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I had to put on a blanket "live action Disney Channel show" ban after my son (10 at the time) started marathoning "Good Luck Charlie" on Netflix and transformed

I had to put on a blanket "live action Disney Channel show" ban after my son (10 at the time) started marathoning "Good Luck Charlie" on Netflix and transformed into an obnoxious little jerk, never missing a chance to make a snarky comment. It was very disturbing. Removing the garbage quality tween shows caused an immediate reversal. Still, not everything Disney makes is bad, Phineas and Ferb is brilliant.

EduardoBautista 13y ago
An entire generation will know about the magical platypus.
cschmidt 13y ago
I'd have a very short list of shows that Disney makes that aren't evil. 1. Phineas and Ferb
- ndrake 13y ago
  Gravity Falls!!!!!!!!!!
- far33d 13y ago
  I have one problem with Phineas and Ferb, a show I otherwise enjoy. The sister is a classic Disney tween show girl. It sets an awful example for my daughter as she relates to her brother and other peers - the boys are doing all this great, awesome, fun stuff while the girl tattles on them and cares only of boys and popularity.
  - MartinCron 13y ago
    The other female characters (Isabella, Vanessa, et. al) are strong enough that I can forgive the broad clumsy parody that is Candace.
robryan 13y ago
Lizzy McGuire was a pretty good kids show. I think that era of Disney channel shows was a bit better. My sister and I are separated by 7 years, the stuff she grew up with on Disney Channel was pretty different (early 2000's).
coputersaysno 13y ago
90s cartoons were brilliant. Dexter's Lab. Alladin, Scooby Doo, Flinstones and some other creative stuff. Now these shows and senseless Japanese cartoons are flooding the TV. Phineas and Ferb is my only hope.
- cschmidt 13y ago
  Scooby Doo is still on Boomerang (I think, my TiVo just harvests them). My daughter is a big fan.
- 6d0debc071 13y ago
  There are some very good Japanese cartoons >_> I can't vouch for what gets shown where you are mind, or where I am for that matter since I get all my media through the internet, but there are some very good cartoons available.
Smerity 13y ago
Wow, I was curious as to how bad it could be ... It's bad. The first video that came up on YouTube is an episode on the official Disney channel[1]. The plot involves exactly what you said: consistently snarky comments, combative conversations, extreme sibling rivalry, ditzy parents, a kid stealing food (and then not being remorseful or understanding why he shouldn't break into a neighbours house), and generally poor role models all around... It's essentially That 70's Show without the direct drug and sex references. [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3DWJ4Hbm0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3DWJ4Hbm0
voyou 13y ago
And don't get me started on the obnoxious jerks in books: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Baby-Puffin-Picture-Books/dp/0140500480 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Baby-Puffin-Picture-Books/d... EDIT: I should probably try and make my point rather than just snarkily wave my hands towards it. Material for children which involves the main characters being obnoxious or rude or bad in some way is much older than the recent round of Disney shows (the book I'm linking to is from the 70s, and is intended for a much younger audience than the live-action Disney shows). This is because kids learn the concept of "naughtiness" at a pretty young age, and so find presentations of this naughtiness funny. They're not going to take these characters as simply role models to mirror, because the very reason they enjoy reading about or watching bad behaviour is because they are familiar with the idea that this is not how you're supposed to behave.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  I see where you're coming from, but you're just wrong in this instance. If shows like "Good Luck Charlie" are sophisticated morality plays that are designed to make people more empathetic, ethical, and pro-social, I'll eat my Mickey Mouse ears. Sometimes dreck is just dreck.
jdechko 13y ago
I love watching Phineas & Ferb with my sons (6 & almost 3). The biggest problem I have is that sometimes they'd rather watch it than learn from it (creativity and the like). Fortunately, as a parent, that's where my wife and I come in.

EduardoBautista 13y ago

An entire generation will know about the magical platypus.

cschmidt 13y ago

I'd have a very short list of shows that Disney makes that aren't evil. 1. Phineas and Ferb

ndrake 13y ago
Gravity Falls!!!!!!!!!!
far33d 13y ago
I have one problem with Phineas and Ferb, a show I otherwise enjoy. The sister is a classic Disney tween show girl. It sets an awful example for my daughter as she relates to her brother and other peers - the boys are doing all this great, awesome, fun stuff while the girl tattles on them and cares only of boys and popularity.
- MartinCron 13y ago
  The other female characters (Isabella, Vanessa, et. al) are strong enough that I can forgive the broad clumsy parody that is Candace.

robryan 13y ago

Lizzy McGuire was a pretty good kids show. I think that era of Disney channel shows was a bit better. My sister and I are separated by 7 years, the stuff she grew up with on Disney Channel was pretty different (early 2000's).

coputersaysno 13y ago

90s cartoons were brilliant. Dexter's Lab. Alladin, Scooby Doo, Flinstones and some other creative stuff. Now these shows and senseless Japanese cartoons are flooding the TV. Phineas and Ferb is my only hope.

cschmidt 13y ago
Scooby Doo is still on Boomerang (I think, my TiVo just harvests them). My daughter is a big fan.
6d0debc071 13y ago
There are some very good Japanese cartoons >_> I can't vouch for what gets shown where you are mind, or where I am for that matter since I get all my media through the internet, but there are some very good cartoons available.

Smerity 13y ago

Wow, I was curious as to how bad it could be ... It's bad. The first video that came up on YouTube is an episode on the official Disney channel[1]. The plot involves exactly what you said: consistently snarky comments, combative conversations, extreme sibling rivalry, ditzy parents, a kid stealing food (and then not being remorseful or understanding why he shouldn't break into a neighbours house), and generally poor role models all around... It's essentially That 70's Show without the direct drug and sex references. [1]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3DWJ4Hbm0 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3DWJ4Hbm0

voyou 13y ago

And don't get me started on the obnoxious jerks in books: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Baby-Puffin-Picture-Books/dp/0140500480 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Elephant-Baby-Puffin-Picture-Books/d... EDIT: I should probably try and make my point rather than just snarkily wave my hands towards it. Material for children which involves the main characters being obnoxious or rude or bad in some way is much older than the recent round of Disney shows (the book I'm linking to is from the 70s, and is intended for a much younger audience than the live-action Disney shows). This is because kids learn the concept of "naughtiness" at a pretty young age, and so find presentations of this naughtiness funny. They're not going to take these characters as simply role models to mirror, because the very reason they enjoy reading about or watching bad behaviour is because they are familiar with the idea that this is not how you're supposed to behave.

MartinCron 13y ago
I see where you're coming from, but you're just wrong in this instance. If shows like "Good Luck Charlie" are sophisticated morality plays that are designed to make people more empathetic, ethical, and pro-social, I'll eat my Mickey Mouse ears. Sometimes dreck is just dreck.

jdechko 13y ago

I love watching Phineas & Ferb with my sons (6 & almost 3). The biggest problem I have is that sometimes they'd rather watch it than learn from it (creativity and the like). Fortunately, as a parent, that's where my wife and I come in.