Kylie Kelce lists the kids shows she loves — and the ones she ‘aggressively' banned

Miami Herald

6 days ago

Kylie Kelce says she has 'no other way to function' than to be honest.
The 33-year-old wife of former NFL player Jason Kelce lived up to that quality during the July 24 episode of her 'Not Gonna Lie' podcast when she presented her 'No Lie Parent's Guide to Kids TV.'
And it included a list of kids shows she absolutely loves — and some she 'aggressively' avoids.
For example, Kelce revealed that 'Cocomelon' has been banned in her household.
'No, aggressively no,' she said of the show. 'So no that if Cocomelon comes up on any of their screens, my daughters say, 'Oh, we're not allowed to watch that.''
Kelce goes on to describe 'Cocomelon' as a show 'that locks kids in' and added that she questions any other shows that fall into that category.
'I have doubled, tripled, quadrupled down. We are not watching Cocomelon,' she added.
She also described 'Blippy' as weird and says she banned 'Teletubbies' because her daughter found it 'creepy.'
'These shows are banned for a multitude of reasons,' she said on her podcast. 'Some of them, I'm pretty sure there are studies that have shown that these shows are not correct.'
As for the rest of her list, Kelce broke it down into five other categories: educational shows, those that are re-watchable, shows from her childhood, shows to keep the kids busy and shows that are confusing.
Here's a look at her No Lie Parent's Guide to Kids TV:
Educational shows with good music: 'Ms. Rachel' and 'Sesame Street'Shows you can watch 100+ times: 'Bluey,' 'Peppa Pig' and 'Zoboomafoo'Shows from her childhood: 'The Big Comfy Couch,' 'Spongebob Squarepants,' 'PB&J Otter' and 'Bear in the Big Blue House' Shows to keep the kids busy: 'T.O.T.S.' and 'Puppy Pals'Shows that have Kelce saying WTF: 'Yo Gabba Gabba!' and 'The Chicken Squad'
Kelce says she's especially fond of Ms. Rachel's 'Hop Little Bunnies' song and described 'Sesame Street' as a 'throwback.'
'Big Bird is aging like fine wine,' she said of the classic show. 'Really, I want to know his skin care routine because he doesn't look a day older than when I used to watch him when I was little. It's crazy.'
She also likes how short 'Bluey' episodes are and how 'lovely' Peppa Pig is — especially Daddy Pig.
As for 'Zoboomafoo,' Kelce says she added it to the list for herself.
'I put it on selfishly. I love that lemur,' she says of Jovian from the 1991-2001 show. 'I love that he looks a little unhinged.'
Kelce's comments come less than two weeks after Nielsen announced that 'Bluey' topped its streaming rankings for the first half of 2025 with 25.06 billion minutes of viewing.
'Grey's Anatomy' (22.55 billion), 'NCIS' (19.12 billion), 'Family Guy' (19.07 billion) and 'Bob's Burgers' (17.1 billion) rounded out the top five, according to Nielsen's ratings.
Her comments also come one week after TheWrap reported that 'Ms. Rachel' was the seventh-most watched show on Netflix in the first half of 2025 with 53.4 million views.
On her podcast, Kelce took an extra moment to praise 'Ms. Rachel' as one of the greats.
'I have said multiple times that we love Ms. Rachel. And Ms. Rachel is great because she sings the songs that you would love,' Kelce said of the show.
'She does legitimate speech pathology tactics and practices within the show. And also my kids love her,' she added.
Kelce shares four daughters — Wyatt, 5, Elliotte, 4, Bennett, 2, and Finnley, born in March — with her husband, whom she has been married to since 2018, according to People.