Babar on Kidzone
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Topic: Babar on Kidzone
Posted By: ange221
Subject: Babar on Kidzone
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 9:54am
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Does anyone else have a problem with this program or is it just me?
Even I find it upsetting and scary in parts. When it first came on I thought, how cute, a program about elephants. Then big scary hunter came on and killed the mother and all the other elephants stood around the mother's body with the baby elephant crying. Each program seems to feature the hunter in one form or another. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 10:11am
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I'm glad it's not just me! I'm loving the buzzybee and massey fergerson shows but that one really upset me too!!
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 10:12am
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OMG I need to get Kidzone - I grew up on Babar the elephant books I don't remember it being scary, the book I had was about Babar going to the opera. I loved it used to read it all the time.
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Posted By: _SMS_
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 10:24am
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I let DD watch it for 5 minutes yesterday before turning it off. I also remember it as a kid, i didnt notice the hunter but the show looked silly lol
DD loves Bumble & the Wot Wots and the silly show done at Capital E. I have forgotten the name now, with the people that dress up. She just finds the 'sheep' fantastic lol. -------------  
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Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 11:06am
| I hated it as a kid & put it on yesterday & after a min DS3 yelled for it to go off. I don't even remember what it was about I just remember a little elephant with a bag & it was creepy... |
Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 11:39am
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DD doesn't take much notice of it her favourite show is Angelina Ballerina she goes mental every time it comes on. |
Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 11:54am
It doesn't anymore Its been replaced with Milly and Mandy, or something to that effect. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 11:59am
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Seems to be a common question - I'm a member on another forum and the ladies on there have logged complaints with TVNZ...guess you could try that.
We don't watch Kidzone here.. DS prefers NickJr and Playhouse... ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3) 
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Posted By: lottieandharry
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 12:01pm
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I was so excited when I found it on Kidzone.... that was until we watched the first one with the hunter in it!!
My 2.5 year old wouldn't go to sleep for ages that night because he kept hearing scary noises and thought it was the man with the "shooting gun"! I should have turned it off after the first bit but kept thinking well it is a kids show so surely it won't be that bad!! Big mistake!!! Glad it's not only me that thought it was a bit too scary for that time of the night! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 12:35pm
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talking elephants - didnt scare my 2 yr old! it was a bit dark but didnt upset her and the morals were still the same.
i remember babar as a young girl too... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 1:44pm
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Yeah Isla watched it and wasnt botherey by it, but I can see why u could be concerned.
Isla LOVES Captain Mack- its so radiculous but she thinks its so cool, lol! She loves Milly Molly, numberjacks, Wotwots, Baby Antonios' circus too- pretty much everything thats on at the mo, lol. She missed Fireman Sam when they stopped showing that. |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 4:20pm
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When Alyssa saw the beginning of the show and didn't like the look of the old fashioned style of cartoon so she said "this is a stink cartoon aye mummy?"
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Posted By: kabe
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 4:23pm
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OMG, I've been thinking the same thing! Initially I thought this looks cute, but it was quite violent and they kept replaying the shooting of the mother elephant. We ended up turing it off. Might write to TVNZ too! ------------- http://alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: 4thtymlucky
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 5:52pm
I've never seen it but at least now I know not to watch it or let my wee man watch it
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 7:12pm
| You can make a formal complaint on the tvnz website http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/816462/823787 - here .. |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 8:36pm
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I didn't have a problem with it and neither did Jack when we watched it the other day, but I can see your point.
I think alot of children's books and stories have scary elements, think of the classics - Little Red Riding Hood, Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, 3 Little Pigs, so Babar isn't unique in this For some kids and at some ages they will be scared and for others it will go stright over their heads ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 8:42pm
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I watched Babar as a kid as well and I dont remember it being scary..
I havent seen it on kidszone yet, my two(well mainly DS) watch a mixture of playhouse disney and kidszone. ------------- |
Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 9:08pm
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hunters.... elephants... its a fact of life.... sadly it happens
if your child is displaying anxieties over the show then just change the channel ?! and talk about whats happened with your child the same can be said about pocohontas.. a man steals and rapes the village girl..... snow white... attempted murder.. the list goes on.... I agree with the thought that i think most of it goes over kids heads... and for those that are REALLY worried... there is the 'pollitically correct kids story books' 'stepping off my soap box now' 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 9:12pm
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Its only on a few episodes explaining how Babar came to live like humans and how the city happened..
In a couple of episodes it will be finished and then it will be a great programme with great moral tales.. though i did cry when Babars mum died! -------------   
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 02 September 2010 at 9:16pm
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Quite reminiscent of Bambi actually... -------------
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Posted By: MissAngel
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 12:20am
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Argh Kidzone. TBH, i find the presenter more irritating than anything else! Thomas didnt really pay much attention to Babar when it came on - he's obsessed with Captain Mack anyway LOL. Oh how I hate that channel hehe.. Thomas however is learning a LOT.. his favorite thing now when he sees anything yellow, is to yell: 'Kowhai Yellow!' ------------- Alex, Thomas and Lily http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 9:29am
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ditto on hating kane! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 9:34am
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melnel wrote:Posted By: flakesitchyfeet
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 11:35am
And me onto mine 
All very true and fair points but if you spend any amount of time watching kidzone, (and before people get at me for the telly babysitting, when learning to feed a nb and entertain an under 2 @ the same time, it's a godsend) you'll notice the shows all have a certain flavour. It's a channel people trust to have sharp entertaining engaging educational (for the most part....Captian Mac anyone? ), programes that are suitable for preschoolers.
Babar had guns, old school animation, and went on far too long. It just didn't fit the flavour of the channel, and thats what suprised so many people. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> |
Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 03 September 2010 at 10:05pm
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Oh well I love Babar and I am thrilled its on! The animation evolves later on too... but I dont really see a problem with old school animation anyway! Berenstein Bears is old school animation so its really just replaced on for the other... (though they didnt have any guns that I recall).
Kane drives me nuts, but I do like that its bilingual.. not sure if Jake is picking up any maori yet but I sure am -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 04 September 2010 at 4:21pm
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Caden watched Babar today and his little face lit up, as he LOVES Elephants!
ETA- I totally agree with bun in the oven. Also same could be said for nursery rhymes! Some of them are so morbid! Ring around the rosie, that was about the plague, rockaby baby, the baby falls out of the cradle! Jack and Jill, well he bashes his head! I could go on and on lol ------------- |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 10:27am
That made me LOL 
When it first came on I was all nostalgic. The music brought back memories, especially. I did cringe this morning when there was a monster who caught someone. "What if he can't call for help? The monster might have eaten his mouth off!"  
Didn't bother Hannah. But she wasn't paying much attention. She's a Captain Mack lover, too. "I have to go, my monkey needs me!" ------------- 
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Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 11:26am
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lol Pepsi my kids said the same thing!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: JoJames
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 11:35am
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Has anyone noticed the innuendo's in captain Mack?
"Captain mack would you like a treat?" "Captain Mack would you like to score?" "I'd love to Yolanda/Daisy, but my monkey needs me" Keeps me entertained ------------- http://www.alterna-tickers.com"> 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 11:40am
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*like* JoJames. It fully cracks me up..
It's on right now and I'm LOLing. .....I need to get out more.... -------------
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Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 12:40pm
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hahaha captain mack! I always think that about the "my monkey needs me!" bit too
Caden loves captain mac, when he see's the rocket thing he says "GO!" and "Bye bye!" bahahaha Charly, now Im hoinh LOL whenever its on  ------------- |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 5:17pm
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LOL Charly!! ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4
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Posted By: M2K
Date Posted: 22 September 2010 at 6:20pm
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Awww don't you ladies just LOVE Kane's beatboxing and robot dancing?! baaahahaha ------------- 
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Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 23 September 2010 at 4:40pm
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Yeaaay yaaah!
Love Captain Mac though! I think I usually end up watching it on my own while the girls shower 
Definitely not a fan of Babar! They seem to change there shows quite often and there is always some I love and some I hate. I miss Berenstein Bears and Angelina Balerina, and Role Play and Zoo World.. ahhh I need a life ------------- 
 
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 23 September 2010 at 9:11pm
Just wanted to add that i can't stand Kane either!!!  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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