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I'd argue Peppa Pig is not crap, it's quite funny and surprisingly watchable by grownups. Not something I'd watch by myself, but I didn't get bored when I watched it with my daughter. Of course, the art style is no good, intentionally so, I suppose for budget reasons.

I'd argue Bluey is "a better Peppa": similar kind of humor (slightly more elaborate, but not by a lot) but with great artwork.

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I think part of the problem is definitely that Bluey exists. It's a "Better Peppa" and when watching Peppa I can't help but compare them. Given I'm a Dad myself I find the difference in the Dad characters to be illuminating: Daddy Pig is a klutzy idiot who, more often than not, makes mistakes other have to fix. By comparison Bandit is an incredible parent (maybe too incredible at times, so says my ego)

Among my friends who are also fathers we're in agreement that Daddy Pig is in for an episode titled "Shared Custody".

Meanwhile Bandit talks and acts like a real person would - well, at least one with top-tier parenting skills.

Unlike Bandit, Daddy Pig didn't have to fight in War on Terror so he doesn't have to compensate.

There have been articles written - including words from the writer of the show - that mention the issue of Bandit's impossible dad standards.

So yeah, don't take Bandit as the benchmark for being decent, but as something to aspire to.

I figure that in a world where good role models are lacking for men in so many ways, here's a good one.

Peppa hanging up on Suzy because she has just been able to whistle following basic instructions while Peppa has been frustrated to discover she can't do it is stuck in my head.

That might not entirely be an accident, given Joe Brumm was originally an animator that worked on Peppa Pig and decided he wanted to do an Australian version of it when he moved back home.

Peppa pig is crap. Full stop.

Peppa just feels like one more of those random grab bag of terrible kids shows. There's no comfort like bluey has, no quiet episodes. It's just noise for the children, with rather dumb, flat characters

My kids will watch it, if someone like Grandma or the neighbor put it on, but their attention wanders. Bluey? They stay locked on for the entire duration of the episode

How old are your kid? I would argue Bluey is for an older audience. A 3 year old can never fully appreciate Bandit.

2 and 3. They love Bingo and Bluey but are indifferent to Bandit and Chili

Hey wait, without the original Peppa Pig, we'd have never got the MeatCanyon version of it.

Oddly just watched my first meatcanyon video today on pirate software and now seeing it mentioned again.

"Full stop"? You didn't even explain why. If anything, it's a comma, not a full stop.

The accent. The “stories”. The shallowness.

Should I keep going?

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