My youngest son gets hooked on a show and stays fascinated with it for a long time. His favorites include Barney, Blue’s Clues and currently Thomas The Train. As his interest in one show decreases his interest in another show will increase. One of the shows currently on his radar is Bob The Builder. He generally likes shows popular with children younger than himself. I know Bob has been popular for a while, I’ve seen Bob clothing, toys and linens. Never seen a Bob stroller. Actually that’s one thing that I haven’t seen many animated characters on - strollers and carriages. Hmmm. Anyway. What’s interesting is that as he grows up and finds new shows he won’t hesitate to sit down and watch an old favorite.

I learned this week that Disney replaced the Toon Disney channel. The channel is called Disney XD and it premiered this past weekend. This channel will mainly be targeting boys ages eight to twelve but hopes to pick up some girl viewers within the same age range. The Disney XD channel will be featuring live and animated shows.

A ticker will be running across the bottom of the screen all day on Valentine’s Day on the Sprout Channel. The channel has extended an invitation to parents and family members to submit messages to their children online. To submit yours just go to Sprout Online and click “send a message”.