Peppa Pig, man. She’s just a pig trying to live her pig life. Trying to get on with her pig business like her little brother George, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig.
She’s got her own show, so she’s pretty much living the dream. So, what could this pig have possibly done to get a whole episode banned in Australia?
Befriend a goddamn spider, that’s what.
Yep, Australia has banned a 2004 episode of Peppa's show in which she makes an arachnid friend called 'Mister Skinnylegs'. The moral of the story is that spiders are "very, very small and can't hurt you".
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I don't think it should be aired in Australia.
we have seen this episode, not sure if on TV or on DVD purchased here. but all we do is remind them that here it's best not to approach a spider as they aren't all harmless. my kids won't approach even a dead spider. so seeing the episode has not made them want to befriend a spider
I imagine that regardless of Peppa pigs contents most parents will hace the sense to make sure their children are aware that spiders are dangerous and if they don't undoubtably schools will. But it is irresponsible to air a program, fictional or otherwise, that airs a complete lie. As the article says the moral of the story was "Spiders can't hurt you." Fine for the UK where that's true, but in Australia where our spider friends include that good chum Mr. Whitetail, the delightful madam Redback and Sydney's sweetheart Dr. Funnelweb, it's a dangerous lie.
We've seen it too. I teach my dd not to touch spiders. This is something I would have to do even if she had never seen that episode simply because she is a curious child discovering the world.