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[mamadeb]

On the one hand, yeah, I should be pretty happy that there actually is a Chanukah special. Moreover, the Rugrats Chanukah special is very cute and well done, and a pleasure to watch, even for an adult without children.

On the other hand. Of the three times it's being broadcast, only one is actually during Chanukah. Chanukah ends on December 7. The second broadcast will be at 2PM, December 14. A *Saturday*. The third will be Dec. 16. I really don't understand why. The wouldn't show a Christmas special during the first week of January. They wouldn't show a Christmas special on December 26. Chanukah is *eight days long*. Surely, they could have found two other timeslots during that time, given that it *is* the only Chanukah special around.

I seem to be gearing up for my yearly snit early. *Sigh*.

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[mamadeb.livejournal.com]

Here's the thing. There are a lot of good intentions out there. And sometimes they work, and sometimes they don't. And. This is one thing this time of year that belongs to the Jewish kids, but when it's shown at the wrong time, it gives a message that it's not really very important, not like the big holiday out there that everyone else celebrates.

And, well. Technically speaking, it *isn't* all that important. It's the Jewish equivalent of a civil holiday. However, it's the one holiday people who aren't Jewish know about, thanks to its proximity to Christmas, which makes it all a rather mixed blessing.

In a perfect world - in a perfect world, we'd have cute kids/animals/robots celebrating the September/October Jewish holidays in specials that show how the different branches have their own customs/laws.

But that's not going to happen. Wouldn't sell any toys or tie-ins.