Tag Archives: Children’s television

Thingee Loses An Eye

Thingee Loses An Eye

It’s all fun and games until someone loses an eye. Watch one of the most famous scenes on New Zealand television where Thingee a well-known puppet, pops off one…

Mucho Loco Baby! Children’s TV Stigmatises Mental Illness

Mucho Loco Baby! Children’s TV Stigmatises Mental Illness

Auckland University researchers have found that children’s television programmes create a negative stereotype of mental illness which encourages young people to develop prejudice.