From Hell's Heart I stab at thee, Fireman Sam

[Barrister]

There are many fine children's cartoons out there.  Even toddlers cartoons can be passable.

But no - my son has to go out and adore this ridiculous british import named Fireman Sam.

Maybe the Brits have heard of it, but it was totally unknown to me.  But not now.  Not after the high-pitched, whiney and nasally voices of the characters have been etched into my memory.  Not after I've wondered, for the 3000th time, how this town of 14 people can afford a fire department of 4 people.  After I've seen the entire fire department show up, yet again, because a cat is caught on a roof.  Or a boy in a tree.

So Fuck you Fireman Sam.  I just had to say it.

[Ed Anger]

 

[Malthus]

There are many fine children's cartoons out there.  Even toddlers cartoons can be passable.

But no - my son has to go out and adore this ridiculous british import named Fireman Sam.

Maybe the Brits have heard of it, but it was totally unknown to me.  But not now.  Not after the high-pitched, whiney and nasally voices of the characters have been etched into my memory.  Not after I've wondered, for the 3000th time, how this town of 14 people can afford a fire department of 4 people.  After I've seen the entire fire department show up, yet again, because a cat is caught on a roof.  Or a boy in a tree.

So Fuck you Fireman Sam.  I just had to say it.

My Nazi version of Thomas the Tank Engine had a similar inspiration ... it was, alas, not widely appreciated. 

[garbon]

There are many fine children's cartoons out there.  Even toddlers cartoons can be passable.

But no - my son has to go out and adore this ridiculous british import named Fireman Sam.

Maybe the Brits have heard of it, but it was totally unknown to me.  But not now.  Not after the high-pitched, whiney and nasally voices of the characters have been etched into my memory.  Not after I've wondered, for the 3000th time, how this town of 14 people can afford a fire department of 4 people.  After I've seen the entire fire department show up, yet again, because a cat is caught on a roof.  Or a boy in a tree.

So Fuck you Fireman Sam.  I just had to say it.

[PRC]

Get him hooked on Yo Gabba Gabba.

[Ed Anger]

Get him hooked on Yo Gabba Gabba.

[Barrister]

Did I mention my boy likes to give me his phone (an old, disconnected and unpowered cell phone) so that I can call the characters from the show up and talk to them?  Then he'll say "Hi Norman... bye!" and put the phone down?

And you think they'd just brick over the god-damn wells in Pontypandy for the number of times someone's been trapped in them.

[Ed Anger]

At least he isn't addicted to My Little Pony. You know how fast I grabbed the mouse when one of the twins wanted to search Google for Pony pics? I broke the goddamned sound barrier moving across the room.



SAFE SEARCH ON STRICT, DAMN YOU!

[jimmy olsen]

 

[Ed Anger]

This place needs more kids threads. Just to piss off certain people.

[Monoriu]

We all have our addictions to different shows.  It is just that the kids have different addicitons than ours 

[Strix]

My son used to watch this. Norman made me cringe every time he spoke which was far to often. I find Norman to be a cross between Berkut and Grumbler.

Becareful...Fireman Sam is a gateway cartoon to Roary the Racing Car and Peppa Pig. If your son is watching Sam on Sprout than I suggest trying Dive Ollie Dive, it isn't that bad. I got my son hooked on Phineas and Ferb as fast as possible though he likes the Octonauts a lot.

[Gups]

Sounds like annoying kids shows is a thriving British export.

I've heard of Fireman Sam but my son was never into it, more of a Thomas kind of a guy.

According to my friends with pre-schoolers, Mr Tumble now runs British daytime kids TV like a benevolent, clownish dictator.

[Richard Hakluyt]

He is ubiquitous Gups, must have about four shows a day and plays a host of characters.........a lot of his stuff is very similar to the panto tradition; he is also an expert at sign language and a lot of his stuff is slanted towards kids with disabilities.

[Eddie Teach]

We all have our addictions to different shows.  It is just that the kids have different addicitons than ours 

Kids just have really bad taste and the younger they are, the worse it is.