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Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hello! Can anyone tell me if the Mucha Lucha program is popular, or anything about it? Is it child approperiate? Thanks!

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 12:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My son watches it sometimes. I think it's kinda dumb myself. I think it's a Y7 show (7 yrs + up). They are kid wrestlers, I know that much. Personally, I'd rather my son not watch it, because he doesn't learn anything from it. I guess it's along the lines of Ed, Edd and Eddy if you've seen that show.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 1:16 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I haven't seen the Ed, Edd and Eddy show yet. I was thinking that the Mucha Lucha was a spin off of the Power Puff Girls (which I don't like) and made to capture the attention of boys. I am out of the loop in cartoon world and try to monitor anything violent...and I have a daughter!

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 1:48 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
A BIG yuck on Ed,Edd and Eddy. That show is just trash! I haven't really watched Mucha Lucha,thankfully my kids don't seem interested in it.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 2:06 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
It sounds like we won't be watching it either!

Danas15146
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03-31-2004

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 4:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Another thubmbs down for Ed, Edd, and Eddy. I banned by six year old from watching it because he starts acting like an idiot!

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Wednesday, June 30, 2004 - 6:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Thank you everyone! Now I know...

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Sunday, July 04, 2004 - 5:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Yep, most of the Cartoon Network shows you want to stay away from. They are ridiculous and have no message. I let Scotty watch Hamtaro, Scooby of course, Totally Spies, and Kids Next Door. The rest of them I can't stand.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 9:08 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
My three year old LOVES Scoopy Doo which I think is pretty funny! She even pretends to be a ghost! I guess this is a good thing since she is learning not to be fearful of such things.

We rarely watch the Cartoon Network, but one night at 4:00am when she woke up not feeling well, it was the only thing on. We were grateful for it at that time!

Danas15146
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03-31-2004

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 1:15 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We also allow Pokemon and Yu Gi Oh on CTN. Stupid -- but at least not vulgar!

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
We've been in a Pokemon phase for about a year. DS (ever so politically) asked if DH and I would watch it first and "approve" it. Drive me nutty, but it's not vulgar, it's not violent, and it always teaches a lesson. ****sigh**** This too will pass! (and oh for the days of non-stop Thomas the Tank!)

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 2:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Well that is good news about Pokemon! We are not into that yet, but someone gave us a stuffie (peek-a-chew?) and my daughter likes it quite a bit. I can tolerate stupid, but violence I cannot.

Does anyone think Sponge Bob is violent? My daughter thinks he is always happy. The few shows I have seen have involved quite a bit of yelling and I didn't care for that one bit!

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:30 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
There are some Spongebob shows like that Dee, but they are all in good fun.

I agree CTN is great for when you're up in the night with your sick child!

I don't know if you have Noggin or Discovery Kids, Dee, but those both are really great channels for kids. We get them on digital cable. We also get HBO Family which has great cartoons during the day.

Hippyt
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06-15-2001

Monday, July 05, 2004 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I love SpongeBob! Noggin is an excellent network.

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 6:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Hi Carrie,

You know, I think we get HBO family and I don't know what channel that is on, I should look in to that! Thank you!

Okay, I will chill out over SpongeBob...love the starfish guy I must say!

Noggin rocks, I really love the Tiny Planets show and the singer Laurie inbetween shows. We have only had Noggin for a month now. I learned about it from another online friend. Once NickJr went into their summer schedule of playing the RugRats all day I had to find another source of entertainment! I work from home so there are times that my dd is on her own (with me nearby).

Anyway, we watched the RugRats one time for 15 minutes and within that time frame my dd learned the word "stupid" and ran around the house saying "you're stupid" several times.

That was the end of the Rug Rats and she hasn't said it since.

Danas15146
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03-31-2004

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:11 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Plus for those of you stuck in the 80s - like me - Noggin plays reruns of My So Called Life on the weekends!

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 8:04 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Spongebob does use a lot of words like "stupid" and it can get somewhat violent...

Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 9:15 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Julie, I had not heard that but I am glad to know!

Thanks!!!

It's not easy being a parent is it?

Carrie92
Member

09-15-2003

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 10:47 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Scotty watches Rugrats, and it was Angelica who probably said "Stupid". Scotty knows that he is not allowed to use that word, and that Angelica is a naughty kid, and they portray her as being the bully against the likeable kids, so he doesn't like her anyway.

Stupid is the "S" word around here. Sometimes he catches me saying it in the car (road rage ) and says, "Ooh Mom! You said the S word!"

So I guess my advice is if you feel it's truly harmful don't let 'em watch. And if it's something like a Rugrats or Spongebob, and you can discuss it with them, it's ok. Like, "that wasn't nice of her to say was it? I bet she hurt his feelings." Because, eventually they will have to deal with things like that in school.

It depends on the child too. Scotty doesn't repeat everything he hears. And he's still a very tender heart - he's the first one to comfort a hurt or crying child.

JMO!

(And no, it's not easy!! But we wouldn't trade it for the world!!)


Deesandy
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08-12-2003

Tuesday, July 06, 2004 - 7:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
LOL!

So far the only "bad" word that we have pointed out as being forbidden is the "F" word...

"fixin'"!

No one in this household has the time to fix anything before we do it, so there will be no:

Fixin' to go to the store

Fixin' to go to the beach

Fixin' to get something done

Fixin' to fix that

and so on...

I have however, broken down and allowed "Y'all" creep into our vocabulary!

Not1worry
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07-30-2002

Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 1:22 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
The very best thing about our DVR is I can record the "good" kids shows and our kids can watch them at any time. I'm probably the ultra-conservative, I don't let them watch almost anything on Nick due to the bad attitudes and disrespect. I do love Wild Thornberrys though. I record Brady Bunch, they love that old show.

Teachmichigan
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07-22-2001

Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 10:05 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Not1Worry...Nick Jr. is wonderful. Blues Clues, Dora the Explorer, Maisy, etc. My 9 yr. old still pulls out his Blues Clues tapes when he's sick...the equivalent of his "comfort food."

I agree w/ the afternoon shows. We limit DS to one morning show and one afternoon show, so Pokemon is usually it. THANK GOODNESS! He has suddenly wanted to watch Fairly Odd Parents and a couple others I do NOT like....The limit is working for now since he's so into Pokemon.

I have a feeling that this TV monitoring is only going to get harder as he gets older. Ahhhh, the joys of being a parent! (and what a good reason to cancel DirecTV! LOL)

Julieboo
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02-05-2002

Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:22 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Nick Jr is the same channel (at least here) that has Fairly Oddparents and SpongeBob and some other not so nice cartoons. So beware!

Is Maisy on TV? I have not found it.

Danas15146
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03-31-2004

Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 7:43 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
I think that Maisy is on Noggen if you get that. Not sure of the time.

Have you guys seen Danny Phantom on nickolodeon? Any thoughts -- it doesn't seem to bad to me.

Carrie92
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09-15-2003

Friday, July 09, 2004 - 8:10 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
Dana, it can be a little violent and some kids might think it's scary. I let Scotty watch, he's a tough kid (almost 7). I don't have a problem with it. It's made by the same people who make Fairly Oddparents, which he also watches.