non-preschooler to discover the kid-network hit.
> Brad Searles, 38, an Allston drummer and local music blogger, can't
> wait until his seven-month-old son is old enough to watch - and in the
> meantime, tunes in anyway. "We watch it under the guise of 'research,'
> " he said.
>
> In the competitive world of preschool TV, appealing to parents has
> become a widespread goal. But "Yo Gabba Gabba!," which premiered on
> Nickelodeon's "Nick Jr." programming block last August, is something
> different and potentially more valuable: a show with enough cool-guy
> credibility to cross into the mainstream.
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9PqjMSNfkU
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggrOcBWqHiU
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrmqNR-Orbw
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_chac5kAiOA&feature=related
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Richard Ryan <richardryannyc at yahoo.com>
> >
> > The only thing worse than commercial jingles are the themes from
> children's shows.  If you've lived in a household with a small person who
> watches cartoons every morning  before school, you'll know what I mean.
>
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