Octonauts- Genetic Engineering Cover-up?

So, what precisely is Turnip (and the other vegetable/animal hybrids)? The Nerd King finds my issue with Turnip to be endlessly amusing, to the point that my Facebook wall is now covered with Turnip themed posts. Thanks Honey.

Genetic engineering, that explains it all! Clearly, at some point, the Octonauts were not the friendly little ocean adventurers they claim to be! Nerd King hypothesizes that there was a global food shortage and they were attempting to make a super food (fish/plant/mammal, a complete source of nutrition right?) and it went horribly wrong. I'm betting on a mad scientist that they've locked away in some cave for fear of the past genetic engineering program seeing the light of day.

So what happens to these poor survivors of a mad man's (mad fish's?) scientific rampage? They work in the Octonauts' galley as the cooks, which considering they're part plant could present a troubling dilemma for them. Is this the reason behind the extreme happy-go-lucky attitude? Are they hiding behind a brave face to ignore the realities of their daily lives? Or are they still part of some sad experiment? The world will never know....

Also to ponder- the cooks love to make fish biscuits and kale cakes. If Peso as a medic has pledged to help all and any injured fish they come upon then who exactly are they eating? Perhaps Peso has less than standard medical training...

Surviving small children's programming

Hi, I'm Stella and I'm a mom of a toddler.

(waits for the chorus of all the other parents in the group)

Motherhood has been a great adventure and while getting used to diapers, spit up and the rest really wasn't hard for me to adjust to there was one stand out- small children's tv programming. It took me awhile to find something that would amuse the Little Owl while she snarfed down her oatmeal and didn't make me want to bang my head on the wall. There are only so many squeaky voices and face palm worthy plot lines I can take! Luckily for Little Owl her daddy, the Nerd King, seems to be far more in touch with his inner child and has been able to pick a couple favorites we can all stand. 

This has also lead to some very amusing conversations because while the shows are utterly entertaining to those under 4 there are some logical inconsistencies that boggle the mind and trying to make sense of them has made this viewing experience far more entertaining! A sense of humor makes everything easier right?

So welcome to Cartoonitis (thanks Doc Mcstuffins) where we ramble about the silliness in cartoons that makes them as amusing for the adults as the littles!