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Which CBeebies character would make the worst partner?

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user1471517900 · 10/07/2020 17:32

Pat would be worst- clearly takes ages to make every delivery. Not a fan of his own home life.

Andy disappearing back in time/across continents/ to band rehearsals would run him a close second.

Thoughts?

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HappyPunky · 10/07/2020 17:35

Flop makes me look like an awful, impatient snappy parent.

Agree about Pat though. Most of the kids in the village are his.

nevermorelenore · 10/07/2020 17:38

Simon from Waffle with his sodding guitar. He's a grown man who sits around writing songs about the dog. No wonder his gorgeous ex seems so happy. She's finally free.

Flop would also be awful to co-parent with. Total Disney dad. You'd be stuck being the bad guy and punishing Bing, while he'd just talk in that soothing voice. Agh.

LegitSnack · 10/07/2020 17:38

I categorically will not have a bad word said against Andy.

molifly14 · 10/07/2020 17:40

Mr tumble - just imagining it gives me shingles. I imagine he's very depressed having to spend all his working week being a cross dressing clown

Magpiecomplex · 10/07/2020 17:40

Justin and his relentless cheeriness would be under the patio before you could blink...

HappyPunky · 10/07/2020 17:40

@LegitSnack

I categorically will not have a bad word said against Andy.
Everyone likes him when he wears tight trousers Wink
molifly14 · 10/07/2020 17:40

Omg shivers not shingles!!

TitianaTitsling · 10/07/2020 17:40

Has anyone seen the film 'let the right one in'? Art housey remake of a Swedish film, something about child vampires and their protector who sacrifices everything to keep the vampire happy? (Sounds bizarre I know!) That's what Flop reminds me of, someone tied in servitude to a demonic being.

EmmaJR1 · 10/07/2020 17:41

Duggee the over performing dog! Christ on a bike just sit down watch Netflix and give the kids an iPad!

molifly14 · 10/07/2020 17:41

Omg shivers not shingles!!

LegitSnack · 10/07/2020 17:42

Robert the Robot due to lack of penis (I'm assuming...)

thedaytodayyesterday · 10/07/2020 17:43

I joined this thread for the sole reason to nominate that Waffle Dad as the shittest imaginable partner. What a cardigan of man, but someone has beaten me to it!

thedaytodayyesterday · 10/07/2020 17:45

@TitianaTitsling yes! Flop is Bing’s ‘familiar’

user1471517900 · 10/07/2020 17:46

@LegitSnack - can push his buttons easily enough mind you. Plus your house would be clean.....

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Marriedtoapenguin · 10/07/2020 17:48

Im guessing the end of lockdown can't come soon enough?

user1471517900 · 10/07/2020 17:50

@Marriedtoapenguin is clearly in love with Peso.

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FrauleinF · 10/07/2020 17:52

Second the vote for the guitar strumming dad out of Waffle the Wondermutt. Where do i even start?!

Also, partnering up with either one of Topsy and Tim's parents would give me a nervous breakdown...

PicklePig31 · 10/07/2020 17:55

Bing.... his over the top whining would send me over the edge...

LynnThese4reSEXPEOPLE · 10/07/2020 18:01

I can see a great deal of appeal in being with Andy - not like he'd struggle to nip out for a takeaway, and you get plenty og time to yourself while he goes off with the science cat thing.

I couldn't put up with Major Clanger and his hoarding. And his sense of superiority. Ew.

Herecomethehotstepper · 10/07/2020 18:02

Topsy and Tim's dad as you could never live up to his stepford wife ex.

SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito · 10/07/2020 18:04

I would take Andy in a heartbeat.

Agree about Pat though. Most of the kids in the village are his. This is a worrying interpretation that never occured to me before but now seems worryingly plausible!

Confrontayshunme · 10/07/2020 18:05

I would say any of the Teletubbies. Overweight, useless, picky eaters and you'd have to repeat everything twice.

HappyPunky · 10/07/2020 18:09

@SirSamuelVimesBlackboardMonito

I would take Andy in a heartbeat.

Agree about Pat though. Most of the kids in the village are his. This is a worrying interpretation that never occured to me before but now seems worryingly plausible!

Not just delivering parcels WinkWinkGrin
DivGirl · 10/07/2020 18:14

I'll take Justin off your hands! He's my ultimate celebrity crush.

Mr Maker would be my idea of hell. I'm sure he's a fantastic and wonderful man but he comes across on TV as the kind of guy who'd apologise after sex.

vampirethriller · 10/07/2020 18:15

Andy's over acting makes me unreasonably angry. I couldn't live with that.
Simon from Waffle isn't even a drip, he's a trickle.

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