In The Night Garden- is RUBBISH - Ds loves it - I want to ban it-should I ?

[Oblomov]

Ds 3.5 tells me he likes it - he can see it on the mumsnett page - he can name all the characters.
I was a bit shocked, becasue I didn't realise that he had watched it
So I sat down to watch it myslef.
What a load of tosh.
And I hate these programmes where they don't speak properly = like telletubies - I think it is wrong - mind you buttton moon and the clangers were the same.
I think I should ban all tv programmes that are really bad.
When I kind of insinuated this to ds he went mad - telling me how much he loved it.

AIBU ?

Yes, it's bloody fab and it's narrated by Derek Jacobi - who speaks very properly indeed - and after you've watched a few episodes you'll be absolutely bloody riveted by it, although you may find yourself singing the Upsy Daisy song at inappropriate moments.

Mind you I think the Clangers was bloody fab too.

I meant yes YABU, not yes ban it.

Do you know the teletubbies is written by experts in child development and linguistics? It is not 'bad' speech.
I think the Night Garden is very charming.

The programme is the new teletubbies and both made by the same people. My DD likes it but havn't watched for abit. We are more into Lazytwn in this household. I don't see the sense of it either, but luckly do no have to put up with it much.

Mine both LOVE it, and it really calms them down before bedtime. First time I watched it I thought it was just a teletubbies re-hash, but it really has grown on me. Give it time Oblomov, you will grow to love it

Why is it acceptable MI ?
With characters called tomliboos.......???

What's wrong with Tomliboos?

I rather like In the Night Garden .. I love the appalling names

Now Wonderpets .. there's a programme that needs banning .. this is sewious

I rather insist we watch it, actually.

We love it in our household.

But then we love the Clangers here too and other Oliver Postgate stuff - v political and progressive when you watch it now.

It's great to have something which is so innocent and just fun and playful.

Ds is 4 and has taught himself the theme tune and the Tittyfurs' song (which I think is underneath the them song IYSWIM?) on the piano much to dd's (2) delight.

Fab programme IMO.

My two love it.

Both have grown up watching Teletubbies and it hasn't affected their speech or anything else. Is that what concerns you?

it is SOOO not rubbish!

i keep missing it

Yes my name is Iggle Piggle...

[reverie]

Night Garden and Wonderpets, those are 2 of my favourites. Now, Max and Ruby, there's nothing right about that.

I actually say come on ninky-nonk, come on pinky-ponk it's time for bed to my DSs
It is nonsense, and looking at the books you are reading, I'm not surprised you find the dialogue a bit ....erm... ridiculous, but it's aimed at little children I suppose.

I have considered recording it, Bundle

My very straight dad got addicted to the Magic Roundabout when I was a child.

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I am amazed you haven't seen it before, given you supposedly live in your dressing gown and never get off the sofa Oblomov
In the Night Garden is gorgeous, mad and charming, just like all the UK's best children's programmes. Give it a week and you too will be beguiled I promise

No, No I mean I used to love the clangers and bagpus mice - we will wash you - So its a bit much for me to think that today's programmes won't have these wierd speech bits.

YABU.

Well, Upsy-Daisy needs to take a long, hard look at herself, but apart from that it's delightful.

If you want to whinge about shite kid's tv where the characters don't speak properly, look no further than the frickin' Tweenies. Now they really do make me have Bad Thoughts.

You will need to snip the plug off your telly before your ds finds out about Yu-Gi-Oh, Dick and Dom or Stupid, that's for sure Oblomov. Compared to that lot, ITNG is even more attractive

Now now Marina, I do get off the settee to put on another dvd and order myself another take away

O.K. maybe IABU. I will watch it again.

All of my lot love it [3.8,18mths,5mths] I dont have a problem with it and have found myself walking around singing the songs..even DH was singing iggle piggle the other night
We are sky plussing this series so that we can have a constant supply..lol