Sally and I were just talking about how much better Noggin is than other kids’ channels on television. When we hooked up cable in Amarillo, we didn’t have Noggin, and were amazed at the uneven programming of the other so-called kids’ channels, but even more disgusted by the constant barrage of commercials targeting our kids, making them little robots of greed. We changed to the plan that included Noggin, conveniently setting aside the problem of how much TV our kids are watching in the first place.
So I heard from the back seat this evening, “Daddy, I want Swim To Me Puppy.”
“What’s that?”
“It’s a puppy that goes in the water and comes back to you.”
“So it’s a Swim To Daddy Puppy?”
“No, it’s a Swim To ME Puppy.”
“A Swim To Francis Puppy?”
“No, Swim To ME Puppy.”
“Where did you hear about Swim To Me Puppy?”
“I saw a commercial on TV. I want it.”
by Sally
Lea Parrott - I am with you on that! Noggin is the only TV station that I will just let them sit and watch, otherwise I just DVR their favorite programs and let them watch what I have taped, I hate the commercials that they aim at kids!