Forget the title, this is a kids' show you need to watch
Because 6am is far too early to be woken up by a four-year-old for just about anything, let alone watching a TV show.
I'd recommend parents keep quiet about Do Not Watch This Show until it's available on ABC's view, where it can be watched at a more reasonable hour.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a retro kid who likes to watch shows when they air on TV rather than stream them, well it's not all bad.
For Do Not Watch This Show is good. Really, really good. It's a spin-off of Andy Lee's Do Not Open This Book.
While they're obviously for little tackers, I enjoyed the TV show so much that part of me thought that maybe I should read the books.
Not that I actually will do that - it would be a tad embarrassing. But that's how enjoyable this show is.
The simple synopsis is that it features a character named Wizz (voiced by Lee) who is stuck in a TV show that he doesn't want you to watch.
He then goes to quite some effort to get you to turn off. But you won't be able to, because it's really, really good.
It's always a source of amazement that this Gordon Ramsay show manages to find restaurant owners willing to appear on it.
Yes, they do generally get a free upgrade of the dining area and a bit of business advice, but it does come at a cost of being shown on TV as a complete doofus who has no idea what they're doing.
And who probably has a dirty kitchen full of rotting food.
Surely it's enough to scare away any potential customers, even after that upgrade. Yet the US version is up to season nine, on the back of five seasons of the UK version.
In this episode the focal point is the extremely odd co-owner Bonnie. She has big staring eyes, weird mouth pouts and odd facial movements. All of which made me wonder if she on something - if you know what I mean.
This show set in Alice Springs is one of the most enjoyable things you'll watch this week.
The one-hour screening is made up of six shorter pieces that follow the exploits of Robbie and his friends Georgie Blue and Big Johnny in the lead-up to Christmas.
It's a bit rude, a bit sweary and plays on the stereotypes of people who live in a place like Alice Springs. But it's also very funny.
It's produced by the pair responsible for the popular series Bluey, which should give you some idea of the quality we're talking about here.
Look at that air time - 6am? Parents better make sure their little kids aren't savvy enough to read a TV guide and discover this is on.
Because 6am is far too early to be woken up by a four-year-old for just about anything, let alone watching a TV show.
I'd recommend parents keep quiet about Do Not Watch This Show until it's available on ABC's view, where it can be watched at a more reasonable hour.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a retro kid who likes to watch shows when they air on TV rather than stream them, well it's not all bad.
For Do Not Watch This Show is good. Really, really good. It's a spin-off of Andy Lee's Do Not Open This Book.
While they're obviously for little tackers, I enjoyed the TV show so much that part of me thought that maybe I should read the books.
Not that I actually will do that - it would be a tad embarrassing. But that's how enjoyable this show is.
The simple synopsis is that it features a character named Wizz (voiced by Lee) who is stuck in a TV show that he doesn't want you to watch.
He then goes to quite some effort to get you to turn off. But you won't be able to, because it's really, really good.
It's always a source of amazement that this Gordon Ramsay show manages to find restaurant owners willing to appear on it.
Yes, they do generally get a free upgrade of the dining area and a bit of business advice, but it does come at a cost of being shown on TV as a complete doofus who has no idea what they're doing.
And who probably has a dirty kitchen full of rotting food.
Surely it's enough to scare away any potential customers, even after that upgrade. Yet the US version is up to season nine, on the back of five seasons of the UK version.
In this episode the focal point is the extremely odd co-owner Bonnie. She has big staring eyes, weird mouth pouts and odd facial movements. All of which made me wonder if she on something - if you know what I mean.
This show set in Alice Springs is one of the most enjoyable things you'll watch this week.
The one-hour screening is made up of six shorter pieces that follow the exploits of Robbie and his friends Georgie Blue and Big Johnny in the lead-up to Christmas.
It's a bit rude, a bit sweary and plays on the stereotypes of people who live in a place like Alice Springs. But it's also very funny.
It's produced by the pair responsible for the popular series Bluey, which should give you some idea of the quality we're talking about here.
Look at that air time - 6am? Parents better make sure their little kids aren't savvy enough to read a TV guide and discover this is on.
Because 6am is far too early to be woken up by a four-year-old for just about anything, let alone watching a TV show.
I'd recommend parents keep quiet about Do Not Watch This Show until it's available on ABC's view, where it can be watched at a more reasonable hour.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a retro kid who likes to watch shows when they air on TV rather than stream them, well it's not all bad.
For Do Not Watch This Show is good. Really, really good. It's a spin-off of Andy Lee's Do Not Open This Book.
While they're obviously for little tackers, I enjoyed the TV show so much that part of me thought that maybe I should read the books.
Not that I actually will do that - it would be a tad embarrassing. But that's how enjoyable this show is.
The simple synopsis is that it features a character named Wizz (voiced by Lee) who is stuck in a TV show that he doesn't want you to watch.
He then goes to quite some effort to get you to turn off. But you won't be able to, because it's really, really good.
It's always a source of amazement that this Gordon Ramsay show manages to find restaurant owners willing to appear on it.
Yes, they do generally get a free upgrade of the dining area and a bit of business advice, but it does come at a cost of being shown on TV as a complete doofus who has no idea what they're doing.
And who probably has a dirty kitchen full of rotting food.
Surely it's enough to scare away any potential customers, even after that upgrade. Yet the US version is up to season nine, on the back of five seasons of the UK version.
In this episode the focal point is the extremely odd co-owner Bonnie. She has big staring eyes, weird mouth pouts and odd facial movements. All of which made me wonder if she on something - if you know what I mean.
This show set in Alice Springs is one of the most enjoyable things you'll watch this week.
The one-hour screening is made up of six shorter pieces that follow the exploits of Robbie and his friends Georgie Blue and Big Johnny in the lead-up to Christmas.
It's a bit rude, a bit sweary and plays on the stereotypes of people who live in a place like Alice Springs. But it's also very funny.
It's produced by the pair responsible for the popular series Bluey, which should give you some idea of the quality we're talking about here.
Look at that air time - 6am? Parents better make sure their little kids aren't savvy enough to read a TV guide and discover this is on.
Because 6am is far too early to be woken up by a four-year-old for just about anything, let alone watching a TV show.
I'd recommend parents keep quiet about Do Not Watch This Show until it's available on ABC's view, where it can be watched at a more reasonable hour.
If you're unfortunate enough to have a retro kid who likes to watch shows when they air on TV rather than stream them, well it's not all bad.
For Do Not Watch This Show is good. Really, really good. It's a spin-off of Andy Lee's Do Not Open This Book.
While they're obviously for little tackers, I enjoyed the TV show so much that part of me thought that maybe I should read the books.
Not that I actually will do that - it would be a tad embarrassing. But that's how enjoyable this show is.
The simple synopsis is that it features a character named Wizz (voiced by Lee) who is stuck in a TV show that he doesn't want you to watch.
He then goes to quite some effort to get you to turn off. But you won't be able to, because it's really, really good.
It's always a source of amazement that this Gordon Ramsay show manages to find restaurant owners willing to appear on it.
Yes, they do generally get a free upgrade of the dining area and a bit of business advice, but it does come at a cost of being shown on TV as a complete doofus who has no idea what they're doing.
And who probably has a dirty kitchen full of rotting food.
Surely it's enough to scare away any potential customers, even after that upgrade. Yet the US version is up to season nine, on the back of five seasons of the UK version.
In this episode the focal point is the extremely odd co-owner Bonnie. She has big staring eyes, weird mouth pouts and odd facial movements. All of which made me wonder if she on something - if you know what I mean.
This show set in Alice Springs is one of the most enjoyable things you'll watch this week.
The one-hour screening is made up of six shorter pieces that follow the exploits of Robbie and his friends Georgie Blue and Big Johnny in the lead-up to Christmas.
It's a bit rude, a bit sweary and plays on the stereotypes of people who live in a place like Alice Springs. But it's also very funny.
It's produced by the pair responsible for the popular series Bluey, which should give you some idea of the quality we're talking about here.
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