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Special needs kid?

posted 15 years ago by yourdeadgirlfriend
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Oh god....has anyone seen this episode? I'm sure they didn't mean bad by it, but man it was pretty offensive. I don't know anyone with special needs but the way they made him act... "I'm FIIIVE!!" then he couldn't climb on the swing and he couldn't clean his mouth and Caillou was like "Why can't he do anything?"....Ughhh...they even made his eyes all messed up. It took me a while to even realize what they were implying. I just kept thinking "Is this kid high??" Just another reason this show is crap.

[–] UnkleLemmy 15 years ago

Funny, I always thought that Caillou himself was special needs.

[–] Maxmacrubymimi 11 years ago

"I'm FIIIVE!!" = "I'm HIIGGH!!"

[–] Bluekeet 10 years ago

I can safely say I'm ROFL at that episode. It was pitiful and completely made the kid seem alien. The episode where they explained childhood diabetes was much more real and didn't blow rainbows up your butt.

[–] Adweber2011-836-474318 10 years ago

Isnt he autistic? I seriously thought that was a big part of it all

[–] glam87 10 years ago

Oh that's an awful episode.

I suppose a child with Autism means that they look life they haven't slept in years in the world of Caillou.

[–] zsofikam 10 years ago

The eyes make it look like he has Down syndrome

[–] FanpireVampire 10 years ago

Omg! I just saw that episode! The kid looked high for sure! And remember he did bring in a special treat for the class. Brownies!!!!!!