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We LOVE Veggie Tales! Maybe more than our kids too and they are now teens. They STILL love Veggie Tales and 321 Penguins! To find anything worthwhile, we also have to go back to old classic movies like "High Noon" or "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington".

I miss Captain Kangaroo and Mr. Green Jeans, Moose and Bunny Rabbit. Are there any reruns to be found on tape or anywhere?

I used to feel guilty for not giving to PBS or NPR when they had the fundraisers. Now I am glad I never gave. If I were to start my family all over today, my kids wouldn't even see a television for the first 5 years. Period!

Visiting at my grandparent's house, we only watched Bugs Bunny on Saturday mornings, Johnny Carson at night on occasion and we saw movies like "The Sound of Music" on primetime back then. The rest of the time, we were way too busy having fun playing store, learning how to build stuff in grandpa's garage and learning how to crochet, embroider or dance the schottische!

As much as I try to pass some of this on to my own kids, I find the competition difficult to battle. It's not impossible but it's a constant barrage of unwholesome entertainment. I am not impressed with Nickelodeon or Disney who make adults look mostly dumb and irresponsible. There are many kids now out there who think that adults are their equals. Drives me nutty.

Sorry for the tangent. This subject of brainwashing by media strikes a very deep chord with me!