You can’t turn on the television these days without wondering how it is that some things make it on air.
And I’m not just referring to Honey Boo Boo.
Even the commercials make me wonder if I am living in an alternate universe.
Case in point: Motts for Tots.
The TV ad features an adorable little boy innocently drinking his Motts for Tots juice box when all of a sudden his mom (let’s hope it’s his “mom”) comes up from behind and starts to squeeze and tickle him.
While he is sucking on his juice box!
What parent in her right mind, goes near a kid sucking on a juice box?
It’s hard enough getting kids not to spray themselves and others while they are simply getting the straw into those cheap beverage boxes. What sane adult promotes the idea of squeezing/mock-hugging/tickling a kid while he is downing juice from what is essentially a loaded cardboard juice pistol?
Thank goodness for PBS. It has become the bastion of hope in an otherwise whacked-out world of Honey Boo Boos guzzling “go-go juice.”
Granted, some of the scenarios presented on its shows are a bit… well, far-fetched, but I’ll take PBS’ make-believe driven programs over TLC’s reality shows any day.
For example, my daughter is love, love, loving PBS’ newest addition, Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. The striped tiger is a familiar face to fans of Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood and now he’s got his own animated show. He’s joined by O the Owl (the nephew of X the Owl) and Katerina Kittycat (the daughter of Henrietta Pussycat). The fictional friends teach young viewers important life lessons and sing catchy songs; much like Fred Rogers did with countless members of my generation.
Daniel is a cool little cat and a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Now, if we could only find a way to evict a self-proclaimed “redneck” family who makes animated animals look like civilized creatures.
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