Netflix Has the Good Stuff

Nov 14

Everyone,

Tonight we had some friends of Jucie’s over for dinner.  As they came in and met the kids, Butterfly pipes up with this gem:

“We’re watching She-Ra on Netflix.  Netflix has some awesome stuff and this is really good.  Netflix only has the good stuff.  And it’s new too!”

Of course, then I had to explain to her that She-Ra was the cartoon that I used to watch as a little girl.  But it’s new to her and that is what matters.

Other things that Netflix has:

• Voltron- Hello early Power Rangers.  Watch at your own risk though.  I remember loving Voltron as a kid, but now it’s the exact same story line over and over and over again.

• He-Man.  Did you know that He-Man and She-Ra are twins?  I seem to have forgotten that tidbit of information.  They are.  And they have very similar story lines.  These don’t make my ears bleed, although I could do without the cat woman chick.

• Rainbow Bright.  Seriously love Rainbow Bright.  I had Rainbow Bright sheets for years.  I love her horse.  And I love that we watched Rainbow Bright and the Star Stealer and I still remembered what was going to happen next.

• Star Trek, TNG.  I love remembering how we used to watch TNG while eating dinner in our house in Colorado.  My brother and I fought over the chair that you didn’t have to turn all the way around to see the tv.

• The Wonder Years.  Oh Kevin Arnold.  You have such dark curly hair!  And I loved you in The Princess Bride too.  (Another childhood favorite.)  And Winnie with her super long hair.  I love this show.

Things that Netflix doesn’t have:

• Ducktails (who-oh!)
• Gummy Bears (bouncing here and there and everywhere)
• My Little Pony
• Full House
• Saved By the Bell

Get on that Netflix, okay?  Especially the My Little Pony show.  I have a 6 year old who would LOVE it.  And then maybe I could enjoy that instead of the new Care Bears (which, frankly, I hate.)

What show do you remember from your childhood?

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Thoughts on Kids Shows

Jun 02

Everyone,

I admit, my kids watch their fair share of tv.  Even though we don’t have cable, we have Netflix streaming on our Wii and we watch that.  Every one of my kids can turn the tv on, turn the Wii on, and get a show going.  We do have a few rules with it.

1. No tv before school.
2. No tv until everyone is done eating.  Such as, if Juice and I linger over our plates after dinner, the kids can’t turn on a show until we say that we are done.  Sometimes it takes too long and they end up playing until bedtime.  I like those days.
3. Everyone takes turns picking a show.  Okay, mostly we fight with Pirate to let everyone else pick a show.
4. Mommy can switch shows if she just can’t take it any more.

That last rule is new.  Because there is only so many times that I can listen to Dora the Explorer yell, “Say it LOUDER!”  Why does she insist on yelling everything?  Her head and eyes bug me too.  And I can’t help but wonder if Boots the monkey got his name before of AFTER his red boots.

I know too many songs that I really didn’t want to know.  Like the backpack song on Diego.  Or the Care-A-Lot song from Care Bears.  Also, this stupid Missing Lynx show that Pirate is obsessed with drives me out of the room.  And I can’t remove it from the cue or hide it…he searches and FINDS it.

But it is helping the rest of my house stay clean!

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