Panda Pops

Monday, January 19, 2004

The hidden meanings of kids' TV

The first in a when-we-can-be-arsed series

CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG
The charge: Clifford promotes communism to children.
The evidence: Clifford is big and red and brings people together.
The verdict: Undecided. It's probably just a big red dog, isn't it?

BOOHBAH
The charge: The Boohbah prepare children for the existence of Kelly Osbourne.
The evidence: The Boohbah are chubby, annoying and inexplicably frightening.
The verdict: Guilty as charged.