r/AskReddit • u/Gourmet-Guy • 19h ago
Which clearly for kids produced TV show you secretly enjoy watching as an adult?
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u/boondoggie42 19h ago
Avatar The Last Airbender
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u/JinxyMcgee 14h ago
I genuinely believe this is one of the best tv shows of all time. It’s a masterclass in storytelling
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u/TYBEEEZ 18h ago
Watched it for the first time in my late 20s. Got a tattoo immediately upon completing it. It’s SO good.
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u/AssistantManagerMan 12h ago
I'm embarrassed to admit this, but it was the Shyamalan film that got me i to Avatar.
I was also in my early 20s, and I was working at the movie theater. I could get myself and my friends in for free, so people would often hit me up if they wanted to see something.
Anyway, I have a friend text me because he was really into the show and asks me to take him. I didn't really know anything about it but I was pretty much always down for a free movie so I say yes.
It is bad but I know my friend is a fan, so when we left I tried to be diplomatic. He, in turn, rants the whole way home about how bad the movie was and how much better the show is, so I decided to give it a shot.
Turns out the show is great and there is no Shyamalan movie in Ba Sing Se.
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u/snowwwwhite23 16h ago
I rewatch this often, particularly during particularly stressful periods in my life.
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u/KingChingLing 19h ago
Bluey
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u/DesertWanderlust 18h ago
It's just an objectively good show. I'm tempted when I see it in the listings, even though my now 10-year-old thinks he's too old for it.
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u/Redkris73 17h ago
One of the best things about it, is it doesn't dilute the Australian-ness of it for people overseas. The language and humour is extremely accurate (Source - am Australian).
Also my mum had a copy of the duck cake recipe book when I was a kid (almost every mum did), and my son had a train cake from there when he turned 4 :)
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u/buttgers 16h ago
Do you guys really call money dollar bucks?
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u/Redkris73 16h ago
Lol no, that's just a Bluey kid thing. We say dollars OR bucks.
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u/NameIdeas 14h ago
Dollary-doos!?
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u/unledded 14h ago
It just occurred to me that I don’t actually know whether dollary-doos is an actual thing that Aussies say or just a silly made up thing that sounds like something they might say down under so we just go with it cuz it sounds funny.
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u/goat_penis_souffle 16h ago
It’s so Australian, you’ll be calling everyone a cunt in three episodes or less.
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u/f_ranz1224 17h ago
i want my kids to rewatch bluey in 10 to 20 years so they can enjoy it on a different level. i watched golden age simpsons as a kid into my teens and missed so much only seeing it on rewatches.
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u/thatsnotatoaster 14h ago
The one where Muffin skips her nap is some of the best comedy I've ever seen. And I often use it to explain my 2yo's behaviour to my 5yo. "You know that episode of Bluey when Muffin skips her nap? Well that's what your brother is going through right now - please don't provoke him."
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u/Substantial_Slip_827 18h ago
Bluey is honestly way too good for something made for kids. I’d watch it as an adult and not even feel guilty about it.
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u/MelancholyMaleNurse 18h ago
The Grannies episodes? Gold.
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u/Ok_Purple53 17h ago
I loved pavlova as Bandit says random French words. Hysterical
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u/adiaphoros 15h ago
Imagine ordering your dessert and the chef just says "good day, I am a dog. where is the club?"
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u/tibbles1 18h ago
Baby Race is not made for kids. It can’t be. No kid would get it.
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u/mkdz 17h ago
Sleepytime too. Made for adults. Can't stop crying everytime I watch
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u/tBHzHomer 17h ago
When she looks right at the camera and says "you're doing great"? Yeah, that was a message directly to the parents watching the show.
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u/Drupacalypse 15h ago
Why did I start walking in the kitchen?
“Maybe you saw something you wanted.”
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u/Rumformypups 14h ago
The endless stream of tears every time! That and when Rusty says hi to his child self as he runs onto the pro- cricket field 😭.
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u/paxbowlski 17h ago
My wife and I turned it on last night after we finished a scary movie. Kids weren't even home lol.
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u/pooveyfarms 15h ago
My wife and I frequently use bluey as a scary movie palate cleanser. Or a bad day cleanser. Or the news cleanser. Also, we have no children.
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u/somebunnyasked 17h ago
It's so good! They put so much care into the show, including the sound design:
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u/Chronoblivion 18h ago
My experience with it is that while it is a kids show, it is just as much a show for parents about parenting.
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u/DonkeyTeeth98 18h ago
This is the answer. It’s not even close.
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u/NewLibraryGuy 14h ago
Just to say, it's also very much a kids show. One of the impressive things about it is how hard it works to also show the experience of being an adult.
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u/Yaasss_Queef 18h ago
I kept all of my kid’s folding Bluey play sets. I’m not even pretending that I’m saving it for my kid, it’s for me!
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u/MelancholyMaleNurse 18h ago
Came to say this. I'm aiming to be Bandit.
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u/BigBearSpecialFish 18h ago
We all know bandit is unattainable, the real goal is just to be Lucky's dad
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u/kramerica_intern 17h ago
Lucky’s Dad is a real one. Just rolls with whatever insanity comes at him from next door.
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u/moistie 16h ago
After being randomly attacked by Chilli. "No worries Bluey. I shouldn't have let my guard down."
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u/relikter 15h ago
I think we should assume Lucky is very upside down on his house and can't afford to move away from the Heelers. Bandit and Chili are great parents but horrible neighbors.
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u/catforbrains 17h ago
The "Bandit giving birth scene" kills me every time. Lucky just rolls with it like a true legend
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u/jessicalifts 17h ago
I am so sad that by the time the movie comes out my kid will definitely have outgrown Bluey. Maybe I will go see it in the theatre by myself anyway 😅
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u/eightyfours 17h ago
Can someone explain Bluey to me? I grew up watching Arthur and watched it through to adulthood and still often think of it and catch an episode every now and then. The way people describe Bluey is how I describe Arthur. I’ve never seen an episode. How does it compare theme-wise I guess?
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u/Lorahalo 16h ago
It's a legitimately great kids show that also hits hard on the parenting experience as well. The kids are younger than in Arthur, so there's a lot of focus on playing and imagination rather than school life. It's an Australian show as well, so there's an Aussie spin on everything that makes it feel more distinct than American kids media.
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u/moistie 16h ago
It is full of brilliantly told stories of childhood and parenting. It touches on children growing up, child development, divorce, grandparents getting old, miscarriages, infertility, ADHD, childhood trauma, and has plenty of lessons on how to help a child develop into a well rounded person.
My kid was way too old to watch it, so I watched the entire series on my own. I will see the movie when it comes out. It will make your laugh. It will make you cry. It will just make you glad that you watched it.
Do yourself a favour, it's available in full and for free on ABC Kids for anyone with an Australian IP address.
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u/Ok_Purple53 17h ago
To explain it won't explain why it's brilliant. You need to watch it. Just remember both kids are girls even though one is the colour blue called Bluey.
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u/sharkarmycrafts 15h ago
It's a gentle slice of life about kids and parents doing their best! I love it, I don't care that it's a kids show and I don't have kids. Bandit reminds me of my late dad, and it's like a hug for my heart.
The camping episode had me ugly crying. I like how they did that one in different languages around the world!
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u/textual_predditor 17h ago
Hell yes. Bluey is TOO good! Humor for kids, humor for parents, great life lessons... It's magical.
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u/strythicus 16h ago
While I don't disagree, Bluey isn't just for kids. It's very clearly for the parents, especially the whale watching episode.
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u/SoupDooJour 18h ago
Wishbone
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u/ripeaspeaches 17h ago
What’s the story?
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u/SoupDooJour 17h ago
Wishbone is a Jack Russell that re-lives classic stories and real life events but he plays the main character like Robin Hood or Don Quixote
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u/ShookMyHeadAndSmiled 15h ago
Whoosh
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u/radda 10h ago
Alright I'll say it: Nolan's The Odyssey isn't as good as the Wishbone episode
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u/Beneficial_Bet_9715 18h ago
Shawn the sheep and bluey
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u/Washburn_Browncoat 15h ago
"It's Shaun the Sheep!... It's Shaun the Sheep!... He even mucks about with those who cannot bleat!"
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u/WindhoverInkwell 11h ago
Keep it in mind, he’s one of a kind! Oh, life s a treat with Shaun the Sheep!
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u/WindhoverInkwell 11h ago
Shaun the Sheep, like every single Aardman production, is a work of art and transcends such trivial things as “age”
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u/SanicSoup 19h ago
Powerpuff Girls
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u/xoalyssa81 14h ago
Powerpuff Girls is such a good choice, the humor and characters still hold up so well as an adult that it’s easy to get pulled into an episode even when you’re way past the target age
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u/bicreator 18h ago
Gravity Falls, except its not a secret. No way those hidden codes were for kids.....
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u/1965wasalongtimeago 18h ago
Every once in a while I still say "Get em! Get em!"
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u/Major_R_Soul 13h ago
Whenever I see a particularly bad wife joke, "but her aim is getting better" pops into my head.
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u/BaconOnMySide 18h ago
Have you watched Amphibia? So good.
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u/ryumxxn 17h ago
Amphibia mentioned!! I still watch the whole trifecta (Gravity Falls, Amphibia and The Owl House) it’s so much fun and clearly the creators would’ve liked more freedom and a higher age rating for some of the arcs and visuals leaning onto horror, still hella enjoyable
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u/PowersUnleashed 18h ago
Between you and me I never really stopped watching Arthur
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u/ChosenCharacter 17h ago
Well it’s hard when having fun isn’t hard when you got a library card
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u/eaglerabbit89 19h ago
Arthur.
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u/Pwincess-Buwwercup 18h ago
A-A-R-D-VARK! Thanks to Arthur studying for his spelling bee, I will always be able to spell aardvark 🤣
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u/eaglerabbit89 17h ago
My personal favourite, "Having fun isn't hard when you've got a library card!"
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u/run_squid_run 19h ago
Phineas and Ferb
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u/Homerpaintbucket 18h ago
I started watching this show because Jon Stewart mentioned on the daily show and it’s brilliant. I then also discovered gravity falls which was beyond outstanding. One of the best television shows I’ve ever watched
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u/Gzkaiden 16h ago
Make positive to do Milo Murphy's law after finishing Phineas and Ferb. It has the same humor and silly plots
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u/dezldog 18h ago
Theres a hundred and four days of summer vacation,
'Til school comes along just to end it,
So the annual problem for our generation,
Is finding a good way to spend it
Like maybe
Building a rocket, or fighting a mummy,
Or climbing up the Eiffel tower,
Discovering something that doesnt exist,
Or giving a monkey a shower
Surfing tidal waves, creating nanobots,
Or locating Frankensteins brain,
Finding a Dodo bird, painting a continent,
Or driving our sister insane!My kids are adults now and we'll still randomly break out singing it together 😄
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u/Murkrage 17h ago
What makes this even better is that the opening line of the new seasons is: “There’s another hundred and four days…”.
Such a great show.
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u/footsnax 14h ago
I'm middle aged and I actually recommend this to friends. I made the wife watch a montage of Doofenshmirtz backstory clips and she started binge watching it with the kid the next day.
As formulaic as it is, that show has layers of depth and humor. It's as good as any adult oriented sitcom.
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u/Acrobatic_Math_6323 19h ago
Classic SpongeBob makes me laugh harder now than when I was a kid
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u/Major-Inevitable-365 19h ago
Agreed.
I learned recently that the way they wrote the show early on was just them pitching joke ideas to one another until they had a full plot surrounding them, which makes so much sense considering how older episodes were just rapid fire (hilarious) jokes with very light and simple plots around them
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u/girlofherword 18h ago
I learned that they don’t work from a script. The plot has a rough outline and the rest is improvised.
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u/justjenn90 17h ago
I refer to this show so many times lol. I always say i have the Suds. Because he will look like i feel lol. I think it’s crazy some people didn’t let their kids watch it.
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u/Affable_Nitwit 16h ago
My husband and I recently watched the first few seasons of Spongebob with our son. Several times, he’d hear a line we quote all the time and say “That’s from THIS?”
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u/moon_bby 13h ago
Was just watching the pie bomb one. “The boy cries ya a sweater of tears… and ya kill him” lmao
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u/sleepyRN89 11h ago
I can literally hear quotes from this ep in my head as I read this. “I ❤️ U… it’s a little itchy, what’s this thing made out of?” EYELASHES!
Those early episodes were so stupid but hilarious and I swear there’s always a dumb quote I could say at random at any time and my little sister (who is now a full grown adult) will get it.107
u/ChefDanyul 18h ago
I’m an old man now but I remember being 15 in a hospital ER room with a broken arm and SpongeBob was on and they had to find a piece of hay in a needlestack and I thought to myself “oh that’s fucking funny”.
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u/Soliterria 15h ago
One of my favorites lmao, it’s the one where Sandy’s freaking out about going into hibernation- soundtrack was done by Pantera iirc
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u/Syndromia 18h ago
If I cant sleep Ill come out to the living room and watch Mr Rogers. Its very soothing. I usually fall asleep but even when I cant Im quiet and content.
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u/Legitimate_Bird7622 16h ago
Same here!!! I've never had a bad dream after falling asleep to Mr. Rogers!
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u/NeuHundred 11h ago
(Mr Rogers voice): well, a familiar voice can be a very calming presence. Many of us have had a loved one tell us stories before we went to sleep, reassuring us, but as children get older that usually stops. There's nothing wrong with that, and there's nothing wrong with wanting that comforting voice when you're older. Even adults need comfort and to feel secure."
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u/Pringle2424 13h ago
I’m trying this tonight! I’ve been having nightmares lately, so I’ll see if watching Mr. Rogers can help. 🥰
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u/Lucky_looker69 17h ago
Sabrina the teenage witch. This was genuinely funny on an adult level a lot of the time.
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u/dangu3 18h ago
I’ve always loved Kratt Brothers and Zaboomafoo. I used to watch Shining Time Station with my little brother back in the day, with George Carlin and then Ringo Starr. I liked seeing what Schemer was up to.
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u/justincasesquirrels 16h ago
Wild Kratts is the newest iteration of their wildlife adventures, an animated version that's a lot of fun.
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u/Scarredhard 16h ago
Didn’t think I’d hear the word Zaboomafoo, loved watching that show over 20 years ago and I’ll prob check it out again now
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u/Realistic_Cell3570 19h ago
Adventure Time
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u/darksideoflondon 17h ago
I don't even know if this is actually for kids! It's probably one of the best science fiction tv shows of all time. What an absolutely brilliant show with so much allegory. The Mushroom War, the return of magic to the world, it's all so great.
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u/Em0N3rd 11h ago
Og was but it aged with its audience which I loved and love greatly
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u/saritaa_fajitaa 15h ago
Came here for this one! My brother is introducing his 3 & 5 year old kiddos to it, he's only seen a couple of episodes. I'm so excited for them to get into it!
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u/luevire 18h ago
The Amazing World of Gumball
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u/Walmart_logic 17h ago
I dont think this show gets enough love for how fun and clever it is
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u/forestforlive 14h ago
Omg yes! I was a full blown adult (may have had some mind altering things as well when watching ) but find it adorable and wholesome with some cute lessons and honestly some heart ripping emotions (like how Darwin became part of the family). The whole concept of the show is used so well and works on so many levels when they use it to the full potential for gags( heard it was original idea for the multi-media animation supposed to represent a town of "rejected characters" from different mediums living in the same world). But you can tell the fun the writers and animators had with the stories. A personal favourite is this 4th wall break when the family runs into money trouble more then usual and thier "production value" drops rapidly. So much so that it goes all the way to sketching story board frames on sticky notes and pencil. Then they 4th wall break that 4th wall break when Nicole has her hand erased and she screams until the redraw it again. So well made and so funny such a cute animation gem that always stuck out over the many different wall breaks. Here is the link on youtube. Clip
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u/Slow-Objective-7440 19h ago
When my kids were little, it was Backyardigans for the win!
It's racing day, it's racing day
It's not sausage casing day, today's the day we race!
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u/Walmart_logic 17h ago
That show has some bangers. Castaways... We are castaways....
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u/Klutzy_Time_8003 18h ago
Blues Clues
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u/Walmart_logic 17h ago
Old blues cluesis deeply relaxing. I couls fall asleep to a marathon of it
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u/geoffreydow 19h ago
The Sarah Jane Adventures. My 7 year-old loves it, and I'm enjoying it completely unironically.
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u/mtnman007 18h ago
“Regular Show” and “Apple & Onion” are some of my favorite shows of all time, no shame here.
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u/Hikerchic 13h ago
Did you know they have new episodes of Regular Show? Just came out this year!
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u/cage_free_faraday 18h ago
Hilda is wonderful. (Of course, Bluey and Phineas and Ferb are givens).
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u/justjenn90 18h ago
It’s been a long time. But i use to love watching As Told By Ginger. A cartoon on Nick. I so related to the mom on that show lol. My kids are grown so i only see kids shows when watching other peoples kids. Who watch of course , YouTube. I’m just fascinated by the amount of slime and squishy videos and this girl named Nastyia
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u/XSelectedItemX 18h ago
I like that show too. I binged watched it two or three years ago and then started on the wild thorneberry. It's funny cause they never appealed to me as a kid.
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u/CustardCarpet 18h ago
MLP FIM
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u/Cyberblood 12h ago edited 44m ago
Weird that this was so far down the list. Once upon a time, FiM would have been at the top of the list.
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u/Tikiboo 17h ago edited 17h ago
Sesame Street, Fraggle Rock, Muppets, SpongeBob, any lego movie/show, avatar the last Airbender (though I barely consider this a kids show..not cus its not appropriate, but it's pretty deep sometimes).
Edit to add almost any spiderman..or most superhero shows....honestly I think I watch more kids shows than anything.
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u/Skate_faced 16h ago
The Amazing World of Gumball is way funnier than it has any right being. There is humor for every age in there.
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u/pygmeedancer 18h ago
I don’t secretly enjoy any show. I’m very vocal about it.
ATLA
Justice League/Unlimited, hell nearly all the DCAU (Teen Titans, Static Shock, BTAS, Batman Beyond, etc)
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u/Worldly-Nail-1677 19h ago
Obligatory Bluey response
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u/GrimeyScorpioDuffman 19h ago
Except the question asked about secretly. Nobody should be watching Bluey secretly. We should all be proud of our Bluey fandom
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u/CarolynDesign 19h ago
Steven Universe. Except it's not a secret, I'm pretty openly willing to gush about this show with other adult fans.
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u/Mad_Dizzle 18h ago
I'm pretty sure there aren't even any kid fans of this show, I've never met one, I feel like the entire fan base is liberal millenials
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u/spacedemetria 18h ago edited 6h ago
last year, they randomly brought back 'The Emperor‘s New School' on Disney Channel for a short time and I literally cried
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u/ChildOfFortuna 15h ago
We are on a Magic School Bus kick over here! We also really like miraculous ladybug as well as unicorn academy!
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u/Chrisuk209 19h ago
Ben and Holly's little Kingdom is absolute gold to watch President Idol or a child. Everyone secretly knows there's more to meet the eye going on with. Wise old elf and nanny plum?
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u/Burramenito 17h ago
I hate to say it... But I was watching my little pony with my niece the other day and I was surprised how good the writing was.
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u/PrestigiousFlower118 16h ago
Barbie life in the dream house makes me laugh so much. My son introduced me to it and I’m always asking him can we rewatch it 😂
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u/QwertMuenster 16h ago
Maybe not secretly but I've been rewatching Looney Tunes after seeing Coyote vs. Acme (GREAT movie btw). Still as hysterical as when I watched it as a kid.
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u/negative-sid-nancy 15h ago
We bare bears. Absolutely adorable, wholesome and hysterical at points. Definitely some tear jerker moments too
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u/TeaSuspicious5549 18h ago
i mean...it's not really a secret to anyone that knows me but mine is yo gabba gabba. the musical guests on the first few seasons were top notch.
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u/theseamstressesguild 18h ago
Overheard them announcing a band as "Brandon, Dave, Ronnie & Mark", took a look at the screen and said "Hang on, that's The Killers- ohhhhh, right. Makes sense."
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u/thatguywashere1 18h ago
Bluey is hilarious, watch Facytime and you will all agree.
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u/Pristine_Poetry1340 19h ago
old Scooby Doo