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Thursday, 30 April 2026

Happiness Tip #8: Learning With Pi - I Mean, Er, Kipper

Kipper is a teacher and wise mutt of a lot of things that may not be important in other HIT Entertainment shows right now. In Angelina Ballerina for example, Angelina almost always has to do things almost immediately so it's perfect. But from Kipper's perspective, it's completely okay not to. The true balance is in the special connection between either friends, or parents and children.

Meet Sour - One Hot Headed Charmeleon!

This furious-looking Charmeleon is named Sour. He is Charmander's older brother. He may be soft towards his little brother, but on the other hand he is angry and furious, especially towards kids' TV fully embracing the algorithm.

Unexpected, horrid twists and turns involving the Pokemon franchise are enough to send him blowing his nobbly top. The most recent incident happened to involve the one channel we all hate to love:

CBBC.

How, exactly? Well, when CBBC struck a deal with Nintendo to use Pokemon for their side of the algorithm, Sour was so furious he attacked CBBC with threats and emails to take Pokemon off the air once every month, in fear it might infringe copyright with the makers of Mario and Link.

Charmander always tells his hotheaded older brother than kind, gentle persuasion is the key, but he just ignores it entirely. He believes CBBC is cheating and betraying its viewers by neglecting storytelling and just focusing on algorithm. Computers are the true enemy, not Team Rocket, and they along with Ash and Pikachu have been kidnapped and used as torture machines multiple times by the horrible horrendous terrible tremendous British kids' channel.

And you know what? Sour's multiple protest-related actions have a good point. He is known by PACT and Ofcom to charge through the doors of the BBC TV Centre and fight off every single star, presenter and cartoon character, often with an army/mob of Digimon in tow, with Charmander following close behind.

He believes Pokemon should have a place on CITV, Cartoon Network and Sky One rather than something as horrendous and loud as CBBC. And guess what?

I think he's right about that!

Sour's Profile Of Favourite Things:
  • Age: 15
  • Favourite colours: Red and orange
  • Favourite song: 'Fight For Your Right (To Party)' and 'Sabotage' by Beastie Boys
  • Favourite TV show: Dragon Ball Z
  • Favourite film: Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen (oh dear, dare I say it now...)
  • Favourite food: Spicy chicken wings
  • Favourite game: Playing at being a dragon with Charmander
  • Common flaw: Lashing out in public
  • Main occupation: Protester/activist
  • Favourite toy: Panic Pete
  • Favourite book: Grumpy Monkey

When You Use Nala's Baby Body Lotion

Tuesday, 28 April 2026

Happiness Tip #8: There's One In All Of Us...And That's Fab-A-Rooney!

There's a Tweenie inside each and every one of us. You'll realise you're Bella if you like to boss people around and want to be queen someday, you're Fizz if you're creative and love to make a sanctuary for you and your favourite things, you're Milo if you're full of energy and a love of exciting adventures, and you'll know you're Jake if you are shy, timid and a bit of an introvert. As for the ones being Doodles, Max and Judy...who knows what you might find from them inside your peers.

Happiness Tip #7: Presents Are Rewards

Hauls are more than just the result of binge buying for the spoilt, yet gifted only child. With every single item you buy with your birthday money, you are realising that happiness doesn't just come with the punishment of overspending, it comes with something much greater: the rewards you get when you've worked through the many trials of life.

Happiness Tip #6: Be More '80s Dangerous

Embrace the weird, Danger Mouse style. The '15 series takes out all the weirdness that made the classic series so enjoyable for fans old and young, but the classic version's Daliesque tone, blend of slow and fast pacing and stream of conciousness slapstick comedy feel is a representation of how we view the extraordinary colour in the everyday dullness.

A Joke About Care Bears & Art

Q: What do Care Bears call famous paintings?

A: A work of heart!

The Joke They Forgot To Put In The Scream Street Joke Book

Q: What is a zombie's favourite Saturday show?

A: Alive & Kicking!

My New Friend Dipdap

Meet my newest friend - his name is Dipdap, and he's a delusional 3 year old analogue of a stick man who is always persuading the artist to try to give him the situation he wants. You're going to meet him...NOW!

Sunday, 26 April 2026

Oi! Kids! What Time Is It?!

Happiness Tip #5: Maps & Charts

If you find writing stories too much for your mental static and mental burnout, try some maps with zones based on your favourite feelings and aesthetics, like the one Pibby used in her full length pilot animatic, or use a table on GSheets to label and code for your party plans, renovation ideas and Barbara Ann Kipfer style list books, whether it's by the amount of letters in a word, your favourite characters in your favourite shows, or your favourite colours or aesthetics or concepts or themes.
- A tip from the Larntown Board Of Advice (LAB)

Happiness Tip #4

Clean Break? More like 'Dirty Mend'. Clean Break is the ultimate trigger for intrusive thoughts, so creating a Comfort Soundproof Playlist of natural sounds, ambience from natural environments and calm music and audiobooks works a treat.
Here, my dear princesses, are 10 examples:
1.Kipper
2.Disney Bedtime Stories
3.Tracy Beaker
4.Cliffhanger
5.Buried Alive
6.My Brother's Famous Bottom
7.MBFB Gets Pinched
8.Harry Potter (w/ Stephen Fry narrating)
9.Horrid Henry (w/ Miranda Richardson narrating)
10.The Water Babies

Day 26: The Last Two