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Sunday, November 29, 2009

Nickelodeon show has sex jokes at 8 p.m.!

The jungle drums of the Mommy Industrial Complex are rumbling with complaints about Nickelodeon's change of lineup that is putting more adult shows on much earlier than usual, especially the Nick at Nite hit Glenn Martin, DDS at 8 p.m. right after SpongeBob.

It's produced by Michael Eisner, ex-CEO of Disney, and headed in the voice cast by Kevin Nealon of SNL fame and it bills itself as a show for tweens and teens to watch with their parents. My readers on the Whoa, Momma! blog say this is iffy at best as a kids show. They are furious that a show that comes on so early is full of sexual humor, gross-out violence and has language like " w----" and " b------ " in it.

They are not alone. The Nick.com message boards are full of complaints. Yet when I talked to a Nick executive about it, he seemed mystified. Said it's no worse than the George Lopez Show, which has been airing on Nick at Nite. The big change is that in August, Nickelodeon moved the Nick at Nite programming back an hour to 8 p.m. (it's 7 p.m. in some markets) and added this new, edgier show.

Sharon Kennedy Wynne
Whoa Momma blogger
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  • Suzy's Avatar
    Posted by Suzy Fri Nov 6, 2009 10:48am PST

    Change the channel.

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  • MichelleV's Avatar
    Posted by MichelleV Fri Nov 6, 2009 11:37am PST

    what is the w' word?

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  • Beth's Avatar
    Posted by Beth Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:12pm PST

    w----

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  • rockin' mom's Avatar
    Posted by rockin' mom Fri Nov 6, 2009 12:34pm PST

    CHANGE THE CHANNEL.

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  • Katie W's Avatar
    Posted by Katie W Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:22pm PST

    Yes change the channel or turn it off

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  • LeahH's Avatar
    Posted by LeahH Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:08pm PST

    Its nick at nite, which is aimed at older audiences. you can watch something else if you dont approve of that show.

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  • Zom-B's Avatar
    Posted by Zom-B Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:45pm PST

    Having George Lopez on at any time of day is enough to make me want to trash the TV.

    Then again, I like comedians who are actually FUNNY.

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  • Heidi's Avatar
    Posted by Heidi Fri Nov 6, 2009 3:28pm PST

    Agreed with the ones above. Change the channel or, better yet, engage your kids in some activity that's more appropriate for the winding-down hours, like reading or board games.

    If people parented their own kids and quit relying on the electronic babysitter to suck up their time and impart on them its dubious values, they wouldn't have anything to complain about.

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  • Jason Bales's Avatar
    Posted by Jason Bales Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:49pm PST

    I'm assuming (after much consideration) the 'w' word might be w----s. And, in case they dont let me spell that out, wh0re$.

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  • Angil699's Avatar
    Posted by Angil699 Fri Nov 6, 2009 8:53pm PST

    What the f--- is the w word i don't know any bad words that start with w

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