To be totally annoyed that Waybuloo does not use proper sentance construction.

[pigletmania]

There was a thread today on this but it was removed, but it did get me thinking. I just cannot stand the language used on Waybuloo, its not proper sentance construction. My dd likes it but is not fussed if she does not see it, and I would rather her not see tbh. Why cant the BBC make childrens programmes using proper sentance construction and proper English, ITNG is another one too but not as bad as the dreaded Waybuloo.

It was deleted because the op used a phrase that was not very nice at a certain group of people.

I know Toccata I liked the tread it was geting interesting about Waybuloo but not the phrase that was used by the op. just wanted to continue the discussion about Waybuloo though

ah, ok that's piglet.

indeed piglet and while I disagree with your OP (though am perhaps slightly biased as I know the wife of the director of it quite well, and have met him, and attended a great "Cafe Church" where he was sat at the same table as me) you have shown that you can start a reasonable debate about it without being offensive

It's not just the baby language that is awful about Waybuloo. Their whining voices, and repetitive 'peeka' and their awful non-noses that wrinkle up in a cutesy way. Oh I cant bear it. Thankfully ds has gone off it as well and prefers Balamory.

There was the same arguement about TellyTubbies though.

My Middle son has ASD and is very echolalic - he used to copy Waybuloo ALL the time. But he has grown out of it and has now started contructing proper sentences. Its a 20 minute programme, so as long as the people around the child dont start speaking the same way, it will be fine.

However I do have a bit of a problem with the fact they have renamed everyday objects, such as 'Plumatoes' or 'Tricky Kicky'

SGM - think 'S' and you are part way there.

I'm guessing it would be a word that shouldn't be used in reference to certain groups of people as it is utterly offensive to those people and their families. Does that help or still too cryptic? I'm thinking in terms of some sort of disability but I didn't see the thread so don't know.

Ikboo - Pipkins, yes! Loved that although Hartley Hare always looked a bit rabid, I thought...

Piplings are the creepy creatures on Waybuloo. And I can't stand that they call it yogo either.

For some reason Hartley Hare always used to remind me of Larry Grayson (I was a strange child).

Did someone actually use the S word I'm thinging of? Cerebral Palsy connected vile word?

Well, it is very irritating, just the little noises and stuff but it's just a bit of FUN! It is not pretending to teach children language skills, it is light-hearted, gentle pre-bedtime wind down programming for LOs to watch while having their bed-time milk or whatever.

Do we really have to limit children's TV to high brow educational stuff? Are they not allowed to watch stuff that they might just enjoy, rather like we do?

Ha yes piplings not pipkins.

I have to say I don't pay it that much attention. Apart from when I have to get on the floor and join in with the sodding yogo.

"mummy mummy it's yogo! come on floor do the spider!"

"I'm doing it here DD I'm doing it really well"
from comfort of sofa, laptop in position

Shows how out of touch I am now with children's programmes as
I thought a Waybuloo was a pram and was thinking "why can't they discuss prams in the pram topic"

children's tv can still be fun without messing with their language skills - I have the same issues with the Hoobs and switch it off whenever we accidentally catch it because there are too many stupid words on it. DS is just learning lots of words now, I don't really want him learning lots of crap when there are so many real ones to learn.

I don't know whether Waybuloo has the same agenda as the Tellytubbies did - I loathed that with a passion and DS has never seen it - which was supposed to help them learn by dumbing language down to their supposed level . I think ITNG is considerably less offensive in that respect.

so how is another child of similar age not constructing sentences properly while playing with your DC any better than them watching a 20 minute TV programme with badly constructed sentences? (like this one)

dont know if this will be of any interest, but in japan the type of animation used for the piplings is called chibi (cheebees?) sort of small, cute, but big big eyes.

just thought id throw a random factoid into the air there.

at least it doesn't have freaking justine in it. i thought when dd graduated to cbbc we had seen the last of him but oh now there he is gurning and doing predictable derivative 'comedy' shows [hatred]

and do parents of twins/siblings close in age make sure they don't play together while learning to talk to ensure that no bad habits are picked up?

Witchy, I like it!

Aha witchy, probably.

I noticed teh other day that "penelope" is animated in japan. How's that for another related factoid?

Thanks Toccata, I guess we all have our opinions its like Marmite either you love it or hate it.

I really enjoy being creative with language and our family has always made up words for things.

Language is flexible, adaptable and can be used just for fun!

personally, I don't rely on the television for my child's language acquisition, so i don't care what they say on Waybuloo.

Plus, the Hoobs are awesome. Hoobledoop, Tiddleypeeps!