The size of the Ninky Nonk

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So I get that IN The Night Garden is just the delusional dreams of Iggle Pigglr whilst he dies of exposure and dehydration on his boat

BUT

one minute it's small enough to run up branches then its big enough for Iggle to get into the smallest bit at the back. When Iggle and Upsey are in the woods the trees look normal size so it can't be that its a huge train and the trees are even larger.

It plays with me head

The toddler doesn't care

Trip, not drip

LouHotel see above my very long post explaining Bing and Flop.

Took DS to the live show and he was scared of IP. In the meet and greet photo I'm next to IP, hand on thigh and DS is pinned to my other side to keep him from running

DH is very annoyed at the ITNG title, specifically when Iggle Piggle lights his little light.

It annoys him because an all-round white light on a boat means a vessel is at anchor, whereas Iggle Piggle is obviously not at anchor as he is on his way to the Night Garden, and Maritime Law Enforcers would have a fucking field day if they saw that.

Apparently.

I have told to DH to sort himself out and get a fucking grip.

It is a metaphor for death.

And you cannot un-know that once you realise it.

I always find it really derivative and unimaginative. As if they were trying to recreate parts of the Magic Roundabout and other classic children's tv programmes by just 'being a bit crazy'. I do like the theme, however.

Hey Duggee otoh is brilliant. If you are an adult and you haven't seen the tadpole episode go and watch it immediately. I love it when children's tv writers have clearly borne in mind the adults who are also watching.

Anyone else think that Mr.Pontipine looks better without his moustache?

Well if were talking hogties, hello Kate's Daddy! Off you go to play with Mim mim

Sue the Hey Duggee Tadpole episode is an instant classic. I love it when the newly grown frog announces 'I'm going to work in the city!'. And yes, my 2 year old has been watching far too much of it recently...

I watched it once with a hangover so bad I was probably still really pissed. It blew my mind. I don't even have kids

Ok, if we are talking actual hotties I think it's time to discuss Mr. Bloom.

Discuss.

My two dd's used to have ITNG as part of their bed time routine.Then we all use to sing the going to bed song that was on afterwards, and then-they did!
I don't think I recognised that for the miracle it was because Now they are 10 and 11 and up til 9.30 and I love them but sometimes, just sometimes I want to watch Coronation st, or made in Chelsea and I can't because they monopolise the TV with bloody yank teen telly, (or friends which we watch all the live long time).

DP loves the Hahoos. I like the dancing bit and I know if in 5, 10, 15 years time I see the flowers & blossom at the beginning in some throw back repeat, I'll cry sentimentality for the time my DCs were young. The birds out the cue for running the bath. DS loves the Ninky Nonk. I think it was written by a transport planner as the only tangible thing is the public transport element.

I've wondered whether Flop is an imaginary character too. But he makes me feel like a useless parent. You never hear him say "FFS" under his breath when Bing doesn't follow the peeper train.

Bing is also a whiney little git, Pando needs to keep his pants on, Coco is that annoying know all older little girl we all know.

I wonder if Derek Jacobi actually still needs to narrate it? 80% of each programme just seems to be stock phrases and the rest you could mash together from just a few hours of random recording (have they lost 1 Pontipine or 2 or 3 etc today?). The Pontipine bits often annoy me actually because sometimes they introduce them, count them and they do that stupid dance and then that's it - they're not in the rest of the episode. They don't do that with the others do they (have the Tomliboos do their intro and then not feature)? I guess it's just filler ..

So many questions.

Why does Derek Jacobi say, "oh no it's the ninky nonk?" (Which my phone wants to auto correct to "kinky monk".) surely the ninky nonk is better than the giant farty tit that is the pinky ponk?

Why is the pinky ponk so flatulent? What does "it ponked" mean?

What is the pinky ponk juice they all mainline?

What is wrong with makkapakka? Why does he only get to go to bed with a stone whilst Iggle Piggle and upsy daisy get it on all over the place and the tomliboos have a dirty little love nest?

Why do the tomliboos have toothbrushes? They don't have any fucking teeth.

What are the hahoos? Apart from evil grinning harbingers of death?

Why do we never see the wottingers?

tomliboos have a dirty little love nest? they're triplets!!!!!!

We took DS to see ITNG live last year (he was nearly 2)
It was so lovely I cried his face when he saw all the characters on the stage, I will never forgot.
We met Iggle after and I cried again Iggle got approx 4,000 kisses from DS who obviously fault it was Iggle of the telly not some dude in a costume

But, regardless of that the writers are on glue. It makes no sense at all

Were going again this year, age just over 2, with ear defenders! Also hoping my disabled access gets me more in the centre and less by the speakers

No, they are definitely three stripey perverts who take off their pants and dance naked!

We went to see ITNG live. DD and DN were 1. The stage show was beautiful, really well done and I also nearly cried.

Meeting Iggle Piggle afterwards was horrific. DD and DN screamed so much you could see Iggle piggle's face contort.

We have a much cherished photo of this occasion. 4 adults, 2 red faced and terrified babies and 1 Iggle Piggle in the middle.

So glad I don't have to watch this nonsense any more now that DGD is 10.

And what were those annoying tiny things called? The ones that had about 12 children?

The pontypines aren't friends of yours then?!

And their agoraphobic neighbours, the wottingers.

The Pontipines.

The next door neighbours are the Wottingers.