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Original poster

To think that just because Waffle can talk, he's not "such a clever dog"?

56 replies

AintNobodyHereButUsReindeer · 07/02/2019 19:54

This show drives me mad but DD loves it. If Waffle was "such a clever dog" he'd get the message about leaving Mrs Hobbs and her cat alone. And why are the Brooklyn-Bells such utterly feckless owners? Their dog regularly escapes and they clearly don't give a fuck. Giving poor Mrs H a cheery "Sorry Mrs Hobbs!" While shooting each other looks and rolling their eyes that make you wonder if they think Mrs H is overreacting.

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peachgreen · 07/02/2019 21:19

Although actually I think Flop is as much to blame for enabling his constant bad behaviour. It's not "a Bing Thing", for Christ's sake, it's wilful bloody disobedience.

ScrommidgeClaryAndSpunt · 07/02/2019 21:21

He's "such a clever dog" mainly because all the humans in the show are complete fuckwits.

Cheby · 07/02/2019 21:22

YABU OP, because now I have the fucking theme tune in my head and will do for the rest of the evening.

Florencenotflo · 07/02/2019 21:22

Magenta Hobbs!!! Dd loves that shower of shit. It drives me nuts. Still, it's no better than "I have an idea, I have an idea! It just popped into my head I have an idea!".

MorganKitten · 07/02/2019 21:24

An ex works on this, hate it as much as I hate him. Cokehead.

exwhyzed · 07/02/2019 21:24

Well played Florence

exwhyzed · 07/02/2019 21:25

Oops oh no. I haven't got a clue...

peachgreen · 07/02/2019 21:26

@MorganKitten Is it Rufus Hound? Because I've heard Things about him before.

peachgreen · 07/02/2019 21:27

Oh I quite like Molly and Mack. Mostly because Dad is a bit of eye candy. (As is Mack, if we're honest, but he's only about 20 so...)

OdeToDiazepam · 07/02/2019 21:29

Yanbu!

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AintNobodyHereButUsReindeer · 07/02/2019 21:30

Ohh I like Molly and Mack, the episode where Alice asked Molly about her mum, and Molly explained that her mum died when she was tiny SadSad

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ElspethFlashman · 07/02/2019 21:40

My 2 Yr old 24/7: "Vaaaffle DAGGY! Vaaaffle DAGGY!"

The Dad is the worst. That fool is a teacher?? The other day Waffle had seperstion anxiety and they woke up and he had oiled everything in the house against their front door so they couldn't go to work or school.

And instead of going postal and dragging the bloody dog back into the kitchen and tearing down all the shit against the door, or instead of oh I don't know going out the back door, they just went Oh Waffle! and spent the rest of the episode trying to reason with him. I'm like, aren't teachers meant to be in school on time???

And I have absolutely no idea who all those kids are. Cast of thousands. Everytime I look at it there's another ambiguously related family member.

ElspethFlashman · 07/02/2019 21:41

Oiled??

Piled! Piled!

peachgreen · 07/02/2019 21:41

@ElspethFlashman I had visions of them all sliding all over the place! 😂

QueenArseClangers · 07/02/2019 21:50

Thank you exwhyzed for revealing the mystery of the Mrs Hobbs situation.
What an utterly stupid reason for her to hate dogs. What she lacks in critical thinking skills she, fortunately for us, makes up for with cat themed soft furnishings and knitwear.
Utter dicks.

ReaganSomerset · 07/02/2019 22:00

@MrsFrTedCrilly

Grin Waaaaaffle doggy! Waaaffle doggy!

No, he is not a clever dog. He totally destroyed a shoe merchant's stockroom today. Twice. He's antisocial.

@ Laiste GrinGrinGrin

Lemoneeza · 07/02/2019 22:02

I bet Mrs Hobbs is a mumsnetter.

Kittykat93 · 07/02/2019 22:06

The whole waffle family need shooting. Especially the mum and dad

HopeGarden · 07/02/2019 22:17

I want to know how that dog sized hole in the wall between Waffle’s house and Mrs Hobbs’ house got there.

And also why no one has bricked it up.

nillygin · 07/02/2019 22:25

Does anyone else sing “awful doggy” along to the theme tune? It really winds my daughter up Grin

LikeACowsOpinion · 07/02/2019 22:27

See, I don't actually mind Waffle. It's 5 minutes of quiet for me; I'll take him and his stupid family for that any day.

Wooly and Tig on the other hand. I was in the toy shop with DD and she saw a Wooly and her little eyes lit up. I bought it for her thinking of her growing lovingly attached to the spider just like Tig is.
Reality being 'If I hear one rub-a-dubba once more' Angry
Molly and Mack too....
Apart from the surprisingly hot dad

LikeACowsOpinion · 07/02/2019 22:29

Caties Amazing Machines drives me nutty too.

'What an AMAZING machine!' AngryAngry

ElspethFlashman · 07/02/2019 22:31

If you hate Catie, I'd better not mention Maddie and her "special camera" and that bunny rabbit crinkly nose thing she does.....

ElizabethG81 · 07/02/2019 22:33

I concluded Jess must be quite heavily medicated when she didn't blink an eye when her husband's ex was looking after Doug and took all the white sheets in the house and draped them all over the place to "recreate Alaska".

Can you imagine the AIBU post from any sane woman?

LikeACowsOpinion · 07/02/2019 22:36

@ElspethFlashman I know where I'd love to shove that special camera...
It's always 'I have a special camera'

MY 3 YEAR OLD ISN'T EVEN IMPRESSED. AND SHE STUDIED A FEATHER FOR AN HOUR THIS MORNING.

CBeebies needs to have a word. I miss the Tweenies.

And breathe...

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