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My friends daughter watches Dora and loves it! She's watched so much of it that she'll say a few things in Spanish now. It's repetitive, but I like it (for kids).

Yes, I've seen it a couple years ago though. That and Blues Clues.

That was RJ's first favorite show. He was OBSESSED. That show is actually really great for teaching spanish and steps for problem solving.

But the biggest thing is the way they produce the show. They'll create the show then screen it for a bunch of toddlers and young kids. Every time a kid takes their eyes off the screen, they make a note and REDO that part of the scene. So literally the show is customized to keep kids' attention on the show every second possible. A little creepy, but GENIUS. I"m convinced this is why so many kids are so obsessed with Dora!

Thankfully RJ has moved on to Wonder Pets, Pocoyo, and Charlie Brown movies.

Probably in the minority, but I really don't like the show. I don't have any good reason for not liking it, other than finding it really annoying. If I watch it, I feel my brain cells dying.

There are other kids shows I like better, but I feel like kids TV is going downhill these days. I grew up watching shows like Reading Rainbow and Bill Nye The Science Guy - what happened to those types of shows?!

My daughter likes Dora and Diego a lot, and says a lot of things in Spanish because of it, but she really loves Ni Hao, Kai-Lan. She is constantly saying things to me in Mandarin and I have no idea what she's talking about. At least with Spanish I know enough to figure out what she's saying. It is nice for her to get familiarity with other cultures, though. I'm hoping I can take her to our city's Dragon Boat Festival this year. I wish we had a Moon Festival because that's her favorite episode. I think she would die if I brought home a moon cake!

My little one isn't here yet, so it's been a while since I've seen children's programming, but I have seen a couple of episodes at friends' houses.

I cannot handle Dora. At all. I understand what they are doing and why they keep pausing, but holy cow, does it drive me nuts. I find it highly annoying at this point. Maybe I'll change my view once we're at that point in life.