Hey Duggee - I have questions...

[SinkGirl]

My twins are both in love with Hey Duggee and have been for about two years now. While other children would have moved on to more complex things, my two are autistic and show no signs of moving past Duggee. Which means I have seen each episode 8000 times, and the more I watch, the more questions I have:

1. Why are some animals animals and some animals like people? What dictates which animals can talk and which animals make animal sounds? And is it really appropriate for the Squirrels to be stroking Duggee?

2. Is Squirrel Club a franchise? I suspect not, as when they go for a jamboree, the group is the Hummingbirds. So Duggee wears that uniform through choice. Weird.

3. How much are the parents paying for this? It seems to be Duggees only job, and he’s running a whole clubhouse and paying for an interpreter. Happy travels on the bus to squirrel club, are these sessions funded by social care?

4. Who is deciding what criteria means a badge is awarded? Duggee reckons he’s an expert in every bloody subject because he has a badge, but then the Squirrels get the same badge for doing bugger all, so the badges are meaningless. Bit dangerous giving them a first aid badge after wrapping someone into a bandage ball and applying a plaster - I hope none of the squirrels ever need CPR.

5. Can you imagine how insufferable Duggee would be if you knew him? He thinks he knows more about camouflage than a bloody chameleon, or more about plays than people literally putting on a play. He’s such a dogsplainer. He would be a nightmare at a dinner party.

6. Where are the risk assessments for these outings?

7. Is it really a good idea for an elephant to adopt a crocodile? Sure, fine when he’s a kid, but what about when he reaches adulthood?

I have officially seen too much Duggee. Thank god it’s this and not bloody Night Garden.

1. I think Duggee is safe defo. The squirrels love him.

2.i think it's like a holiday club run by Duggee 3.i think Duggee has a mortgage to pay to be fair so some money must be involved. His house is nice 4.its like Brownies where you get badges 5.hes very clever 6 when they go to the picnic Duggee had a health and safety badge and checklist. Hes on the ball.

1. They are a happy family.

My DC2 is in love with her Dugee/Pudsey mash up tshirt and loves the pudsey badge. We had to eat charity cake to be awarded it

I do think if you watch too much kids TV it slowly drives you insane.... 😀

C'mon clouds
Help the plants
We're doing Duggie's rain dance!

I always sigh a sigh of relief when Hey Duggee comes on because it means the daily torture of Bing (which DS loves) is over. Compared to that shitshow, Duggee is like War and Peace.

Remember when it was Duggees day off and all the parents or grandparents) knowingly took their kids there?! I was outraged.

I will not hear any criticism of Duggee. Bing, however, can do one

Perhaps don’t start on Bing Op- comprehending that one might push you over the edge!

Can we just start with the most obvious question- why the name Squirrels; so confusing!

I am extremely fortunate that there is no interest in Bing, Peppa Pig or any other insanely irritating shows in this house. But it’s basically the only thing DT2 will watch now and often the same episodes over and over (fuck you, snowman-building penguins).

I’ve always loved Duggee but it is now starting to drive me slowly insane. How are the parents of these five kids funding his entire life, how much are they paying? How rich are they?! And no Duggee, you are not an expert in every bloody thing. Every time the narrator says “of course Duggee knows, he’s got his blood spatter analysis badge” or whatever I say “of course he bloody does”. Bloody know it all. And they make fun of Betty for being a know it all, but Duggee is far worse.

See? Going mad.

To be fair is think duggee is a great fella

God, yes don’t start on Bing. DC2 was in hospital for 5 days in the summer and made me watch Bing on repeat the ENTIRE time. I was broken by the time we were allowed out.

Her current obsession is Peppa, but at least there’s hundreds of episodes of that!

We love Duggee here, as DD is getting a bit older however she's starting to move on but lately has wanted to watch it again (instead of Daniel Tiger and his repetitive crap jingles, Buster the fucking Bus and godawful cocomelon on youtube) In fact it's on now!

I love the River Badge, so quotable (I recently ran owt... DIDN'T I?!?") Not to mention spotting the pop culture references for the grown ups.

I love Duggee, DD is too old now but I still have that bloody song in my head

Stick stick stick stick
Stick stick stick stick
Stick stick stick stick
Sticky sticky stick stick

Duggee is more rewatchable than paw patrol for example. I’ve not reached the grating level of it yet. @SinkGirl was it you who made beautiful Duggee biscuits for your twins?

I wish DD2 was still into Duggee. Now it’s cocomelon on repeat.
I will hear no criticism of Duggee. He is awesome. I still put it on sometimes to try to tempt DD2 back into it.

There’s no better song than the Stick Stick song.

Squirrels is actually the name of the youngest Scout section in Northern Ireland. Four and five year olds. The rest of the UK may be getting their own section soon (think the pilot is a bit behind now) but will have a different name, probably Hedgehogs.

But it's not his house, he lives in a dog house outside the clubhouse. Maybe the clubhouse is owned by someone else and he is it's caretaker but doesn't live in it.

@LoseLooseLucy just coming on to say the same thing!

I think Alexander Armstrong owns the clubhouse and is responsible for the health and safety side of things.

The badges are staged, the squirrels are doing the basic level, there are harder levels for older levels.

@Aroundtheworldin80moves

Squirrels is actually the name of the youngest Scout section in Northern Ireland. Four and five year olds. The rest of the UK may be getting their own section soon (think the pilot is a bit behind now) but will have a different name, probably Hedgehogs.

Don’t we already have beavers though?

I thought it went beavers > Cubs > scouts > rangers

Sorry, explorer scouts, not rangers. Rangers are the rainbows > brownies > guides top tier.

My trying to be very cool 8 year old still watches Duggee on occasions.

Ahhh duggee is the only children's TV I can tolerate, dhs tolerance seems to be dwindling though as when I got up yesterday morning him and ds were watching acdc on youtube and ds was headbanging with a glam rock pout a la Lexxi Foxx from Steel Panther....

Marmite.... Younger than beavers.

If you've got Disney+, try 'Bluey' my kids watch these over and over ( I might find them slightly amusing too).