I have two young kids. So my VCR, like, you kind of have to sift through a lot of, like, 'Animal Mechanicals,' 'Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.'
I hear all the time from our audience about how it's nice to see a positive African-American role model for the younger kids out there that are watching.
We're kind of doing what Bob McAllister did with 'Wonderama,' which is making people realize that kids are people, too.
As a parent with young children, I would always find little things that bothered me when I was reading bedtime stories or watching shows or listening to children's music. I couldn't find any stories, games or television shows that were fun and exciting while also being morally instructive and patriotic.
Well, the bottom line is that I'm extremely pleased with 'The Stupids.' I'm pleased that it's coming out, and it should look good. It's nice looking, with the colors and stuff. I made it for kids, and I really would like them to see it.
If I had kids, I'd probably be way over-protective, researching everything they begged to see to make sure the content was appropriate.
Children's television has been grossly over-commercialized. The subtle message is, "Buy me! Buy me!
The kids can't watch 'The Wire,' but there's great educational stuff for them to watch on TV if it is TV time. There are great apps on the iPad that are interactive and educational.
When we were kids, I know when I saw 'Pinocchio' it had a huge impact. I was ten years old, and I went home, and I was drawing the characters.
It was one of those pictures that children are supposed to like but don't. Full of endearing little animals doing endearing things, you know?
