Resource Try watching children’s television shows.

[Anxieyote]

I've been watching a few children's tv shows to ease the pain of existence. The simplistic interactions are so easy to understand that I can completely turn my brain off while I'm watching them, and just watch the characters do things. Everything is spelled out, and there's zero room for interpretation or nuance, which is a great alternative to the problems I have to deal with in the real world that have no clear or obvious answers.

I've been watching a show called "Doug Unplugs" that is strictly for the 3-6 year old crowd. The last episode I watched went like this:

Doug the robot finds a duckling in his friend's backyard. A backyard is no place for a duckling, so they try to build a house for him out of craft supplies. The duck does not like being inside. Maybe he would like a house outside instead? So they make a fake pond from an inflatable pool and pool toys. The duckling is still not happy. What's that sound? It sounds like a mama duck! They follow the duckling to an actual pond where his family lives. Doug then tells us that he has learned that a home isn't just about the environment you're in—it's about family.

I can almost fit the entire plot into a single paragraph. Nothing complicated about it, nothing to consider or evaluate in your brain; just watching little characters do stuff. I find it very meditative, and suggest it if you are looking for a a way to cope. I also recommend shows like Stillwater and Paw Patrol if you want a very friendly and comforting tone. You really get the sense that the people who make these shows are really trying to help kids, and it's very wholesome and sweet. There's nothing like that made for adults. There always has to be conflict and bad shit going down to drive the plot forward.

 

[Simba]

I've been watching a few children's tv shows to ease the pain of existence. The simplistic interactions are so easy to understand that I can completely turn my brain off while I'm watching them, and just watch the characters do things. Everything is spelled out, and there's zero room for interpretation or nuance, which is a great alternative to the problems I have to deal with in the real world that have no clear or obvious answers.

I've been watching a show called "Doug Unplugs" that is strictly for the 3-6 year old crowd. The last episode I watched went like this:

Doug the robot finds a duckling in his friend's backyard. A backyard is no place for a duckling, so they try to build a house for him out of craft supplies. The duck does not like being inside. Maybe he would like a house outside instead? So they make a fake pond from an inflatable pool and pool toys. The duckling is still not happy. What's that sound? It sounds like a mama duck! They follow the duckling to an actual pond where his family lives. Doug then tells us that he has learned that a home isn't just about the environment you're in—it's about family.

I can almost fit the entire plot into a single paragraph. Nothing complicated about it, nothing to consider or evaluate in your brain; just watching little characters do stuff. I find it very meditative, and suggest it if you are looking for a a way to cope. I also recommend shows like Stillwater and Paw Patrol if you want a very friendly and comforting tone. You really get the sense that the people who make these shows are really trying to help kids, and it's very wholesome and sweet. There's nothing like that made for adults. There always has to be conflict and bad shit going down to drive the plot forward.

I tend to watch alot of shows/cartoons/films etc and is like im not here for awhile but then im back again in reality ,i like old stuff so old cartoons too but also new cartoons too (anime too)

 

[Dr Iron Arc]

I watch a lot of cartoons already but usually only ones I'm nostalgic for, I don't think I could handle a new kids show.

 

[Flippy]

I sometimes watch old HE-MAN and the Masters of the Universe cartoons. It's nostalgic to an extent, though for a time when I was very young I was prevented from watching it for some dumb reasons. But I like the wholesome way it's scripted, the quirky animation and it just feels plain reassuring to me. I watched the new series on Netflix and I loved it, but it wasn't well received by others, again for what I feel are dumb reasons. It's nice though that a mostly pleasant piece of my childhood has gotten a second chance :-)

 

[lofticries]

I find the show Arthur relaxing. Still don't how that show has went on for so long.

 

[TriggerHappy]

When I was growing up [[GenX]],
t.v was labeled :: the opiate of the masses...
Maybe now its social media.
Not sure about kiddies shows but thank the pagan gods for cartoon network / horror movies / YouTube music / 70s sitcoms & porn.
Nothing makes (no-)sense like a good gay porn love story :: gggrrr!
(Bring it on haters, only if u take it up the...)
Forgive me im overtired. Nyeh. Nyeh.

 

[timf]

You might want to try "Eek the Cat". It was pretty humorous.

 

[Alec]

I spent today the whole day binge watching SpongeBob on Netflix.

 

[stygal]

Nowadays I don't rewatch old kids cartoons but I loved the 70s Mangaversions of "Wicki" "Maja" "Heidi" and so on (probably only EU peeps know those). Although the "Moomins" - loved those.

Only children's movie(s) I rewatch is/are "Emil i Lönneberga" - it's so cute and easy to get into and every Christmas holiday on TV.

 

[Flippy]

Nowadays I don't rewatch old kids cartoons but I loved the 70s Mangaversions of "Wicki" "Maja" "Heidi" and so on (probably only EU peeps know those). Although the "Moomins" - loved those.

Only children's movie(s) I rewatch is/are "Emil i Lönneberga" - it's so cute and easy to get into and every Christmas holiday on TV.

I used to love the old stop motion Moomins series that occasionally popped up on UK TV in the 80s when sports events muddled up the schedule. It was like an unexpected treat and the stop motion puppets looked beautiful :-)

 

[neitherherenorthere]

Not exactly "retro," but Pokemon has a lot of nostalgia for me and generally makes me feel better.