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Luke's TV shows

Luke doesn't really get to watch much TV, although, thanks to his sisters, he watches more than they did. Also thanks to his sisters, he starts chanting "Tee Dee! Tee Dee!" whenever he thinks we are going to watch some.

He has an ear infection today, and was pretty sick yesterday as well, and one of the ways we can take him out of his misery is to turn on the TV. Yesterday I found the perfect show: "Benji the Hunted" or something. No words, just a dog taking care of some mountain lion cubs. Luke was enthralled. "Oof! Oof!" he would say whenever Benji did something on the screen. When Benji barked, that was the best. The biggest problem was the commercials---louder, brighter and more annoying than the show itself. The girls (who got to watch it too) were completely caught by them, since they watch PBS and Disney almost exclusively.

Today after he decided not to take a nap this morning, we went down to try to find something else interesting. As I was flipping through the channels, I heard him cry out, "eep! eep!" He wanted to watch an infomercial for a hardwood floor steam cleaner. I am still amazed that he found it interesting, but sweeping is one of his favorite subjects.
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Lenise said…
We don't have cable or an antenna, so the kids watch VeggieTales and whatever VHS tapes my mother-in-law gave them (some Dr. Seuss, some Richard Scarry, some Czech animation of classic storybooks). Their viewing habits aren't too bad (that Benji movie sounds like something they'd really like). Now if we'd just cut out the video games (Daddy has a Wii)...
December 15, 2008 at 3:56 PM
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