Ok, I'm going to out myself as a morbid human being. I've worked for 15 years in behavioral healthcare and you don't survive "intact" without developing a somewhat twisted sense of humor. At least that has been my experience.
So, I've been seeing a good amount of PBS and Disney Channel and I've had a number of thoughts occur to me about the shows that I've seen that certainly aren't in the script. So I thought I'd present some of them and risk any sort of reputation that I may have developed and also to see if I can get others to admit to similar thoughts
and share them.
Please keep in mind, this is an attempt to be funny.
Ok, first up:
Handy Manny (Disney)
- The intense sexual attraction that exists between Kelly and Manny is just so palpable.
- Manny is actually floridly psychotic. When he arrives on the scene with his tools and says "Okay Tools, lets get to work" he just stands there and stares into nothingness as he hallucinates the tools are moving about. People treat him so kindly because they are afraid of him because of what happened the last time someone said that the tools don't move.
Franny's Feet (PBS)
- As a customer, I'd be upset that someone was putting on my shoes when I leave them for a repair.
- Why isn't the grandfather concerned that his granddaughter spaces out for 15 minute intervals whenever she puts on someone else shoes.
- She is collecting trophies. This is the behavior of a serial killer. That's fran-tabulous.
Super Why (PBS)
- I imagine the kids on the show growing up and still consulting the supercomputer when they are adults. "Should I refinance my home?"
- If the supercomputer knows how many letters there are in the answer then it must know the answer. Let's just cut to the chase here.
Special Agent Oso (Disney)
- Is this level of ineptitude really what my tax dollars are funding in the Dept. of Defense?
- Isn't it a little creepy that this little robotic bug is spying on all these kids?
Well, that's all I can think of for the moment. I just had to get this out of me. No, I wouldn't share any of these thoughts with children.