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Saturday, 12 May 2007
Too much Justin Fletcher and bad singing on children's telly?
Children's Programmes Justin Fletcher has performed in:
- The Tweenies
- Tikkabilla
- Toddworld
- Something Special
- Jimjam and Sunny
- Shaun The Sheep
- Chicken Run (the film)
- as a CBeebies presenter
- Springwatch/Autumnwatch
- Boo!
OK, so maybe this is evidence that we have too much Children's TV on (!) but I mainly spotted these because his voice irritates me a bit, which makes it quite easy to identify! I guess this raises the question.. are there that few British Children's TV presenters - along with an inexplicable clutch of stand-up comedians - that he ends up appearing in so many programmes?
Even further down the barrel (OK, so maybe I'm being a bit unfair now!) comes the singing talents of some of the voice actors. Take, for example, The Early Worms.
Here's an excerpt of their 'Wiggle Song' () , which I consider to be painful listening. Is one of them singing off-key on purpose (so as to encourage the less tonally talented tot to sing along?) or was this a fairly fundamental failure at the audition?
I would like to redress the balance if possible, by extolling the virtues of my current favourite - Wonderpets. It has the most wonderful semi-classical musical score throughout, and a dialogue which I'm sure takes a leaf out of Charlie and Lola's book(s). It's really charming (and I currently have a potentially very embarrassing ringtone on my mobile phone!)
NickJr currently have a free-for-view episode of Wonderpets online at the moment (certainly in the UK), so here's your chance to tell me how wrong I am!
Wonder Pets ringtones
| Wonder Pets Phone | mp3 (161kB) | amr (21kB) |
| Wonder Pets Phone Song | mp3 (244kB) | amr (32kB) |
| Wonder Pets Phone Ring+Song | mp3 (344kB) | amr (45kB) |
Posted by james at May 12, 2007 11:17 AM
Comments
AHhh Justin! I really liked him but you're right, he keeps popping up in almost everything on TV! I
ve tried to find out more about him on Wikipedia ( I wanted to know if he was married to Sarah Jane...screeech!)
Any could go on about this subject for ages, not that Luke watches MUCH Tv...! His favourites are Thomas, Wonderpets and unfortunately, Dora.. why does she have to SHOUT!
OH and thanks for the ringtone Jim, Luke tells me my phone is ringing before I hear it now!
Posted by: Cath at May 12, 2007 7:37 PM
Just did a wikiepdia check on Justin!
Justin owns a production company - Scrumptious House Ltd - that produces for children's television, video and theatre.
Justin also voices for the new CITV channel programme called Jim Jam and Sunny where he is the voice of both Jim Jam and Slim the cowardly giraffe.
Justin is the voice on the V-Tech Alphabet Desk.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Fletcher"
Posted by: Cath at May 12, 2007 7:43 PM
I really like Justin and my children also do. I agree his voice is not the best but I think he's got too much talent to do children programs. We love every thing that he does!!!!!!! and also we like Sarah Jane!!
Posted by: Diana at August 2, 2007 3:02 PM
