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A look at the creative process behind Bluey and Cocomelon (2024)

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Post by IshKebab »

autoexec wrote: post #185
IshKebab wrote: post #179

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I think those are for older kids than the ones I'm talking about.

Some are for sure, but a lot of those shows hold up well for all ages. I don't put much faith in marketers to decide which shows are for what demographics. Better to see what lands for yourself. It helps when you're watching and discussing the shows with your kids too. Some of them, Adventure time being a great example, can appeal to very young kids but they'll find new meaning in those episodes as they get older. I…

Thanks for the list anyway, I'll test some out on them!

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Post by exogenousdata »

pertymcpert wrote: post #162
pkdpic wrote: post #132

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Glad you drew this comparison. I have a 4yo who (TLDR) we didn't really push TV on and started reading on his own when he was two. Before he was born I put a lot of thought into what he would watch before he was born assuming it would be a huge necessity to address. I torrented Mr Rodgers and Reading Rainbow and Eureka (amazing old science cartoon if anyone's encountered it) and I even started writing a script that w…

I've seen that zombie behavior too when my kids watch too long. I think there's definitely value in some shows, and some of them are actually very educational. I think there's a lot more variety these days than when I was a kid. As a rule we don't allow Blippy because the man creeps me out, and something about his childish behavior rubs me the wrong way. OTOH the other day my 5yo kid asked me if I knew why the sky wa…

If you want a deeper understanding of how rainbows work, this incredible video on the Veritasium channel is a delight!

https://youtu.be/24GfgNtnjXc

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Post by protocolture »

autoexec wrote: post #175
protocolture wrote: post #27

Blueys great, my kid loses his shit when the shows on. Its also interesting seeing a female character marketed to kids as a segment rather than just young girls which isnt that common. My son is still under 2, so he prefers other low intensity shows like Mini Kids and Night Garden. The way he gets into Mini Kids is insane, I havent seen cocomelon but I am betting he would get drawn too far into that. Mini Kids sounds…

> Its also interesting seeing a female character marketed to kids as a segment rather than just young girls which isnt that common. That's most children's shows these days. Male protagonists are getting harder to find.

Childrens shows absolutely. But if I go to the kids clothing aisle at the shops, they aren't selling my son Peppa Pig shirts or Veda the Vet shoes. Its sonic/mario/dinosaurs/cars and bluey at the moment.

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Post by aeonik »

jakeydus wrote: post #197
2dvisio wrote: post #99

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Our son has profound hearing loss and he wears Cochlear implants, and I remember very fondly the time we were hooked on Ms Rachel. She is great and lots of her videos are a blessing for parents with children with hearing impairment as she uses lots of techniques that our Speech and Language therapist used to teach us.

And signing! I've noticed she signs along with most of what she says. I think it's an inclusivity thing, but it also meant that our daughter could communicate simple ideas long before she could talk.

I thought this how she got started. She started making the videos for her own son who was having delayed development.

It's pretty wild to be how young babies can start signing compared to speech development.

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Post by HackeNewsFan234 »

While I find Bluey fun and so does my child, in many of the episodes the children are loud and frantic. I've also noticed my kid whining in the same way Bluey and Bingo do.

In trying to find calmer shows, two I like are Tumble Leaf and Guess How Much I Love You. Tumble Leaf has a stop-motion look and every episodes involves finding and object and using it to solve a problem. Guess How Much I Love You has a watercolor look and is about a rabbit family and pretty calm. I don't enjoy those as much as Bluey, but I enjoy how my kid behaves after watching them.

I'd like to find more like those two if anybody knows any.

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Post by protocolture »

maxfurman wrote: post #183

I'll add to the chorus of praise for Bluey here. I've never seen a show before so close to my actual life. There's one episode where Bandit pretends to be a crane game, and it blew me away because I had done exactly the same thing with my own daughter just a few weeks before! It captures being a kid and being a parent in a way that is so real. Most kids content doesn't have the courage to be realistic in that way, th…

The worst part for me is I used to live next to a house that was much like the one on the show, and it eventually sold for ~2.1 million dollars or so.

So while I idolise the show, I also sit around trying to identify the families net worth, which is likely quite a lot.

Its sad that we get this amazing tv show but the lifestyle in the show (having a huge brisbane adjacent queenslander with a lovely tree in the backyard and hours and hours of free time to spend with your kids) is out of reach for so many.

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Post by artursapek »

relaxing wrote: post #141
artursapek wrote: post #131

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that means they're listening to the TV show talk more than their parents lol

If you’ve got ways to work more flashlights and butts into everyday conversation, instead of torches and bumshuffles, I’m all ears.

lmfao

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Post by 29athrowaway »

bombcar wrote: post #86
29athrowaway wrote: post #43

Bluey is about a family living in a 8000 ft mansion, with lots of spare time. I think it is influenced by the Flintstones, a little bit.

The house size seems to be more “tv magic” than an actual defined house of infinite size. The upstairs hallway is sometimes a normal short one, and other times is long enough to land a space shuttle.

There is a replica of the house that was built in real life.

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Post by tanseydavid »

y-curious wrote: post #157
ryandrake wrote: post #136

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I've seen grown adults behave this way with their phones. Totally zonked out and unaware of anything happening in the real world. Don't think it's an age thing.

I have a weird quirk that when talking to someone, if they start using their phone, I stop talking until they're done. It has made me painfully aware how true your comment is. Many times people don't even notice that I stopped talking (and why event try to talk to someone that isn't listening?)

I don't think that is weird at all. Uncommon, maybe.

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Post by CyberMacGyver »

3minus1 wrote: post #149

As a morning parent of a toddler, part of the morning routine is playing a toddler exercise video. It's funny, my initial thinking was to burn some of the toddler's energy before sitting down to breakfast, but at this point it's definitely more for me. Sometimes the toddler even complains but I've come to really enjoy doing some stretches in the morning.

My kid is really into the Sance freeze videos. She loves it. Any other recommendations ?
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