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To think kids TV is shite now?

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GoodnightAdeline · 31/03/2024 16:21

DD has just discovered the delights of Come Outside with aunty Mabel on YouTube and it’s taken me down a kids TV nostalgia wormhole. What strikes me is how gentle the programs were - ‘today we’re going to find out how soup is made’ - compared to today’s dopamine-fests like Bing and Cocomelon.

AIBU to wish kids TV was a bit more gentle and educational and less hyper?

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GoodnightAdeline · 31/03/2024 16:42

Ooooh what’s the aunty Mabel equivalent now?

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Sirzy · 31/03/2024 16:42

There are plenty of educational options available.

iLovee · 31/03/2024 16:40

Needmorelego · 31/03/2024 16:29

Almost everything on Cbeebies is educational in some way. It's designed like that.
I know Bing is disliked but that's one programme out of dozens.
Is Cocomelon on Cbeebies?

Ooh yes cebeebies is fab! I really like watching "whats on your plate" 😅

Cocomelon is available on iplayer in short episodes/songs which suprised me tbh.

iLovee · 31/03/2024 16:33

I think there was a mixture then and there is now too! There are lots of lovely, gentle and low stimulating kids TV shows today, and back when I was a kid there were also lots of overstimulating programmes too.

I think the difference is access to it - we didn't have sky etc growing up so I was stuck watching cbbc/citv so was limited to 1-2 episodes of whatever hyper-making show was on. Today, kids can watch entire series of shows back to back easily which I think makes a difference too.

Loubelle70 · 31/03/2024 16:32

In general tv is too much ...not just kids tv. I dont watch too much tv rather prime, youtube and netflix. I was watching ant and decs saturday night takeaway? Last night, my god it was so loud, confusing, hyper, i couldn't cope with it. No wonder people are always wanting high octane entertainment, its like addiction. Give me chilled anytime...its horrendous. I was wtf just happened. The noise was horrendous, everyone shouting.

Needmorelego · 31/03/2024 16:29

Almost everything on Cbeebies is educational in some way. It's designed like that.
I know Bing is disliked but that's one programme out of dozens.
Is Cocomelon on Cbeebies?

Howaboutthats · 31/03/2024 16:23

There are loads of gentle programmes and loads of fast paced ones. We watch playdays on you tube the other day and the introduction by the presenter and the theme tune etc were all very very similar to cbeebies today. So I don't think much has changed.