A friend of mine turned me on to this bizarre "kids" show recently. It has to be one most original ideas on TV to come around in awhile. On the surface, it looks like a lids show, modeled after Sesame Street with puppets interacting with real human beings, plus animated spots. But this ain't no kids show. And even though I say that, I think kids SHOULD watch it for that reason. This show tackles some very deep social issues in a very entertaining and funny way. This may be the perfect way for kids to learn about issues like racism, freedom of speech, how the US treats war veterans, alcoholism, drug addiction, etc... Schools and most parents these days seem to just want to hide their kids from the harsh realities of life by not telling them anything. I don't think age makes any fucking difference.
Anyway, every episode that I've seen so far is full of goodies. The SPACE episode where the blue puppet "CLARENCE" interviews people about things like Freedom of Speech. He just keeps cutting them off as soon as they start to say something, then he gives the constitution to a black guy in the park, who proceeds to burn it.Another thing Clarence does to piss people off is to walk up to people talking on their cell phones and get right in their face constantly telling them it's rude. Another show, he decides to take a trip to Harlem to interview people to find out "what makes people angry?"
The songs are hilarious, especially "SLAVES" showing kids happily jumping around shouting the chorus:
SLAVES!
Build the Pyramids
SLAVES!
Build the Parthenon
SLAVES!
Build America
SLAVES!
This is your song, thank you
If you have any sort of sick twisted sense of humor like me, then do yourself a favor and watch this stuff. You'll piss yourself laughing. Season 2 is still running on TV, so it's not out on DVD yet.
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