Yikes. mudgirl is old enough now that I had almost managed to forget all about Caillou. Despicable, whiny little brat with complete wusses for parents! (I mean Caillou, of course, not Jimmy! 
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YES! I had never heard of that show until I fell asleep on my couch one day and woke up with it on. I couldn’t turn the channel; needless to say I DVR’d it and showed my roommate. Fucking Awesome. Bus driver Bob rules!
Now, when I have friends over drinking and want to weird them out, I turn Doodlebops on. Depending on the level of inebriation, it’s the most entertaining thing ever!
I don’t mind the Doodlebops. But the most disturbing thing about them is in the first season episodes (the ones without Audio Murphy, the Poochie-like record producer) where Jazzmin, their rhyme-speaking black friend, does not snap her fingers to disappear as in later seasons, but rather emerges and disappears behind the Doodlebops’s bookcase, making it appear (at least to me) that she is their slave, being held in their house against her will to do their dirty work. The fact she is black only makes it worse.
Mark Mothersbaugh. Did the music for Rugrats, and some other Nick shows. Oh, and he’s in Devo.
Now that it’s a free-for-all now and not just about Max and Ruby, I need to say that I want to punch Little Bear in the fucking mouth. I…HATE…THAT…SHOW!!![/Eric Cartman]
The first season featured a different black woman, Mazz, that emerged from behind the bookcase. Other than that, your post makes me see the Doodlebops in a whole new perspective.
When I was babysitting my wee niece she would tug on my sleeve and say “I need to watch Max and Wooby now”. Probably just enjoys watching some girl boss people around. But she sounds so cute saying “Wooby”
I was going to come to the defense of The Backyardigans which the wife, the 18 month-old daughter, and I LOVE — but I see that other right-minded people got here first.
So, since this has become a free-for-all, I’ll throw in a good word for Pocoyo. Another computer animated show (created in Spain) that is narrated (in the English version) by Stephen Fry and is insanely cute.
“Max and Wooby.” That is cute.
Oh, and I don’t get into the new Mickey Mouse Clubhouse show very much, but the theme song and wrap-up song (“Hot Dog!”) are most excellent. I think they’re done by They Might Be Giants.
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Yes, they are…as I’ll be able to tell you for the rest of the afternoon now, thankyouverymuch.
Pocoyo rocks. Especially the dance contest episode.
Of course - I don’t know how I could have forgotten.