I was just reading on the Sympatico homepage the other day that they have decided to pull all the Mr. Dressup reruns off the air for good. That's so sad. I grew up watching Casey and Finnegan and I loved the Tickle Trunk. It's a shame. I'm sure gonna miss it. This info can be found at
www.wikipedia.org : (
There's a petition to keep hte show on the air.
http://mrdressup.cjb.net/
get everyone you know to sign it!
cbc is very dumb to end this show a show that has not been of the air for almost 40 years. God cbc is really a big mess now
shareI agree. Compare the Kid's show selection from 1986 to 2006, with the path kids' shows are on soon they'll be promoting preteen sex. I can't even imagine comparing classics like Mr. Dressup and Under the Umbrella Tree to messed-up sh!t like "Spongebob Square pants" or "Blues clues"---Which by the way had such episodes as "Blue's First holiday" (not Christmas) and "Blue's Love Day" (not St. Valentine's Day), which are two attempts to mock and suppress Christianity from our children. I have a feeling America/Canada will become an atheistic majority in the next 40 years.
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I was born July 4th in the US...absolutely no lie...so my first holiday wasn't Christian either. Thank Goddess there are other holidays than those strictly endorsed by the church - wait, every year my biggest, most favorite Independence Day party is at my church. Please don't slam Blues Clues for not being a strictly Christian show that suppresses everything not Christian - that's not a very Christian attitude, is it? (Wait, are you the kind that says "tolerate others" or "screw everyone else, do it Jesus-style!"? Wait...Jesus-style is tolerating others' points of view and experiences, isn't it?) I'm just having some fun here, but seriously, this is how you're coming off in that post. (Of course, I'm just assuming you're more level-headed; I could be wrong.)
I agree about nearly everything else - Mr Dressup was a true innocent classic, and few today hold a candle. It was certainly one of my childhood favorites in the 1970s, and looking back, it had to be because it didn't tell me how I had to be. The good news is, shows like Blues Clues aren't that different from it, where the focus is on imagination, storytelling, and pretend play. These things seem to be taboo concepts these days.
PS - I didn't realize that the church dicates that February 14th is the only day one can celebrate Love.
"Be Quicker of Mind Than of Tongue"
"Blue's First Holiday" was focused only on Christmas, not other holidays like US Independence Day. And I'm not slamming these shows for being non-Christian, I'm slamming them for being secular and non-religious whatsoever. These shows are pushing religion out of the minds of our kids, and much as you may not believe, religion will be gone in America within 100 years at this rate. Kids aren't allowed to say Jesus or Christmas or Allah or whatever in schools, and I swear to God last Christmas, there was a little girl who was scolded for bringing a "Happy Birthday Jesus" cake, and she cried. What the *beep* is that?!? Religious freedom? I don't *beep* think so! Another girl's mic was cut off when she was about to say "Jesus" in her valedictorian acceptance speech, and the entire crowd jeered and booed. Christianity is not the issue, it's secularism (look it up) and atheism. As for the "Blue's Clues" Love Day special, it was aired on 13 February so it was definitely a Valentine's Day special, without the St. Valentine. This country is becoming an irreligious facist nation.
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"And I'm not slamming these shows for being non-Christian, I'm slamming them for being secular and non-religious whatsoever. These shows are pushing religion out of the minds of our kids, and much as you may not believe, religion will be gone in America within 100 years at this rate."
Why should it be a television show's responsibility to teach children about religious values? Shouldn't it be left up to the parents to pass along their own beliefs to their children rather than relying on an animated character to teach children about their family's religious traditions?
The whole reason why today's television shows don't include Christian education is because North America is no longer filled with only Christians. Just as a Christian parent would be uncomfortable with their child receiving education of the Jewish faith, so would a Jewish parent feel about their child receiving Christian teachings.
If you are so adament about children receiving religious education, may I suggest you enroll your children in any of the number of Christian schools that are out there or perhaps you should start up a play group at your local church. Rather than expecting the entertainment industry, which is filled with people of varying beliefs, to educate your children when it comes to religion, maybe you should spend time with them and explain your beliefs instead of leaving the television to raise them.
You're insane, not everything has to be christian. The problem with kids shows todays is they are bad, and turn kids in to spoiled brats.
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Gorrila Biscuit in your *beep* HEAD!
One more time and you'll be DEAD!
While I agree that children's programing now isn't comparable to the things we grew up on, and maybe have some connection to the way our kids are turning out, I do not believe for a single second that it is because religion isn't mentioned. I have seen the 2 shows you mention, and didn't find them mocking in anyway.
Current programing isn't excluding having religious beliefs, but leaving the option open for parent's to a) support the shows message and b) offer their own religious teachings if applicable. It also isn't the job of the TV to teach our kids. If you don't agree with the message then it is the job of you, the parent, to change the channel and teach the things that are important for your child to know.
Our family is not religious at all. I am not teaching my son any religion, because it is a very personal choice, however I don't want him bombarded with the views of a single religion before he's even 10. I would rather him search for God as an adult with a clean slate, and not a tainted view.
The basics of kid's programing of the past was pretty clear. Love yourself, love other people and be creative. Now it is all just "entertainment" and aside from a few shows that are exlusively made for a toddler audience, you will be hard pressed to find that message in anything else. Maybe that is what is missing from children's programing? not God.
CBC is and always has been the biggest publicly funded joke on the airwaves...anywhere. It is made up of a large conglomerate of idiots and thoughtless beaurocrats.
CBC has never and never will deserve to be funded by the Canadian public, it's a cash cow and needs to die. Cancelling one of the only bright spots in it's history just reinforces this. God I hope Stephen Harper does the right thing and hands CBC staff and television rights their walking papers...
useless.
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