villa4europe Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 32 minutes ago, bobzy said: At least they’ve got top tier references. the wife tells me the kids don't watch a lot of TV () so i'd never really watched bluey before this weekend, my daughter likes peppa pig which is shite and paw patrol which you can tell is owned by a toy company and is ok at times (the film is class though) from what I could tell bluey seems to be about 2 good kids playing with their dad who is a proper great dad its a very approvable TV show 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: the wife tells me the kids don't watch a lot of TV () so i'd never really watched bluey before this weekend, my daughter likes peppa pig which is shite and paw patrol which you can tell is owned by a toy company and is ok at times (the film is class though) from what I could tell bluey seems to be about 2 good kids playing with their dad who is a proper great dad its a very approvable TV show Dunno how you can like Bluey and think Peppa Pig is shite. They have a great deal in common - both full of jokes aimed at parents. My grandkids got me a Grandpa Pig mug and socks for my last birthday, I was delighted. And I think you'll find I'm something of an expert in kids' TV. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 2 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Dunno how you can like Bluey and think Peppa Pig is shite. They have a great deal in common - both full of jokes aimed at parents. My grandkids got me a Grandpa Pig mug and socks for my last birthday, I was delighted. And I think you'll find I'm something of an expert in kids' TV. bluey seems a year older and slightly more mature to me the art style obviously helps but I think its in the communication too, PP is simpler, maybe alarmingly i actually think i talk to my kids like the dad does in bluey "what you doin mate?" he resonates more with me as character than daddy pig Edited September 11, 2023 by villa4europe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, villa4europe said: bluey seems a year older and slightly more mature to me the art style obviously helps but I think its in the communication too, PP is simpler Age-wise and relationship-wise (two pairs of sisters, cousins), my four granddaughters map on almost perfectly to Bluey, Bingo, Muffin and Socks. They are quite delighted by this fact. DOOD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogso Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 Muffin is the best Bluey character (unless you count Unicorse). It's a genuinely well written TV show. Pretty staggering accomplishment to produce a show aimed squarely at young kids, but also address issues like miscarriage and infertility. There's speculation it'll finish for good after the current season finishes as the kids are getting too old to do the voices. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: Dunno how you can like Bluey and think Peppa Pig is shite. They have a great deal in common - both full of jokes aimed at parents. My grandkids got me a Grandpa Pig mug and socks for my last birthday, I was delighted. And I think you'll find I'm something of an expert in kids' TV. It's because it's completely true. Bluey is an amazing kids programme, full of depth and dealing with really complex situations and also showing strains in relationship between the parents. Having the heavy Dad character influence is of particular appeal to me, I guess, but the whole thing is fantastic - the breadth of topics covered in an entertaining way is incredible. Peppa Pig, on the other hand, is utter shite. There's no breadth at all. George just says "dinesaw" and has tantrums. All his things are blue, all Peppa's are pink. The daddy is some chauvinist dream; does **** all anywhere while the Mummy pig does everything. It's an awful show. Granted, it's "just" kids entertainment. It's down there with Bing for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Seat68 Posted September 11, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted September 11, 2023 11 minutes ago, bobzy said: It's because it's completely true. Bluey is an amazing kids programme, full of depth and dealing with really complex situations and also showing strains in relationship between the parents. Having the heavy Dad character influence is of particular appeal to me, I guess, but the whole thing is fantastic - the breadth of topics covered in an entertaining way is incredible. Peppa Pig, on the other hand, is utter shite. There's no breadth at all. George just says "dinesaw" and has tantrums. All his things are blue, all Peppa's are pink. The daddy is some chauvinist dream; does **** all anywhere while the Mummy pig does everything. It's an awful show. Granted, it's "just" kids entertainment. It's down there with Bing for me. You take that back. You take it back right now. Nothing is down there with Bing. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 05/09/2023 at 11:25, Stevo985 said: I've never seen "high school" used in England more than in this thread. Thought that was almost exclusively a US term Same. For me it was infant, primary and secondary schools. Or junior, middle and big school as the kids called it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysAVFC Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 05/09/2023 at 18:08, Mark Albrighton said: Middle school is Year 5-8 (so ages 9-13). High school is Year 9-13 (ages 13-18) Middle school for my daughter is years 5-7 Then High school 8-11 + the 2 years 6th form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 23 minutes ago, bobzy said: It's because it's completely true. Bluey is an amazing kids programme, full of depth and dealing with really complex situations and also showing strains in relationship between the parents. Having the heavy Dad character influence is of particular appeal to me, I guess, but the whole thing is fantastic - the breadth of topics covered in an entertaining way is incredible. Peppa Pig, on the other hand, is utter shite. There's no breadth at all. George just says "dinesaw" and has tantrums. All his things are blue, all Peppa's are pink. The daddy is some chauvinist dream; does **** all anywhere while the Mummy pig does everything. It's an awful show. Granted, it's "just" kids entertainment. It's down there with Bing for me. But that's the whole point. "Daddy Pig is a character of Ibsen-esque dimensions" © @El Zen. The Pig family are a parody of the traditional -frequently incompetent - British family. We laugh at their well-meaning attempts at parenting. Bandit Blueheeler, by contrast, is an impossibly great role model dad, almost too nice and thoughtful. Don't get me wrong, I think Bluey is bloody brilliant, probably the best kids program there is right now, but I still think Peppa has some real merit in its own right. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 Sarah & Duck is still the best for me. Although those days are long gone now. It’s all YouTube these days. Although recently she has taken a passing interest in old clips of The Flinstones. Will try Top Cat next. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 11, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 11, 2023 1 minute ago, Mark Albrighton said: Sarah & Duck is still the best for me. Surreal brilliance. Love Roger Allam's voiceover. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, mjmooney said: But that's the whole point. "Daddy Pig is a character of Ibsen-esque dimensions" © @El Zen. The Pig family are a parody of the traditional -frequently incompetent - British family. We laugh at their well-meaning attempts at parenting. Bandit Blueheeler, by contrast, is an impossibly great role model dad, almost too nice and thoughtful. Don't get me wrong, I think Bluey is bloody brilliant, probably the best kids program there is right now, but I still think Peppa has some real merit in its own right. Nah, Bandit gets things wrong - he apologises for the times he's a shit parent. The whole program is superb in the way it deals with all of that. Peppa Pig just isn't. They even have the smart kid (can't remember which animal) at school who they call "clever clogs" in some sort of weird-Peppa Pig bullying. It's just filled with a load of shit. Sarah & Duck is pretty cool, though. Pretty "out there" (But, sure, I take back Peppa being as bad as that Bing thing). Edited September 11, 2023 by bobzy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted September 11, 2023 Share Posted September 11, 2023 I've not seen an episode of Peppa Pig in well over a decade, but my biggest problem with it is that Peppa is a proper rude little word removed that shows no respect for anybody. It's not going on in my house. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 12 hours ago, Davkaus said: I've not seen an episode of Peppa Pig in well over a decade, but my biggest problem with it is that Peppa is a proper rude little word removed that shows no respect for anybody. It's not going on in my house. haha my mom thinks the same "she's naughty" and its banned in her house Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted September 12, 2023 Share Posted September 12, 2023 I banned Ren and Stimpy when my daughter was young, I didn't think it was suitable. She ignored this ban and watched it anyway. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rds1983 Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 Grizzly and the Lemmings is a great show and my 6 year old absolutely loves it. It's very Looney Toons like with no words and lots of slapstick violence (hitting with frying pans etc). I banned my son from watching it earlier this year after he ran up to me with a swing ball racket in each hand and smacked me on the knee shouting 'lemmings attack'. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Follyfoot Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 18 hours ago, AlwaysAVFC said: Middle school for my daughter is years 5-7 Then High school 8-11 + the 2 years 6th form. Jeeeez, she will be a Coed before you know. Remember these semesters as the best and have a root n sass, hell yeah bro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted September 12, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 12, 2023 30 minutes ago, Follyfoot said: Jeeeez, she will be a Coed before you know. Remember these semesters as the best and have a root n sass, hell yeah bro Don't get me started on proms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_ian_taylor Posted September 13, 2023 VT Supporter Share Posted September 13, 2023 On 11/09/2023 at 17:39, bobzy said: It's because it's completely true. Bluey is an amazing kids programme, full of depth and dealing with really complex situations and also showing strains in relationship between the parents. Having the heavy Dad character influence is of particular appeal to me, I guess, but the whole thing is fantastic - the breadth of topics covered in an entertaining way is incredible. Peppa Pig, on the other hand, is utter shite. There's no breadth at all. George just says "dinesaw" and has tantrums. All his things are blue, all Peppa's are pink. The daddy is some chauvinist dream; does **** all anywhere while the Mummy pig does everything. It's an awful show. Granted, it's "just" kids entertainment. It's down there with Bing for me. Not as low as Bing surely. Bing is word removed, but I hold Flop responsible for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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