CAILLOU CANCELLED

By: Morgan Ryan

7/1/2021

Mornings

The classic PBS Kids show Caillou is going bye-bye. PBS Kids shared the news on social media today and while many moms and dads are jumping for joy, just as many are mourning the loss of a show that was actually… not that bad?

PBS Kids shared the news on social media. . .

 

 

Though in the age of all things digital, it shouldn’t be too hard to keep your kid in Caillou episodes for as long as their interest in the ill-behaved tot holds.

As far as reasons parents tend to loathe the fictitious 4-year-old? In a piece for the Kansas City Star, Sara Smith sums it up pretty neatly. “Four early episodes of ‘Caillou’ have been permanently banned from PBS Kids because the kid is such a demon seed: lying to his mother, tormenting the family cat, swatting his baby sister with a book. Even in later versions, where his bad behavior was toned down after criticism from parents, he’s thoughtless, selfish and impulsive.”

 

I LIKE Caillou: why the hate? Lets face it, he is EXACTLY like your toddler. Spot on if you ask me. Toddlers are savage. And mine sit silently when he’s on, so it’s a win for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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