Mel is a threat to national security... or not...

For the longest time I wondered when Mel from Jack's Big Music Show would strike out on a solo career when it dawned on me that the dog is much more than an amazing musician. The pup built a machine that created snow out of nothing... and with slight modifications altered it to produce sand. Technology like that in the wrong hands would be a serious threat to national security. If this were 24 Jack Bauer would make sure Mel was either on our side or dead. Anyway, I am sure DARPA could use a brilliant scientist like that.

Soon to be joining Jack Bauer's Big Music Show

Curious George and the TSA

Given George's antics in New York and the climate of fear in our transportation sector it is a wonder that George is not on the No-Fly/No-Travel list. I swear I saw one where he took a plane and flew it around New York looking for his apartment building... followed by two F-16s trying to get his attention and force him down. On a commercial flight he got into the cockpit and grabbed a hold of the controls. If I see him with a box cutter at any time I am calling the police. That monkey is a danger to everyone.

The original idea for Speed 2

Dino Dan: Aspergers + ???

Dino Dan's mom is to be commended for her tolerant support of Dan's Aspergers like obsession with Dinosaurs. Most parents would have thrown their hands up years ago and told him to move on with something else. His obsession is harmless and apparently does not get in the way much with the rest of his life as his grades seem good and he has friends-- they too should be commended for their support.

What I do not like is that his hallucinations seem to go on unchecked. Dude sees all types of dinosaurs in and around the Canadian city he lives in. He interacts with them, talks to them, researches them and even cares for them when they cannot find their mothers. This is clearly a level of hallucinatory disassociative disorder requiring psychiatric intervention. Only his skill at hiding it from adults has prevented hospitalization at this point. Think of it like this... if his name was Tyler Durden and dinosaurs were replaced with Brad Pitt we would not hesitate to call in the doctors.

Dino Dan: like Fight Club only with Dinosaurs

"Swiper no Swiping!" and other useless crime prevention projects.

You can debate the efficacy of the death penalty in preventing crime but I am pretty sure telling a criminal to not do something three times before he/she can do the deed is pointless.  That brings me to today's rant: having to teach my daughter how to deal with criminals. The three times thing works fine for other toddlers who are trying to abscond with a toy but if an adult is going to take something from her I want a little more telling adults and little less Biblical shaming.

I totally get it, we need to educate our children on our own and not let TV do it, I just hate having to undo something like this.

ADT should never use this as an ad campaign

Boots, Diego & Felicia

I swear to god that Boots is really Gleek from the 70's Superfriends cartoon. And once that realization hit me I expanded on the thought thinking that Zan is Diego and Felicia is Jayna. Dora is a cousin who broke into television and rescued her down on their luck family members from the animation scrap heap. I can see the Behind the Scenes now:

Gleek/Boots: I love my new opportunity since I finally have real dialog. I mean no one will confuse me with Olivier any time soon but at least I have real words. Not like before. Think on it, in the 1970's I was reduced to stereotypical monkey actions even after all the civil rights actions of the previous decade. How demeaning.

Dignity is the opposite

Interest in the Fresh Beat Band wanning

I can hear you now... "You mean you had interest in the Fresh Beat Band!?" Yes, to my shame, I did. Even when it was the Jump Arounds. I even know why. Shayna Rose.

Yep, I had an adult crush on a kids show character. Imagine my relief when I found out she was 'of age' even if that was still close to half my age. Now that she has been replaced by Tara Perry I am not nearly as interested (which would probably come as a major relief to Tara Perry if she ever reads this; I mean, lets face it, it is a bit weird).

So I have to ask Nick Jr., did you think of the middle age man market segment when you let Shayna get away?

This really does not help