We'll Miss You, Moose and Zee!

Oh Nick Jr.  Really? Why must you mess with a good thing?  Were Moose and Zee and Puzzle Time so offensive to your new program lineup that it was necessary to do away with them completely, without warning? To the thousands of parents out there that also feel my pain, my condolences to you and your children.

I know maybe it's silly, why should we as adults care that Nick Jr. got rid of beloved character mini-clips that ran between shows?  And by shows I mean pretty much anything you can find playing in my house between the hours of 8:30a and 7:30p - the Backyardigans, Fresh Beat Band, Umizoomi, Bubble Guppies.....I could go on, but you get my point. It's almost all my kids watch. I mean it was bad enough when you changed "Marina" on us and we had to explain that one to the confused children.  But why would you get rid of pure educational content that worked??  So that you had more space to advertise your products in your supposedly commerical-free zone? I don't care about math packs or cd's or even your online boost system.  I care that when my kids watch the small amount of tv that we let them, that they are actually learning something while being entertained.

Not surprising, one look at your website doesn't mention a word about a "new look." Funny enough though, in the web browser bar, the little icon is a picture of Moose.  Kinda amusing.  Your facebook page says nothing about it either, and I'm a little surprised that with the hundreds of posts by annoyed parents (on behalf of their kids of course) that you guys haven't even attempted to make any kind of statement.  In my book, that's poor business practice.  It's one thing to make changes; it's quite another to hid behind them.

I'm not going to be all crazy and start signing petitions and all that (if you're interested, check out some of the links other parents have posted on their facebook page), but I instead dedicate this blog post to what Moose and Zee and Puzzle Time represent: learning the right way to pet a dog, how to recycle, saving energy, identifying letters, learning rhyming sounds, sharing with friends, learning how to say I'm sorry.  Did you hear that last part Nick Jr.? Learning how to say I'm sorry.  Didn't you learn anything from Netflix?  Here's me bee-ing positive that with change comes better listening ears.  And I'm not talking about the listening ears of the kids. They hear you loud and clear.



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