It's called Special Agent Oso and it is televised on the Disney Channel in the morning for younger viewers along with Handy Manny and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. My daughter loves these colorful and musical morning shows and is very interactive when they are on the tv.But I must confess, something about this yellow bear really bothers me. He has to be the stupidest cartoon character I have ever had the misfortune to watch. He doesn't seem to know how to turn on a tap, tell colors or shapes apart and apparently has a memory worse than that of a goldfish.
My husband is a junior high teacher and would often give me a stern look when I would sing alternate lyrics to the Oso theme song. My version I think is far more relevant:-
"It's special Agent Oso the retarded bear,
He's on a "special" mission to disturb a kid somewhere
And he'll need help from you because there's nothing he can do
He's oh so special (he certainly is)
Oh so special."
Well, my husband overheard a few of his students during lunch speaking about how they couldn't stand how their younger siblings liked watching Special Agent Oso. "He is the stupidest bear!" one said, "He creeps in through their windows!" another said.
That evening my husband watched on of the episodes and could not help laughing.
That everyone is a small victory on my part. I can now sing the stupid bear song without any reproach.
Yes, for every person other than the target audience, Oso comes across as being the most clueless critter ever. But hey, he teaches kids to think things out in structured steps, and he is always willing to help and to take advice. So in the big scheme of things, is he really that bad? And really, if you have a daughter, do you prefer her watching a polite, helpful bear (with fluff between the ears) or cartoons like Barbie with fashionista-wannabe pretensions and obsessions with pretty things?
ReplyDeleteOr i could have her watch marathons of mythbusters like i did as a kid. Or something entertaining like dr who or falling skies. Or how about no tv at all and she can watch youtube videos and play video games. What? Am i the only one with an extreme distaste preschool telivision? Because in my experience, the ones watching those just end up dumber in the long run. And no, before anyone asks, I am not a high school dropout whos dumber than a pile of bricks because I wasn't forced to watch Dora instead of literally anything that was on cartoon network back then. I maintained an A average all through school and was valedictorian of my class. (Suck on that, anti and controlled tv parents)
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