'Sunflower Valley'

[Twincam16]

Just saw a trailer for this new CBBC series - basically, so far as I see, Bob The Builder builds a town over the summer.

Guess what? The houses don't appear to have garages or provision for cars, the places is powered by a wind farm and everyone lives lentilly ever after.

Now I know it's only a kid's TV series, but is this an example of the BBC trying to indoctrinate kids with some utopian ideal to bother their parents with?

Any PHers with kids been keeping an eye on what they're watching? Anything that confirms my suspicions?

[agent006]

But he does have lots of heavy machinery that talks and is really friendly.

[nervous]

plus, you know, kids cant drive.

oh yes, and its not real.














but those talking diggers are

[Twincam16]

nervous said:

plus, you know, kids cant drive. oh yes, and its not real.

Yeah, but could you drive when you first got interested in cars?

I just get the idea we're going to see the new-era Grange Hill cast get together at some point for a 'say no to internal combustion' charity song...

[nervous]

did you know that just that is happening tonite on channel 4 or is that pure coincidence? spooky

[Balmoral Green]

As long as the kids have this chap, who gives a s**t.

[john75]

I throught Brum was going to loose his accept and be made offshore like Rover.

[gargamel]

Twin cam sorry old chap I do know who you are or much about you - so I won't patronise

I have a two year old boy - he likes the odd TV show
Fimbles Teletubbies yes and Bob.

But believe me all kids I know are fascinated by things that move. they likes Tractors, trains (steam, electric, diesel, thomas the tank engine, wooden train sets, the mainline nearby, seeing them on bridges etc) cars trucks vans, motorbikes, cranes, diggers, buses, lorries and JCBs

He never mentions bicycles

Noddy still has a convertable
Little red tractor still races
Bertie and thomas race each other
rolly scoop muck and dizzy all occasion get the tail out on sharp corners (they do)

It will be all right

[limpsfield]

Twincam16 said:

Just saw a trailer for this new CBBC series

....wasn't supermarket sweep on...?

The BBC don't make BTB by the way - its nasty old capitalist stock market company who do.

Has anyone else noticed the sexual tension between Bob and Wendy or is it just me?




Caption competition on the above is tempting but I am sure it would all get a bit "Mrs Slocombe"

[towman]

limpsfield said:

I am sure it would all get a bit "Mrs Slocombe"

As in "You can stroke my pussy if I can touch your tool"?

Thought So.

[limpsfield]

towman said:

As in "You can stroke my pussy if I can touch your tool"? Thought So.

lmfao - the tool bit never entered my head....matron

[towman]

"Would you like a screw driver?"

"Not now, there`s a roundabout coming up."

[Twincam16]

"Is that a spanner in your pocket or..."

[towman]

Just looking at her spanners made Bob`s nuts go tight.

[Plotloss]

I can happily confirm that other than story makers my daughters two favourite cbeebies shows are Brum and the Little Red Tractor.

On the whole though, childrens television is social programming which is why she is only allowed 1 hour a day.

[lotuslad]

Stop stroking your pussy - my helmet needs a polish

[lotuslad]

Seriously though, I don't think the lack of parking provision in Bob the Builder is really worth worrying about.

If I was designing the set I doubt I would bother adding garages or gravel driveways. I'd avoid going to the press with this theory if I were you

[Pigeon]

agent006 said:

But he does have lots of heavy machinery that talks and is really friendly.

Yeah. But I've never seen a self-propelled five-three-and-a-half in real life...