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:I grew up on the Wombles and later watched Captain Planet every morning. It served as a timer: mid-way through the episode was time to finish breakfast and get ready for school. I still don't know how most of them ended. Looking back, I can see that the two programs influenced what I thought at the time - I did the recycling fad, and the energy-saving fad where I annoyed my parents by turning the lights off every time a room was empty for ten seconds.

:I grew up on the Wombles and later watched Captain Planet every morning. It served as a timer: mid-way through the episode was time to finish breakfast and get ready for school. I still don't know how most of them ended. Looking back, I can see that the two programs influenced what I thought at the time - I did the recycling fad, and the energy-saving fad where I annoyed my parents by turning the lights off every time a room was empty for ten seconds.

:The programs I grew up with are no longer shown often, but what are children today growing up on? I don't watch childrens' TV, I really have not the faintest idea what programs today teach, and I expect many parents to have a similar lack of knowledge. This ignorance is a concern. If liberalism could get into TV fifteen years ago, why couldn't it get in today? Is there any way to be sure, short of spending weeks watching children's TV to see what values they teach?

:The programs I grew up with are no longer shown often, but what are children today growing up on? I don't watch childrens' TV, I really have not the faintest idea what programs today teach, and I expect many parents to have a similar lack of knowledge. This ignorance is a concern. If liberalism could get into TV fifteen years ago, why couldn't it get in today? Is there any way to be sure, short of spending weeks watching children's TV to see what values they teach?

:Bert and Ernie... while not gay, are still two adult men who live together, which looks very suspicious and at the very least will create the impression that this is a normal arrangement. As for spongebob, no idea - someone else made that accusation on another page, I just repeated it here. I would never watch such rubbish. Also, you are right about them  being over-commercial - but that's a completly separate concern. [[User:NewCrusader|NewCrusader]] 13:04, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

:Bert and Ernie... while not gay, are still two adult men who live together, which looks very suspicious and at the very least will create the impression that this is a normal arrangement. As for spongebob, no idea - someone else made that accusation on another page, I just repeated it here. I would never watch such rubbish. Also, you are right about them  being over-commercial - but that's a completly seperate concern. [[User:NewCrusader|NewCrusader]] 13:04, 7 September 2008 (EDT)

::I'm an elementary teacher with a small child so I'm exposed to much more children's TV than I could care for.  PBS has really good stuff, concentrating mostly on education and character development.  I must disagree with you about Bert and Ernie.  They are not adults, they play with toys and do other childish things.  According to the PBS website, they're just friends.  Besides, by the time a kid is old enough to know what a gay couple is, they wouldn't be watching Sesame Street anymore.  Commercial TV runs the guantlet from educational to absolutely moronic.  Some people don't like Sponge Bob because they think he's effeminite, but I don't see it.  Sure there's liberalism in many shows, but there's also conservatism.  It's up to the PARENTS to monitor what their kids are watching.  And if you ever want to see a hilarious take on Bert and Ernie's relationship, check out the broadway play 'Avenue Q.'  Thanks. [[User:CraigC|CraigC]] 22:52, 8 September 2008 (EDT)

::I'm an elementary teacher with a small child so I'm exposed to much more children's TV than I could care for.  PBS has really good stuff, concentrating mostly on education and character development.  I must disagree with you about Bert and Ernie.  They are not adults, they play with toys and do other childish things.  According to the PBS website, they're just friends.  Besides, by the time a kid is old enough to know what a gay couple is, they wouldn't be watching Sesame Street anymore.  Commercial TV runs the guantlet from educational to absolutely moronic.  Some people don't like Sponge Bob because they think he's effeminite, but I don't see it.  Sure there's liberalism in many shows, but there's also conservatism.  It's up to the PARENTS to monitor what their kids are watching.  And if you ever want to see a hilarious take on Bert and Ernie's relationship, check out the broadway play 'Avenue Q.'  Thanks. [[User:CraigC|CraigC]] 22:52, 8 September 2008 (EDT)