I have three kids at home (two boys and a girl).  Keeping them entertained is always this constant struggle between finding something appropriate for their age and finding something that can be played over and over again without driving the adults insane.  We’ve had a lot of luck with TV series; episodes are shorter so you’re not sitting the kids down for two hours to veg, if you have an entire season stored up then you can watch any number of episodes, and not having to hear the exact same show over and over again saves your mind.

There is an issue where the kids catch on pretty fast that there’s more than one episode they can watch, in which case they then beg to see episode after episode after episode.  However, with proper parenting (it’s called “No”) that’s usually pretty easily avoided.

In an effort to find shows that are age appropriate, my wife and I have fallen back to the shows we watched as kids.  For whatever reason, they are more entertaining to children and not as condescending to everyone watching.  One such series we’ve found is an old favorite for me; The Real Ghostbusters.  Ever hear the phrase, “You should never meet your childhood hero.”?  Turns out you shouldn’t watch your childhood shows either.

Watching these episodes now, as an adult, is a little uncomfortable.  Some of the character development is a little laughable, and the interactions between the Ghostbusters isn’t exactly . . . . normal.  As a kid, you’d never notice or care about any of this.  But as an adult, it’s weird.

"I want you to know, I'm having a wonderful time."

If you think that picture is weird, you should see the whole scene it’s a part of.