# Your personal opinion, please-Worst children's television series
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880
**Category:** Cafe Society
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted
**Created:** [July 23, 2026, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880 "2026-07-23T19:26:05Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 4
### Author:  [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/61 "2026-07-24T14:03:15Z")
> [@Thing.Fish](#):
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> Let me be the first of the teeming masses to say: Caillou.
That was definitely the worst of my nieces’ era. The one redeeming thing about that show is the kids didn’t quite like it either and if they were whiny I could tell them “stop whining you sound like Caillou!” and they would stop.
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### Author:  [@echoreply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/echoreply)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 2:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/62 "2026-07-24T14:24:13Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#):
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> I thought Mr. Rodgers was a stupid show. Then after my daughter came along, I saw the show thru her eyes - WOW
My little brother was terrified of Mr. Rogers. If someone didn’t change the channel after _Sesame Street_ was over, he’d run screaming from the room, and would take a long time to calm down. Best anyone could figure out it was because Mr. Rogers acted like he was going to come into our living room.
My nomination has to be _Paw Patrol_. It’s aimed at somewhat older kids than the roundly reviled _Teletubbies_ and _Barney_, so there are actual plots, characters, and themes that are very stupid. The biggest problem for me is that it is so successful with many other, much better shows aimed at the same audience, such as _Rescue Bots_, various Disney Jr princess shows, _Octonauts_, _Friendship is Magic_, and more.
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### Author:  [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/63 "2026-07-24T14:51:05Z")
> [@RivkahChaya](#):
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> Ditto _Timothy Church Mouse._
Nice to see someone else who remembers _Timothy Church Mouse_. It was local to the Indianapolis area, I believe. Even as a young Christian person, I found it cloying and overly preachy.
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### Author:  [@Marvin\_the\_Martian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marvin_the_Martian)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/64 "2026-07-24T15:21:44Z")
_I hate you, You hate me, Let’s hang Barney from a tree…_
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/65 "2026-07-24T15:34:33Z")
> [@Munch](#):
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> I’d watch 10 episodes of both Barney and Teletubbies before I have to watch one more episode of that whiney little shit Caillou.
I’ve never seen that one, so i can’t judge. But i came here to defend Barney and attack Teletubbies.
Barney has nothing in it for anyone older than… 4, and is boring to watch. But i think it’s perfectly okay entertainment for little kids. It portrays positive social interactions, which is helpful for little kids.
Teletubbies is entertaining. But the core message of Teletubbies is that the most important thing in the world is watching television. Each show features someone’s tubby unexpectedly starting to glow, and the rest of them stop whatever they are doing to watch the TV show with rapt engagement. They are literally overwhelmed and fall over. And i think that’s a really unhealthy message to teach kids.
I missed a lot of the others being discussed, but i watched Davey and Goliath (i enjoyed it, and think it’s fine in a Christian way), Veggie Tales (same, and it encouraged my kids to eat their vegetables), Mr. Rogers (a super show) and Bozo the clown (no idea who played the clown i watched, but i enjoyed it as a kid).
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### Author:  [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/66 "2026-07-24T15:37:04Z")
Back in the day, I worked master control for a PBS station and Barney was easily the worst thing I sat through. Teletubbies wasn’t great but it was more of a vibe and I could tune it out. Barney was inane & insipid and constantly demanding your attention. Lambchop and Shining Time Station (Thomas the Tank Engine) were the highlights of my morning shifts.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/67 "2026-07-24T15:58:34Z")
That vacuum cleaner on Teletubbies scared the crap outta my kids.
Thank the stars they didn’t like it, cause that sun face baby looking down on them always weirded me out alittle.
Bozo? Oh god no! Nightmare time! Hate clowns.
I didn’t appreciate Peewees Playhouse for a long time. Now I would watch it, knowing the whole story.
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### Author:  [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/68 "2026-07-24T16:17:29Z")
Oh no, I ate Bob the tomato!😭
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### Author:  [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/69 "2026-07-24T16:17:45Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#):
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> Thank the stars they didn’t like it, cause that sun face baby looking down on them always weirded me out alittle.
The baby sun was terrifying. I do like that Tinky Winky threw Jerry Falwell into a snit. I remember having a conversation with an absolutely brilliant third grader a few years ago about how creepy the planes with faces on Jay Jay the Jet Plane were.
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### Author:  [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/70 "2026-07-24T16:33:04Z")
I encouraged my kids to eat vegetables by growing them, harvesting them, cooking/serving them and eating them with my children.
I don’t need no silly Christians prostelysing to impressionable babies.
I paid a bunch of money to take my kids to a theme park. Turned out it was Veggie-tales day. Honest to pete they were handing out comic book bibles as you went in. We stayed 32 minutes, exactly, and I took my four kids outta there. Nope nope nope.
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### Author:  [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/71 "2026-07-24T16:41:13Z")
> [@P-man](#):
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> I do like that Tinky Winky threw Jerry Falwell into a snit.
They played it at gay bars for a while. A gay friend asked me it was not accidental that tinky winky came off as gay.
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### Author:  [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/72 "2026-07-24T16:43:56Z")
> [@P-man](#):
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> I do like that Tinky Winky threw Jerry Falwell into a snit.
That’s the best part! I could never hate on the 'Tubbies for that one reason alone.
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### Author:  [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/73 "2026-07-24T16:45:41Z")
Oh! Jay-Jay. Argh. Savannah, the plane with the southern accent, or Herkie the one who always sounds congested. My nightmares
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### Author:  [@Disinfectus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Disinfectus)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/74 "2026-07-24T16:55:50Z")
I’m torn here. Teletubbies and Barney were both awful, IMO, but the 70s had more than its fair share of stinkers. I’m reminded of [The Bugaloos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bugaloos), about a group of insects that had a rock band, and [New Zoo Review](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zoo_Revue) that grated on my nerves even as a youngster.
Still, if I had to choose just one, it’s Teletubbies.
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### Author:  [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/75 "2026-07-24T17:02:00Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#):
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> Still, if I had to choose just one, it’s Teletubbies.
I gotta add to the pile-on:
Teletubbies really creeped me out. More than any other show I can think of. How that ever worked is beyond me.
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### Author:  [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/76 "2026-07-24T17:09:03Z")
Correction : Herky rolled his “r”'s excessively. “Snuffy” was congested.
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### Author:  [@Dr.Drake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Drake)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/77 "2026-07-24T17:17:01Z")
> [@Disinfectus](#):
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> [New Zoo Review](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zoo_Revue)
I loved this show, but I think it was mostly the theme song and the puppets. I can’t remember any content.
I think I just had really, really, really low standards as a child.
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### Author:  [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/78 "2026-07-24T17:22:38Z")
I watched “The New Zoo Review” (if you got up too early on Saturday, not much was on).
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### Author:  [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/79 "2026-07-24T17:36:51Z")
I have 10 grandchildren AND 10 greatgrand children. Damn you, damn you all to hell for bringing up this repressed topic😠. 😁
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### Author:  [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)
#### Post date: [July 24, 2026, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/your-personal-opinion-please-worst-childrens-television-series/1031880/80 "2026-07-24T17:37:00Z")
The New Zoo Revue gave me the very false impression that hippos were benign. Thankfully, I’m not likely to see one on my daily walks.
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