To delete the program or break the tv?

[dontpullyourbrotherswilly]

The program in question is Cbeebies Christmas show The Nutcracker that was on tv during Christmas (which was 3 weeks ago!)
DH recorded it for DS1. All good.
Except we now have to watch it twice (sometimes more!) a day every day for the past 3 weeks!
DS2 who is 18m loves it so much that asks for it again as soon as it's finished! DS1 is somehow still not sick of it either.
And they are relentless.

What do i do? I want to delete it but then I think of DS2 happy little face when it comes on and i just can't bring myself to do it
Help me!

I've caught myself sarcastically copying the dialogue and making faces - i need this to stop.

[Thadius]

Don't delete It, instead use the time they are watching it to drink tea and mumsnet!

[dontpullyourbrotherswilly]

But I can still hear it!!
I can actually hear it now, in my head

[Paffle]

I'm funky Uncle Drosselmeyer

Eat Sugar Plums

Play together

Together at Christmas time

Shoot me now, I feel your pain.

[whyohwhy000]

Do you know anyone who works in construction? You could ask them for ear defenders.

[dontpullyourbrotherswilly]

Paffle
I take it that "it's Christmas it's Christmas it's Christmas time " in your house too

I just want to shout NO IT BLOODY ISN'T

[SalemSaberhagen]

We had this with the tale of mr tumble. I could recite the entire thing. It was horrendous, I feel your pain.

[Paffle]

We now sing "It's [not] Christmas." Just to alleviate the boredom really.

[Soubriquet]

My ds is obsessed with the film cars

Seriously obsessed

Wants it on multiple times a day and won't stop till it's on

I really hate that film now! Want to make it dissapear but he loves that film so much I can't do it

[yorkshapudding]

Oh god, the Tale of Mr Tumble! It was repeated over Christmas and DH recorded it for DD (3). She has been watching it over and over. It's terrible!
Watching Mr Tumble flirting with Tootsie makes my skin crawl.

[dontpullyourbrotherswilly]

I don't think we have had this much repetition with any program before.
It's messing with my head!

I was thinking if the kids are adopted and is that why they never refer to their parents as Mum and Dad?
Also do the parents actually know about the Land of Sweets? And why is it called the Land of Sweets when it's mostly about toys and really not about Sweets?
So many questions, I suppose I better watch it again to find out (not envy)

[mrsBeverleygoldberg]

But in the blink of an eye, you go from thinking if I have to endure the creepy Granny Murray and the stupid Tombliboos and their giant toothbrushes I will explode! To your youngest dc not wanting to hold your hand or talk to you in public. Where did the time go? Or your eldest asking to watch a 12 rated film, saying no they're too young, then being told they are 12.

[toots111]

I'm still singing 'Mary listen to me, I have some news for you' from the school nativity. Every day. At work.

[TheFutureMrsB]

My ds was obsessed with The Lorax, it drove me to the brink of complete insanity and like you I felt to guilty to delete it from the planner, no helpful tips from me 😩 oh and The Cat in the bastard Hat!

[llangennith]

I'm sooo glad DGS is 9 now so I don't have to watch the same mind numbingly dull programmes over and over again. Used to find myself humming the theme tune to Octonauts etc

[IthoughtATMwasacashpoint]

Would telling them that watching Christmas Programmes after a certain date is very unlucky, work? A sort of C Beebies 12th night.

Could continued watching perhaps affect future visits from Santa or would that be taking it altogether too far.

[Paffle]

ATM I love you

[sirfredfredgeorge]

This is the big problem with digital video recorders, you can't accidentally record the exorcist or your bit of fun with the milkman half way through the show, so the kids know you deleted it...

I'm sure life was much easier for the previous generation (of course the one before that didn't have a video and just had 15 minutes of Bod or Mr Benn to sit through.

[gameofchance]

We are still 'enjoying' 'Peter Pan' on iplayer for the 2nd year running ... am still not word perfect.

[sum1killthepawpatrollers]

we are stuck on paw patrol for dd3 but 9 year old dd2 has now discovered 5 nights at freddys on the laptop so all i keep singing is the fucking tune to that now

[SalemSaberhagen]

Yes yorksha! what is that relationship supposed to be about?! Are they meant to fancy each other?

[WheresTheEvidence]

Just say no and don't put it on.

Distract with toys and or get out and about.

[chibsortig]

Leave home, its the only way as if they ever do get fed up it will be something else on repeat. Currently Thomas here and we only have 6 episodes saved.
It was Mickeys Once upon a Christmas.
With my elder DD now 10 it was Elmo's Christmas countdown for a whole year when she was 4/5 I hate Elmo.

[Sirzy]

It's Go Jetters that is the major obsession here. I can tell you the storyline for any given location!

[BingoBingoBingoBango]

It's Thomas in our house. Endless Thomas.

[Paffle]

Morning all. All together now:

"Neverland, Neverlaaand
You and me and our shit little band
And after our boring adventure
Life will be tedious and bland".

We watch CBeebies Peter Pan here too.