JustErin said:

yup, Pokemon

I thought it was widely known it was religious programming. Every time I've heard of them, I've heard that it is...

CarrieMpls said:

My son watches mostly Canadian pre-school programs on two specialty stations, this was one of the first times we turned on American network tv to find something for him to watch because he was stuck sick in bed and I do not get those specific channels on that particular tv.

I knew nothing about them other then it was a show called 'Veggie Tales'. I watch very little network tv myself.

I'd never heard of it, a friend told me about it b/c her nieces/nephews watch it all the time. She finds it pretty damn scary

My son and daughter started to sing them whist i was in the hospitol... it was refreshing in every sense.... 5 food groups excluded!

JustErin said:

I didn't think about it being an american show. Of course it makes sense you'd not have heard of it before. I remember before it was aired on tv there would be ads for the videos and it was always promoted as religious, but I suppose it's not like it's in the title of the show or whatever.

Television is not good for children period.

wlcm2thdwn said:

I disagree 100%.

JustErin said:

I'm with you Erin. Sure, too much tv isn't good, just as too much of anything isn't good. But there is wonderful educational programming out there.

wlcm2thdwn said:

I think it depends on the type of television.


Although studies now show that there is a link to ADD and early TV viewing, I wonder if its linked to the type of TV they're viewing. Cartoon networks bombard kids with silliness and all manner of advertising, but seseme street, etc. are actually kind of cool


But I totally think that non violent-ish video games are better for kids than cartoons. A game like Mario Sunshine forces the kids to learn hand-eye coordination, puzzles, and memorization. I mean there are hundres of things the kids have to memorize and figure out in these games--it's like a brain workout each time they play.

JustErin said:

All of the Veggie Tales cartoons have Christian-related religious overtone. Most of the stories are the re-tellings of the holy scriptures.

BTW, their cover version of the story of Jonah is the worst.

JustErin said:

So you have no problem with your children watching gangsta rap videos, Playboy TV/Spice Channel pay-per-view shows or horror films?

ZombieKitten said:

.....and W.I.T.C.H., Power Rangers Generation, and (maybe) Dragonball Z.

TonyVanDam said:

anything shapeshifting must be demonic

roodboi said:

yeah that sounds about right

TonyVanDam said:

Oh yes, he watches that kind of stuff all the time.

I mean, that's what I have been saying all throughout in this thread, isn't it?

I encourage my 2 year old to watch violence and sex every day!

JustErin said:

@ your style of satire!

JustErin said:

I firmly believe Veggie Tales is the work of the Devil. I'm not kidding. And I don't even believe in the devil. That shit is just creepy

meow85 said:

Who would have guessed?

PANDURITO said:

Fruit Tales

PANDURITO said:

EverSoulicious said:

meet you there...

CarrieMpls said:

My son watched the shows years ago. I always knew Veggie Tales was bible based.

ZombieKitten said:

roodboi said:

Dude I am already there, keeping the bed warm for you

where have you been?

Veggie Tales are soooo 2002.

mochalox said:

I've been shitty tv free for years and years. And so has my son, up until last Saturday that is.

Thankfully, Veggie Tales in not broadcast on Canadian television....or at least maybe it's on our religious network but I don't watch that station.