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Kids TV characters you’d slap if you could?

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ReeseWitherfork · 10/06/2022 10:09

We’ve just started watching Fireman Sam here so this thread has been inspired by Norman Price. What a wanker.

I can’t work out if it’s more or less painful than Paw Patrol. Why does an entire town (including it’s Mayor?!?!) need to be continuously saved by a ten year old boy?

I can never get behind the Bing hate personally.

So… Kids TV characters you’d slap if you could?

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HenryCavillsPerfectTeeth · 10/06/2022 15:16

Bing
George from peppa pig
RaRa

Fritilleries · 10/06/2022 15:19

Norman Price is far far worse than Bing. Bing behaves like a normal toddler but Norman is deliberately rude, unpleasant and impulsive. He never gets a bollocking which really irritates me. I also find it irritating how many CBeebies family are so relentlessly upbeat and happy clappy eg Waffle Dog. Would it be so bad to have a family of people who occasionally get annoyed? Shout? Scold?

Sistanotcista · 10/06/2022 15:22

This thread has made me laugh so much - thank you! It’s a long time since I’ve had to sit through the dross that is kids’ tv, but I felt the same rage for Barney as many posters here feel for Bing. Barney was/is a smug, self satisfied purple twat, and I hated him with a passion!

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Hunkahunkaa · 10/06/2022 15:22

Mr tumble!!!!

Winterfellismyhome · 10/06/2022 15:26

Bing
Waffle & Family
Topsy and Tim
That one kid from Biggleton
Anyone on baby tv

TeamSpike · 10/06/2022 15:32

Ah I read this thread with such sympathy having suffered through repeated watchings of Bing the little bastard when Dd was small. As there's not many episodes it was just over and over. Seriously think it made me murderous. Whiny little shit. I'm now going through the YouTube stage and have similar feelings for actual real people.

I will say that Hey Duggee is hilarious and myself and colleagues at my nursery quote it. HELLO SPIDER!

GrandRapids · 10/06/2022 15:37

I'd definitely turn Peppa into sausages.

Mr Bean also irritates me with that mouth spit he always has.

Also not a cartoon but there is a woman in her 30's who talks as she plays Minecraft. My DC love it. Oh my GOD she fucking enrages me.

JennyForeigner · 10/06/2022 15:38

Upvote for Raa-Raa.

And the voice artists of Raa-Raa, the writers, the story-board artists, anyone involved in commissioning it and all of their friends and relatives.

BellaTheDarkOverlord · 10/06/2022 15:39

@Squiff70 puffin rock and bluey are so good. Love those.

Peppa can get fucked. There was a clip in Family Guy featuring Peppa Pig and I admit I laughed so much. I encourage all Peppa haters to watch it 😂

RedRec · 10/06/2022 15:41

I used to hate creepy Sporticus with a passion. Something not quite right in his relationship with Stephanie.

LadyLothbrook · 10/06/2022 15:42

Nanny plum would get it right in the chops, and Tracy beaker, she'd get a little ass whooping too.

dropthevipers · 10/06/2022 16:12

Zippy from Rainbow-sounded like a fucking serial killer.

KateMcCallister · 10/06/2022 16:21

Bing! The episode where he breaks Flop's phone and throws it in the bin is probably the one that makes me want to twat him the most.

Mr Tumble/anything with Justin in it

There was one on CBeebies years ago about a gran and some random kids she looked after... Me Too? It was absolutely DIRE, the signing used to make me want to stick skewers in my ears

heidbuttsupper · 10/06/2022 16:22

Wise old elf

MrsReeves · 10/06/2022 16:24

Oh yes Max and Ruby!! Add them to the list of rabbits that aren't cute. Annoying as hell, I'd forgotten about them, but now have the awful theme song in my head

NellWilsonsWhiteHair · 10/06/2022 16:27

I never get the Bing hate!

Peppa Pig. In fact, everyone in Peppa Pig, except for George.
Captain Barnacles.
Anyone remember the Tweenies? All of them, too.

MrsMoastyToasty · 10/06/2022 16:27

PC Plum from Balamory. He couldn't police anything. I hope his superiors have put him on a performance review.

woodhill · 10/06/2022 16:27

dropthevipers · 10/06/2022 16:12

Zippy from Rainbow-sounded like a fucking serial killer.

And Bungle was tatty

IncessantNameChanger · 10/06/2022 16:28

Omg Bing for sure. Mind you what dd has discovered on YouTube is worse. ICarly crew could all do with a slap. Along with the inventor of youtube and Lego

woodhill · 10/06/2022 16:28

I mean extremely smug and irritating

Hartley Hare was seriously deranged

Squiff70 · 10/06/2022 16:30

woodhill · 10/06/2022 16:27

And Bungle was tatty

Somebody I used to know called Bungle 'Paedo bear'. I mean, have you seen his eyes?!

Raahh · 10/06/2022 16:36

Squiff70 · 10/06/2022 13:14

Do you happen to know why the Squirrels are called Squirrels? Also, I noticed on Amazon the other day that Norrie is described as a squirrel (as in the rodent). I am pretty sure she's a mouse!

Not sure if this was answered- but I wondered about this when it first started then one day I twigged ( and felt daft).

They are Squirrels as a collective group in the same way you get Brownies or Scouts. Grin but like you, I thought for ages 'they aren't squirrels!'Grin

( bit like the day I realised Jessica Rabbit wasn't a Rabbit - she was just married to Roger Rabbit).

Ikeabag · 10/06/2022 16:49

The Wiggles. They must be wadded to have done that shit for so long knowing full well how atrociously creepy they were.

Ikeabag · 10/06/2022 16:53

I've also never been able to find the words to explain why Mr Tumble and all his characters are the epitomy of NOPE but he is. He's like the creepy uncle you never, ever want to be in the same room as, kind of, but also just the deepest form of cringe. I hate it when things are mocked for being cringe but all my doors slam shut the moment I see or hear him.

Ikeabag · 10/06/2022 16:54

I should also dislike the people in suits in Yo Gabba Gabba but that show's special guests got me through some times. Look up Mos Def as Super Mister Superhero on youtube and you'll see what I mean.