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08 Feb 2023, 6:34 pm

Twilightprincess wrote:
Kids programming would be awfully boring if it was all based on what is or isn’t appropriate for toddlers.


TV content aimed at kids is watched by a range of ages. But yes toddlers have short attention spans so it's debatable how much they take in.



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08 Feb 2023, 6:38 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Twilightprincess wrote:
Kids programming would be awfully boring if it was all based on what is or isn’t appropriate for toddlers.


TV content aimed at kids is watched by a range of ages. But yes toddlers have short attention spans so it's debatable how much they take in.


Mickey Mouse Clubhouse or Paw Patrol would not usually interest the demographic the video you posted was intended for.

Kids programming is not all lumped together in one group. It’s for different ages/demographics.


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08 Feb 2023, 6:44 pm

Twilightprincess wrote:
Kids programming is not all lumped together in one group. It’s for different ages/demographics.


I would argue that's not the case in the real world. Children of various ages (siblings) will often sit together watching the same animated toons. I've seen it with my own eyes.



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08 Feb 2023, 6:49 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Twilightprincess wrote:
Kids programming is not all lumped together in one group. It’s for different ages/demographics.


I would argue that's not the case in the real world. Children of various ages (siblings) will often sit together watching the same animated toons. I've seen it with my own eyes.


That is true to a certain point.

There is nothing in the cartoon that is too inappropriate. It’s fine. It would not keep a toddler’s interest for very long, though, which is also fine.


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08 Feb 2023, 6:52 pm

Twilightprincess wrote:
There is nothing in the cartoon that is too inappropriate. It’s fine. It would not keep a toddler’s interest for very long, though, which is also fine.


Yes that's my feeling too. Even older kids whom this is aimed at don't automatically adopt the message. If the message conflicts with their world view then they would check with a friend or parent for corroboration.



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08 Feb 2023, 7:08 pm

Things were sooooo much better when I was growing up in the 70s & 80s.



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08 Feb 2023, 7:15 pm

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Things were sooooo much better when I was growing up in the 70s & 80s.


For me, everything was better in the 90s and 00s.


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08 Feb 2023, 9:12 pm

Disney was absolutely magical in the 1970s



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08 Feb 2023, 9:17 pm

Everything was better when we were young, no matter when that was.

Except for it really wasn't.


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08 Feb 2023, 9:19 pm

Disney might have seemed better in the past because people are more likely to remember the good movies and forget the bad ones.


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08 Feb 2023, 9:20 pm

funeralxempire wrote:
Everything was better when we were young, no matter when that was.

Except for it really wasn't.


I usually prefer the present.


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08 Feb 2023, 9:23 pm

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Everything was better when we were young, no matter when that was.

Except for it really wasn't.


Children are more wide eyed and optimistic than adults



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08 Feb 2023, 9:27 pm

cyberdad wrote:
Yes that's my feeling too. Even older kids whom this is aimed at don't automatically adopt the message. If the message conflicts with their world view then they would check with a friend or parent for corroboration.


Somehow I doubt parents who use a television as a babysitter would be a good place for kids to look for corroboration.



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08 Feb 2023, 9:53 pm

DanielW wrote:
cyberdad wrote:
Yes that's my feeling too. Even older kids whom this is aimed at don't automatically adopt the message. If the message conflicts with their world view then they would check with a friend or parent for corroboration.


Somehow I doubt parents who use a television as a babysitter would be a good place for kids to look for corroboration.


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11 Feb 2023, 7:42 am

The original "Proud Family" featured an episode where Penny went back in time to the 1960s and learned about segregation and the Civil Rights Movement.

The thing is, I feel that in the past, a show like "Proud Family" would address those issues in a way that was consistent with its sitcom tone and format. Take a scene of that time-travel episode out of context and it would probably still be recognizable as a sitcom scene.

Whereas with this scene from the new series, if I didn't know who these characters are and what it was from, I'd assume it was from a political PSA.



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11 Feb 2023, 9:37 am

funeralxempire wrote:
Everything was better when we were young, no matter when that was.

Except for it really wasn't.

I am 70 years old and a full-stack developer, and now is the best possible time for me to be both those things. OTOH I can see how many in their 20s and 30s might have been happier living in an earlier era. Ironic AF.


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