My rant about the cartoon " Max and Ruby"

Veronica - posted on 11/18/2011

ok, I think everyone is making a big deal about Max and Ruby. I love the cartoon and so far my kids have not learned anything bad from it I agree with Emma. It is up to us to teach right from wrong. I am just happy that I can get the max and ruby stuffed toys from Barnes and Noble. I just have to figure out which toy my twins prefer. They are going to be so excited when they get it! What i wish is for that FamilyGuy to be taken off the air!

Emma - posted on 11/18/2011

Same goes for Peppe pig, her little brother cries, peppa gives in and george gets what he wants. But after all its just a cartoon, its down to us parents to teach right from wrong

Stephanie - posted on 11/16/2011

I totally support this....after letting my son watch it....because he loved it...I realized there was no real "family" system and also Max is always being tossed to the side to go play! I am soooo not a fan of this show!

Briana - posted on 11/16/2011

We have not yet had an experience with Max and Ruby. We don't have regular tv, we watch everything through netflix or what we have on DVD. My husband is very anti-Spongebob and I tend to agree. There is no educational value to it at all and it is just annoying. Our DS is just over 3 years old and LOVES Thomas, Phineas & Ferb, Leap Frog, Super Why, Wonderpets, and Blues Clues. I am not a fan of Blues Clues because I think the guy who is on it is creepy (but maybe that is just me) He also like Calliou but doesn't watch it very often. I always thought Calliou was recovering from cancer and that was why he didn't have hair. DS's favorite thing to do is play with his toys pertaining to the show he is watching. He has two train sets and plays with them both while watching Thomas the Train. We had to stop letting him watch Charlie Brown because the word stupid is all over the place and we don't let him say that. The occurances were much greater while he was watching it.

Pauline - posted on 11/15/2011

You cracked me up :-) Huey!! ."Not to mention it is just a weird cartoon. 2 rabbits that live alone, visit their grandma once in a while but have no parents?..I was wondering the same thing too where are their parents?...My daughter used to like the show but b'se I DVR these shows so I have stopped to record this one now because it was teaching my daughter to yell too..My daughter used to yell at Maxx so much as the way Ruby does so when we go to the park or at church she would bossed other kids around..and she was calling them Maxx...But now I see the yelling is disappearing...Now she calls everyone George and calls me sometimes mama pig...

Amy - posted on 11/12/2011

Cailou is awful!!! Also that new 3rd &Bird show.

Charis - posted on 11/11/2011

We all have that one...or two or three shows that we cannot stand! Mine is definitely Cailou! The kid is so whiny! Max & Ruby is very weird, too. I've also noticed the no parents thing.

Becky - posted on 11/08/2011

There are worse cartoons out there for children. It would be wise to just watch the more suitable and acceptable shows that are out there and maybe forward a your concerns to the show's producers.

Amanda - posted on 11/08/2011

i absolutely HATE that show as well! it bugs the heck out of me that they are two young kids with no parents and like you said Max never really has supervision. the only thing my son picked up on was Max's toy robot (he walks around saying robot robot danger. its hilarious) but i agree it isnt a good show because it doesnt have any good lessons in it and like you said Max is rude and has no manners!

Tiffany - posted on 11/06/2011

the only thing that bugs me about max and ruby is that Ruby never listens to max! Max always is trying to tell her the answer to something and she always doesnt listen and puts him down! I know he might seem like a brat but its because ruby doesnt ever listen to him! and I feel the show doenst show respect for the parents since they are never there?

Vicki - posted on 11/06/2011

COMPLETELY!!! My two year old has just started doing that, pointing to things and wanting me to give them to her so I ask her what she is pointing at and if she doesn't tell me I don't give it her. Sounds harsh maybe but both my cousin and cousins child got into this habit and because they got whatever it was they were pointing at, got lazy and needed speech therapy. NO THANKS!

It is daft that kids cartoons show things like this but I suppose as parents, it is our responsibility to deal with it.

Have you tried changing to another channel completely? We watch Cbeebies and Nick JR, so my daughter doesn't get bored of the same programmes and I don't pull my hair out from seeing the same Peppa Pig episode 3 times an hour :) xx

ErikA - posted on 11/05/2011

I know what you mean I agree that kids can pick up the bad habits before they do the good ones. What has helped me and my oldest (he is 4) is talking about the show after he watches it. Disney Channel has an alligator that teaches manners I hope they bring out the little skits on DVD we love him. Also when he does something like scream out what he wants I don't respond and if he keeps it up I stop him and act out the good and bad way. I ask him which he thinks will get him what he wants. He gets it that way. So does my 2 year old.

Bonnie - posted on 11/03/2011

Really.....lol

Tifanie - posted on 11/03/2011

My 2 year old is not allowed to watch "Max and Ruby". She has an amazing vocabulary (larger then most children her age) but when she watches that show she tends to use only 1 word to tell me something. I think its a terrible show for children.

Cheryl - posted on 11/03/2011

i let my 2 year old watch Max and Ruby and he loves it. We can sit here and pick a part every children's cartoon all we want, and will find something wrong with anything. There is far more horrible things he could be watching and will not let him watch south park, family guy which i hate) american dad. so if that is the case turn off the tv and find something more productive to do like playtime. As a mom we are going to find obsticles along the way.

Mary - posted on 11/03/2011

I have no problems with the Cartoons specially on Nick Jr. I watch them with my two year old and I have observed the way Max doesn't say please and thank u but I clarify to my daughter that he need to say please and thank you as we are watching the flaws. Also I try to be there watching the cartoons with her and act as a teacher. I point out the educational and things that are important in the cartoons to her. BTW I love Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird I think they are great.

Mary - posted on 11/03/2011

I have no problems with the Cartoons specially on Nick Jr. I watch them with my two year old and I have observed the way Max doesn't say please and thank u but I clarify to my daughter that he need to say please and thank you as we are watching the flaws. Also I try to be there watching the cartoons with her and act as a teacher. I point out the educational and things that are important in the cartoons to her. BTW I love Moose A. Moose and Zee D. Bird I think they are great.

Lexi - posted on 10/28/2011

OMG I hate that show and just about everything else on that channel! And I've always wondered too where the heck their parents are. So odd. The 6 year old I babysit is used to having nickleodion on all day long. Spongebob, Max and Ruby, Tuff Puppy, all those. I swear every rude, disrespectful or crude thing that comes out of that kids mouth is stuff he is repeating from those shows. Then he watches stuff like VicTorious and the other older kid shows and the girls are wearing skirts that barely cover their buns and the kids are always pranking or trying to get out of school or hide stuff from their parents. It's ridiculous that these shows are supposedly for kids. We have netflix and dvd's so we can be more choosy about what we put on when for our 2 year old. He is such a sponge, copying and trying to repeat whatever he sees. I let him watch stuff like Word World, Dora and Diego, Winnie the Pooh, Between the Lions, PBS type stuff. There are a few movies he likes to watch but even most disney movies still scare him so it's mostly just his little shows. I'm also usually in the same room as him while he's watching so if something scares him or something questionable comes up I can talk to him about it. "wow that was mean when the big bird teased the little bird. Teasing hurts peoples feelings, see how sad the little bird is?" Of course TV is also the only way I get a shower so I'm not always right there but at least I don't have to wonder what show will come on next and whether it's one I approve of or not. I am sure if you keep on being consistent with your son he will learn quickly that it's not ok to talk like that, especially if he's not getting to watch it anymore.

Mazy - posted on 10/28/2011

BAHAHAHAHA! Cara, I so totally get what you are saying! My son has never seen that show, but the one that really gets to me is Cauillou (spelling?). I can't STAND that show! The kid is sooooo whiney (and bald). My son, almost 2.5, seems to adore it, but always whines horrifically after watching the show. Thankfully the whine only lingers for a half hour or so...but still. BLARG. We only let him watch the PBS station in the morning while Hubby & I are getting dressed & making breakfast. I think he gets Curious George & maybe Cat in the Hat...I don't mind those :P Good luck!!

Rosa - posted on 10/27/2011

i have a problemn with ruby she is so demanding and yes its odd that they live alone. i always hated the show my daughter isn't allowed to watch it

Sarah - posted on 10/27/2011

lol i totally agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! a lot of the nick jr shows are getting on my nerves, little bear is chloes favorite, for almost two years it was blues clues, i beg her to want to watch that insted but nope! lol

Jackie - posted on 10/27/2011

I thought i was the only one that that had this Iffy feeling about max and ruby but now i see otherwise. I personally think that these cartoons are sending out the wrong message to kids and teaching them the opposite of obedient! Us parents dont usually sit down with our children to watch cartoons with them because of the list of things or chores we have to do but i think its important to take up a little time and sit down and watch at least 5 minutes of these cartoons so see what our kids are watching and learning. Thank God i took the time to watch otherwise i wouldnt know this and then we wonder how our kids come up with the most silly and rare things. im not having them watch thos cartoon again its just too much

Kim - posted on 10/27/2011

LOL, that's funny. We like Max & Ruby at our house. My daughter who is almost 3, really likes the show. I think because it's a simple concept and easy for her to follow along and understand. It's mellow and not chaotic like a lot of other cartoons out there which we DO NOT watch at our house like Sponge Bob. Now HE is annoying! I have always thought it was a bit strange the dynamic of the characters. The older sister taking care of her very young brother. She does "bunny scouts" and has sleepovers and is obsessed with princesses and castles can't be more than 8 or 9 years old. But she is in complete charge of her, what, maybe 2 year old brother? No parents, only a grandma who pops in occasionally. That being said, I don't have a problem with my daughter emulating Max's behavior. I just teach and reinforce the behavior and curteosies I expect. Even my 18 month old (ironically named Max) says "thank you" to me when I give him things (well it sounds more like "tik ew" LOL). If she walked into the kitchen and demanded "STRAWBERRIES!" I would ask her "how do we ask for things?" If she doesn't say "please" I leave the room, let her have her fit and realize what my expectations are. I think even w/o the influence of tv/cartoons, toddlers will try to get away with unacceptable behaviors, it's their learning curve.

Susan - posted on 10/24/2011

I dont know about in the area that u guys live but i have 2 channels out here that arent too bad one is babyfirst tv works great for my 4 month old when she is fighting sleep because its very soft lullby type music for bedtime and sometimes i leave it on when my son is napping and im trying to clean it actually has alot of learning type probelms on it for younger babies. Also there is this toddler channel called sprout ive never seen Max and Ruby on it or Sponge Bob or Dora. I personally try to stay away from those shows. Well i tend to try and stay away from tv for my son and once i can actually sit down and teach my daughter things like i teach my son tv will be stayed away from with her too. My son has his tv time during quiet time b4 naptime and bedtime but Sprout has Seseame St., Bertinsten Bears, Barney, and shows along those lines where they learn a little bit more then Dora, Sponge Bob and Max and Ruby.

Laura - posted on 10/24/2011

My daughter is stuck on max and ruby. Weve bought her all the movies and PJS from amazon and the plush toys. She can pretty much tell us what there going to say before they say it. Shes 2 1/2 yrs old and I cant wait till she likes something else. CAUSE were all Max & Ruby out.. hahahah

Laura - posted on 10/24/2011

My daughter is stuck on max and ruby. Weve bought her all the movies and PJS from amazon and the plush toys. She can pretty much tell us what there going to say before they say it. Shes 2 1/2 yrs old and I cant wait till she likes something else. CAUSE were all Max & Ruby out.. hahahah

Laura - posted on 10/24/2011

My daughter is stuck on max and ruby. Weve bought her all the movies and PJS from amazon and the plush toys. She can pretty much tell us what there going to say before they say it. Shes 2 1/2 yrs old and I cant wait till she likes something else. CAUSE were all Max & Ruby out.. hahahah

Laura - posted on 10/24/2011

My daughter is stuck on max and ruby. Weve bought her all the movies and PJS from amazon and the plush toys. She can pretty much tell us what there going to say before they say it. Shes 2 1/2 yrs old and I cant wait till she likes something else. CAUSE were all Max & Ruby out.. hahahah

Crystalina - posted on 10/23/2011

i absolutely hate that cartoon. that little shit gives kids so many examples of how NOT to behave, and he never gets in trouble. i can't freaking stand it! i'm glad i'm not the only one!

Diamond - posted on 10/23/2011

hahahahahahahahaha sorry but I think you are overreacting LOL its true its pretty ridiculous, but what you should be teaching your child the difference between reailty and a cartoon show lol

Christine - posted on 10/23/2011

I don't let my son watch the Wonder Pets because one of them talks funny and there was an episode I caught with my cousins kids where they all had to go per and at the end you could hear them all peeing in the bushes and then singing a song about how celery is a great snack after you pee. I have never seen Max and Ruby, but thanks for the heads up!

Caryn - posted on 10/22/2011

Yes I literally cant stand Max and Ruby and I 100000% agree with you!!! I try to avoid it too!

Grandma Grandchild - posted on 10/22/2011

Your so right on! Grandpa and I was just talking about Max and Ruby being rude! Yes, where are the parents? It is so Easy to teach our children the bad and being disrespect. The classic cartoons are full of violence so we have to review it to see if we should even open the can of worms on any of them. One may say that you can be too strick but believe me...this world is waiting for our children to enter so it could introduce the worldly ways. Being a grandma I have done things or allowed things in my home thinking it would not affect my daughter. I was a young mom at 22 and at that point I thought I was strick. If we don't instill our wholesome family values now at the young age it will way to late if you start later down the road. I record on our DVR, Bugtime Adventures, Bj's Teddy Bear Club, The Berenstain Bears, Max Lucado's Hermie and Friends, VeggieTales. I will put a dvd in at times when she is laying down or she is now getting use to listening to children's music. Ever since I made the change in her moving watching I noticed that I was getting my old granddaughter back. I believe tv watching should be limited and not used as a babysitting tool but I also know that is not always practical way of thinking. It sounds like you are on the right track of thinking and you should be very proud of yourself for noticing that at the early ages. I finally realized it when I became a grandma and raising my granddaughter ever since she was three weeks old. She just turned 3 in July. So, start now with the wholesome family values. You don't want to pull up to a friend or family memebers house and you see them slowly closing the blinds...thinking, oh no, here comes that unruly child. Best of everything and many blessings to you and your family!

Nysey - posted on 10/19/2011

My 3 year old daughter absolutely LOVES that show and I feel the same way about it. My fiance and I have actually had disagreements about it because I do not want her watching it and he thinks it is harmless. I had never heard anyone else feel the same way!

KRYSTL - posted on 10/18/2011

My daughter Kiara also picked up bad behavior from Max & ruby. She likes to act like a baby and stopped using complete sentences. me and my fiance noticed how she acted out after watching the show.

Melinda - posted on 10/18/2011

I am with you on that one Cacee Payne!

Melinda - posted on 10/18/2011

I noticed that about that show too!!!!!! When it comes on, I turn it off too!

Cacee - posted on 10/17/2011

Okay let me start out by saying that my children are two yr old twins that will be three the 1st of Dec. My girls watch very little tv not bc we don't allow it but bc we chose to have FAMILY time instead of TV time. My husband and I monitor what tv/movies are children watch and we watch them before we allow them to get HOOKED on a cartoon. Spongebob for instiance is the WOREST one out there. Max and Ruby is an okay cartoon and I have also wondered where the parents were but if you think about showes like Dora the Explorer where are the parents? Thomas the Train, Deigo, Spongebob, and many many more showes there are no parents so what is the big deal bc there are no parents. I mean I guess waht I am trying to say if you don't like the cartoons TURN THEM OFF and PLAY with your kids and stop letting tv be a baby sitter to your children!!!!!!!

Kelsey - posted on 10/11/2011

my 2 year old daughter loves to watch max and ruby but i have not had a problem with her saying please and thank you she has been doing that since she was old enough to speak its something me and her father taught he right away.

Veronica - posted on 10/09/2011

LOL, I wouldn't worry about it. My kids love that cartoon and have never acted out in any way that your son is doing. I think that show is one of the best. Your son could be learning alot worse from television. I don't see anything wrong with it. Maybe if you explain that it's a show and that Max doesn't really know how say too many words.

AshLeigh - posted on 10/09/2011

funny I signed on & my daughter is watching the DVD she got as a reward for good behavior. I'll admit I can't stand the show but there are very few children's cartoons that I can stand now days( they do not make them like they use too)...but my daughter is 3 and I know she's not necessarily learning things from the shows it's more she's asserting her independence and testing the boundaries! Weve been having issues with the demanding & yelling what she wants but ive come to realize when I give her a reaction she continues but if I ignore her she gives up and asks the polite correct way! I'm not gonna take a show away that she enjoys and keeps her entertained even though I find it an odd show! & yes i also wonder where in the world the parents are!!!!

Leah - posted on 10/08/2011

Ok, Dora's parents have appeared on a few episodes but most of the time she is unsuprivised roaming the countryside by herself. My daughter asked, "Why is she allowed to go whereever she wants by herself?"

Paulette - posted on 10/08/2011

I've always wondered where Ruby's parents where. I have a problem with Dora and Olivia. I can't stand these shows! My son started to copy Swiper. He would grab something and throw it across the room and tell me he was Swiper. We stopped watching that show for a while. Why would you be a friend to someone that steals stuff all the time! Then Olivia has to be the center of attention all the time. Calls her brother a bother and the parents or teacher do not correct her about this. She is a rude little pig.

Danielle - posted on 10/07/2011

My whole thing about Max and Ruby is where are the parents???? I have a real problem with SpongeBob SquarePants. Now that show has a lot of negative affects.

Tosha - posted on 10/05/2011

OMG thank you!!! I hate that show Ruby is such a whiny princess and Max is so rude!!! And Calliou teaches kids temper tantrums are okay horrid!!! I like the disney channel and shows like Mickey Mouse Clubhouse WORD WORLD and jungle junction also imagination movers and handy manny are great, but i dont let my kids watch max and ruby or calliou or toupe and binoo or however you spell that because i just think there horrible influences i think the later is just messed up and cant stand it though:)

Brooke - posted on 10/05/2011

I know one pig show Peppa Pig. My 2 year old son likes it pretty well. We don't watch it too much anymore. We saw one episodde where Peppa had a tree house and the scret password was Daddy's big tummy. I thought that was very rude. Plus when the dad was obviusly embarassed and asked to have a different password they said no you have to say daddy's big tummy. Basically the whole family including grandparents were laughing at him. I don't see a problem with Caillou. I think that show is very cute. My son went through a 3 or 4 month stage where he watched that show everyday and I didn't notice him being a rude or whiny child. I think it's sweet how nice he is to his sister. My Mom was visiting and she even commented on how most big brothers are not as nice to their siblings as he is. The Backyardigans is a cute show too. My son used to watch it all the time. They have names like Uniqua because they are trying to be more ethnic because not everyone in America is white and named Johnny or Tommy or Sally. My son loves Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. I love it too. It is such a cute sweet show. It's funny my 21/2 year old will watch shows while he plays and has since he was 3 months old, My almost 9 month old son doesn't seem to pay attention to tv at all. The only show he ever seemed to notice was Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.The show that kind of annoys me is Olivia. My son has started liking that. I hate how she thinks she is so cute and smart. She is kind of a brat. I want to be like make her follow the rules and do what everyone else does. Like when she was on the soccer team and wanted to wear red instead of green like the rest of the team. I kept saying make her wear green or not play. We have been making my son say please and thanky ou since he was able to. He doesn't always say it, but when he doesn't we say what do you say? or did you forget something? or say please etc. I think as long as you are teaching manners and are consistent with it then you'll be ok. Not every child will have good manners all the time.

Ink - posted on 10/05/2011

I am pretty strict on what my son watches...he's two. He spends a LOT of his time watching Elmo.
The nine year old twins, I have sat down with them and spent a weekend watching "High School Musical" movies. I found myself spending MOST of our time explaining to them why they can NOT act like the spoiled teenage girl. She would lie, sneak around, be ugly to people..and my twins kept spinning around looking at me in horror. I would acknowledge them by saying, "You aren't allowed to act like that."
I think the bad examples are NOT such a good idea for the younger children, they are such sponges and soak up every little thing they see.
The older children have a chance to learn by example from a 'bad' character.

Kristi - posted on 10/04/2011

my kids watch nick jr. all the time and i haven't had any similar problems. i did think it was weird that max and ruby lived all by themselves-my son (3 at the time) asked me where their mommy was. that one was not one of my favorites anyway. i much prefer the backyardigans or the wonder pets.

Candice - posted on 10/04/2011

My daughter is 2 and watches Max and Ruby. One of her favorites. I haven't ever had a problem with her demanding anything. My daughter knows right from wrong. I've taught her manners since very early on. Please, thank you, sorry, ect.. Its all in how you teach them and not letting the shows do it.

Jennifer - posted on 10/03/2011

We have watched it. I have to agree Ruby is very whinny. Maybe thats why my Toddler is always so whinny> Not, it's because I have allowed it. We are currently working on putting a stop to it. Luckily she never really catches that show anymore.
After my daughter told me to "Shut up" AND "I hate you"> Quotes from Lilo, from Disney Favorite Lilo &Stitch. Every single Disney in the movie in our home got boxed up and sat out in the garage. I have not since had any bad language out of her. Now there is less tv time and more learning and craft time.