I’m being currently subjected to a Peppa Pig marathon as I watch my nephew. They are visiting the zoo.
Some kinds of animals are clearly “people” - like Peppa and the zookeepers. But other animals are non speaking - animals. They showed non talking penguins eating fish - are fish not “people” either?
The zookeeper is a lion who confuses the teacher - some sort of gazelle - with a wildebeest as a running joke, which seems to suggest that he thinks of her as food.
Some of the jokes in this show seem targeted to adults, which makes no sense, as absolutely nothing in this show is watchable to anyone above the age of 4.
Jokes for adults that are in kids’ shows are an old trend. The logic behind it is that it’s there so the parents have something to laugh at too, since they’re forced to put up with it asking with their kids (usually).
Seriously, go back and watch the shows you used to like as a kid and you’ll see it. Animaniacs is a good example.
Speak for yourself, I enjoy watching Pepa and little kingdom more than my son ever did.
Mine loved Ben and Hollys Little Kingdom and Hey Duggee. Both of which us parents would have happily watched without them.
Animaniacs is actually good tho
Put on Bluey.
Others to try:
- Frog & Toad
- Wild Kratts
- Tumble Leaf
- Interrupting Chicken
- Shape Island
- Jake & The Neverland Pirates
- Not Quite Narwhal
- Sago Mini Friends
- Doc McStuffins
- Duck & Goose
And dont put peppa back on.
I fully agree on putting on Bluey. It’s so good.
i love so so much that bluey is one of australia’s most influential exports
Animals is Peppa Pig get dumber as they age, and some become so dumb that the rest cage them or eat then. Peppa’s father is about 70% of his way there, already.
I joke. But on a serious note, there’s so many better children’s shows out there. I hope you manage to switch it up, before it becomes the favorite of any young people in your inner circle.
Some of the jokes in this show seem targeted to adults, which makes no sense, as absolutely nothing in this show is watchable to anyone above the age of 4.
Exactly. They don’t seem to know who the intended audience is.
Amazing world of Gumball
Some of the jokes ARE targeted at adults. For the writers are perfectly aware that people like you will be watching it with little kids, at least on occasion. Throwing an occasional bone to an adult may be the difference between the child getting to watch the show and the adult ushering them off to something else.
As far as the who gets to be sentient and who doesn’t question: there’s probably not that much thought put into it. The writers sit around and spitball ideas at each other. They make a list of things that would be engaging for kids yet not too expensive to animate and not too long or complicated too make them lose interest. Someone probably said what about a trip to the zoo. When it came time to do the one for the zoo they said what animal should be in the zoo. What things interest children? Penguins, what do kids see them do with the penguins well they feed them. So now you need non-sentient penguins and non-sentient fish. I’m fairly certain they’re just trying to make it up as they go along and make sure they don’t alienate kids or parents too badly.
Be glad you didn’t have to suffer through pingu or caillou. I often thought about starting the car in the garage with the door closed.
Caillou is what North Korea uses to torture spies
I will not stand Pingu slander.
Completely agree about Caillou though.
Noot noot mother fucker
I’m a few years out from that age range, but Caillou, Ryan’s Toy Reviews, and motherfuckin’ Blippi made Peppa look like Shakespeare.
Neet neet !!
I loved Pingu!
Adding this to the very, very, very long list of reasons never to have children.
So you’re trying to apply logic to an animated kids show. My advice is: stop. It doesn’t matter. Cookie monster never eats a cookie either.
I like to imagine that all creators of kids shows were high as a kite when they came up with the premise. [Takes a massive hit] “Duuuude, they’re like a team of first responder dogs but they can fly helicopters and one is a cop. They’re like the Village People but dogs.” [Takes another hit] “And they can talk!” And thus Paw Patrol was born.
[Lights up spliff] “Oy, mate. 'ere’s the thing. She’s a cheeky one, this Peppa. And she’s a pig. 'Er 'ead’s always sideways. She’s always mucking about.” [Inhales deeply] “And all the other muppets are animals too. But get this: there are other animals.” [Exhales] “But they can’t talk.”
“Let’s make a show about monster trucks!”
“Yeahhhh dude! But the main character needs a tagline, what should it be?”
/lighting a fat one “Hehehehe… how about ‘let’s blaze!’?”
“Hehehe… duuuuude… hehuehuehehe…”
Paw Patrol right on the money! 😆
It may not be watchable but as a parent you end up watching it anyway. And Peppa is one of the better ones to be subjected to IMHO.
Peppa isn’t as bad as shit like Caillou, but Bluey is the best one by a mile.
Yeah I agree Bluey FTW.
Some of the jokes in this show seem targeted to adults, which makes no sense, as absolutely nothing in this show is watchable to anyone above the age of 4.
Clearly you never saw the one where Peppa is a stone-cold bitch when she realizes everybody but her can whistle or learn within seconds.
She got her teddy bear dirty, and was super rude at the “doll hospital.” What a spoiled brat.
Oh, Peppa is a total asshat, but she’d generally have to eat shit in a way certain other kids’ animation asshats didn’t (coughcalilloucough). There was enough of old-school cartoon and comic strip tropes from Warner Brothers shorts and Peanuts that it wasn’t the worst show to endure.
Clearly the people of peppa pig universe are some kind of human and animal hybrid. They are different than the regular animals.
Oh it’s watchable, just not for the sake of enjoyment.
How do gorillas, chimpanzees and humans all exist at the same time?
Never thought about it this way, but I really like this. I’ve tried to explain the difference between Goofy and Pluto to my kids on multiple occasions. This seems like a really easy way to put it.
The animals don’t “work” because they are valued team members that don’t work for us but rather contract with us while wearing Peppa Pig TM logos on their clothing.
This work is strictly voluntary, but any team member who absents themselves from it will have their rations reduced by half. :)
It reminds me of hypnotoad. Went from bouncing off the wall, having sobbing on the floor meltdowns over the fact that my car is broken and demanding everything in the pantry to zonking out on the couch like a frat kid watching Koyaanisqatsi on his first edible.
It’s not aimed at adults, but I’m very grateful for the jokes they put in here and there for us.
Daddy Pig was pretty badass when the wolf family moved to town.
How does Splatoon have a vendor that sells shrimp based food, who is himself a sentient shrimp.
