I'd never heard of Caillou before, but this write up is the finest piece of English literature I've read all year.

Turns out, fitbud has a cartoon made about him.

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/3/26/554990...u-is-awful

Quote:Maybe the design of the show was to show 4-year-olds another 4-year-old who would go through many of the same scary things they would undergo in life. Then, they would take that 4-year-old, rob him of all will, skill and character, and show him failing and being the worst child on the planet. Then the 4-year-old viewer would feel better about everything because at least they weren't Caillou, who even to 4-year-olds is the walking embodiment of failure and everything they will never, ever be.

This is not an isolated opinion. Every parent I know hates Caillou with a passion usually reserved for cockroaches and Hitler, and with good reason: Children who watch Caillou get whinier after watching the show, and become more like Caillou,

Great, now I have the damn Caillou song in my head.

I always just thought Caillou and his family were Canadian and that explained their lifestyle and decisions.

(03-28-2014 05:48 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Great, now I have the damn Caillou song in my head.

I always just thought Caillou and his family were Canadian and that explained their lifestyle and decisions.

I've never seen the show, but did you read the write up? That was one of the most outstanding pieces of writing I have ever come across.

(03-28-2014 07:07 PM)DrTorch Wrote:  

(03-28-2014 05:48 PM)Lord Stanley Wrote:  Great, now I have the damn Caillou song in my head.

I always just thought Caillou and his family were Canadian and that explained their lifestyle and decisions.

I've never seen the show, but did you read the write up? That was one of the most outstanding pieces of writing I have ever come across.

I have a 5 year old daughter, so I've had my brush with Calliou. Fitbud would consider him to be brave and courageous.

I have three little ones and had to endure some Calliou. I think the big mistake the producers of the show made was the character was voiced by a little girl, which made the character effeminate. The storylines are bad though, as is the animation.