>The Devil’s on the Disney Channel
>I’m not exactly strict when it comes to kids shows; pretty much anything that’s on the Disney Channel or Nickelodeon before noon is fair game for my kids. I’ve even been known to turn on Adult Swim for my three-year-old late at night when she’s having her warm milk nightcap. I mean, she doesn’t understand any of it, anyway, so what the heck?
How. Ever.
There is one Disney show that’s strictly prohibited in this household. It may not be watched under any circumstances. It was, I’m convinced, created and written by Satan. Need I even tell you which show I’m talking about?
I try not to pass along any unfair prejudices I may have on to my kids, but I feel it’s only fair that my children know the truth about the Dark Lord’s minions who are masquerading as children’s characters on the Disney Channel. I’m proud to say Punky has gotten the message loud and clear. See for yourself:
Parents, take my advice. Just say hell, no to these so-called “Doodlebops.” Better yet, write the Disney Channel and tell them to send those neon demons back to whatever Hellmouth they slithered out of. Our sanity depends on it.
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>I am sooo with you on this one! I can not stand them!! I am hoping they will be off the air before my daughter is old enough to watch them.
>Too funny! Those damn DBs…we’ve avoided them here as well. When my son was younger, it was Teletubbies and Barney. Somehow, we managed to keep him away from those. And people complain about TV programming for adults? Bah!!!
>AMEN!The Doodlebops have been on my “dead to me” sidebar on my blog for quite some time, right next to another satan minion, Dick “devil horns’ Cheney.Anna J. Evans
>Amen! I can not stand that show. When it comes on my oldest always says, “Moomm, look what’s oonn.” She knows I want the channel changed ASAP.
>Have you ever noticed that when they show the “crowds” during their “live performances” on the show, there are tons of empty seats and no one seems to be paying attention? And that they use the same crowd shots for different performances?Um, not that I would know this from watching myself, of course. *cough* I’ve just heard it somewhere.
>If there were ever a reason to teach a kid the meaning of the word “evil,” the DoodleBobs qualify.
FUCK THE DOODLEBOPS
I WILL KILL THE DOODLEBOPS IN THEIR SLEEP!!!!
>Children need to be taught from an early age: don’t take sweets from strangers and be on the lookout for Satan’s minions, too. It’s just good parenting.
>You know these “things” are from the CANADIAN BRODCASTING COMPANY!!! Like the Tele- I can’t even manage the word, they are a foreign invasion into AMERICA to make our children stupider!! Thankfully my son thinks they are “Lame, and Scary” so we never watcht them.
The Doodlebops are awesome! If you don’t like them, that’s your problem. I will continue to watch my Doodlebops DVDs
>Pardon me while I pull a Bill the Cat! Oooop Aack!They are not allowed in our house, but you have to admit it takes a *special* type of person to rock it on a keytar…
>This is one show Little Miss will not watch. I didn’t even have to tell her. She decided on her own, that they were strange!
>Blue and orange skinned aliens living together unnoticed I can buy but there’s NO WAY they can play instruments with those big sausage fingers.
>The first time my son seen them, he said “Momma come here now!” he pointed the to the TV and says “That’s disgusting momma!” He’s never been so right in his life.
>Ok, now that video of Punky…that was just funny.Anyhoo, my kids used to like the Doodlebops at one point and while yes they are a tad annoying I don’t think they are any worse than some of the other kids programming out there.Sure they have painted faces and wacky hair. I just like to think of them as Kiss for the toddler and preschooler set.
>There are no words that are too strong to properly exclaim how much I hate and abhor the Doodlebops. No words. Any and all four letter words (though I’ll just let you imagine them since I’m not the cussing type) could even come close to how much I detest that show.But I’m awful. I don’t allow all manner of children’s programming which I find to be insulting even to the intelligence of a 14 month old.My kids used to scream and close their eyes even when the commercial came on.
>Ack. Doodlebops. I’d rather watch Caillou, and that’s saying a lot.Darling video, BTW! 🙂
>Have you guys got LazyTown over there? Maybe it’s our version designed to drive parents crazy…
>The Doodlebops are nothing compared to the evil that is The Higglytown Heroes….there’s just something wrong with friends who can jump inside each other to hide and think the pizza delivery guy is a hero. Hmm…well, maybe I agree with them about the pizza delivery guy! =)
>Yo Gabba Gabba is in the same category as Doodlebops. Scary.
>Even scarier to me? The Wiggles. What even happened to Speed Racer?
>Haha that video is so funny, she’s so cute! I agree – we have them here too and they are FREAKY. Seriously, we were flicking through the channels and they just came on one day and Phill and I just STARED, like what the heck!?!
>whilist reading yr blog, my 6 year old came over and said…look mommie the “stupidbops”i did not even bust him for sayin the “s” word…erika
>They’re annoying as anything, but for my money they’re better than Barney. I think I read that the orange one was busted for marijuana possession – can you blame him?
>Those neon creatures are scary ! Funny thing to see your post… my kids had a snow day on Monday and when I walked thru the living room – what should be on the tv? Those Doodlebops. the good thing- not a kid in room. 🙂
>and God help you if you have a hangover or PMS while this show is on…pure hell my friends, pure hell.
>My cousin IS one of the Doodlebops.In the ‘road show’.I love him (he’s gorgeous and funny in real life), but I HATE those creepy things!
>I have that show locked out so it won’t play if the channel gets left there when it comes on.I can’t find this anywhere, but I SWEAR they said the guy that writes this said he had to be high on LSD and naked to write it. I thought they were going to cancel it, but I guess not.Yo Gabba Gabba is great!
>I do love Yo Gabba Gabba, but Punky has ended up being quite Meh about it, except for the Halloween episode. And Renratt, you answered a great mystery for me. I always thought the Doodlebops on stage looked fake- now I know they are! If there are different people for the road show, then they’re just taking random crowd shots and interspersing them with faked “Concert” shots from the TV Doodlebops! Damn them!Oh man, I need to get a new hobby…
Moe moonie and deedee are mother fuckers
>Yo Gabba Gabba on Nick Jr makes the Doodlebops look like saints.Here, it’s referred to as NO Gabba Gabba!
>I love that. I agree, Doodlebop’s are Evil….I’m so glad I am a step mom and got to miss Barney and Teletubbies….Now it’s Sponge Bob and immense hopes of getting to watch South park (Not yet though LOL they are only nine and ten)
>I just received a email from Municipal and the Doodlebops are coming to Nashville! Thankfully they changed the Disney line up so they come on at 6:00 am on the weekends. My son doesn’t get up until after they are over. And he has never asked for it otherwise so I’ve never felt the need to DVR it.I’m a little scared of Noddy, though. Can anyone tell my if it is a boy or girl. My babysitter and I are still trying to figure that out.
>I feel kind of silly now because my kids and I were dancing and singing along to the Doodlebops just this morning. I love them! A lot of their songs are real catchy. Their costumes have improved since the first season, their not as creepy. On the other hand, Yo Gabba Gabba is awful in my opinion.
>I may be the only person in the whole damn world to say this to you and risk having tomatoes chucked at my head but when I hear the damn Doodlebops sing I get all misty eyed and sentimental.My Bug loved him some Doodlebops. I’d give anything to have them drive me crazy on a regular basis…
>The Doodlebops aren’t so bad. Hello, Barney? The Teletubbies? Boohbah??? I’ll take the Doodlebops over any of them.
>Oh no. They’ve gotten you, too. This calls for a Doodlebopsorcism.
>I agree, I hate the DBs not to mention, boobah, the teletubbies and my new fave to hate Yo gabba gabba. I mean come on! Every time I see these shows they just give me icky feelings inside.
>If you people think the Doodlebops are Evil you have too much time on your hands. It's a kids program for crying out loud! Colourful, musical, and repetitive, just the way kids like it & their shows actually send decent messages. 99% of kids programming drives parents bonkers – because it's directed towards KIDS! Yo Gabba Gabba, The Wiggles, Teletubbies, Barney, In the Night Garden, Lazy town – I could go on forever. But calling a show evil is ridiculous. The Orange guy wears kneepads because he break dances & I've never noticed this "crotchpad" you speak of. Get your mind out of the gutter. Your video of your daughter calling them Evil just shows that anyone can teach their child prejudice. I hope it's only against fake television characters & doesn't spread out past that.
>Unfortunately (in your case anyway), my daughter’s prejudice also extends to anonymous commenters who support the Doodlebops. She thinks they’re all “a bunch of dum-dums.” Sorry.