Baby Shark has more views than there are people on Earth, and it targets a demographic that can't chose what it watches. amirite?

by demographic that can't chose what it watches, you meant the parents?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Honestly. If you think todlers don't choose what they want to watch, you don't have one. "Want shark. Want sharrrrrkkkk!"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They don't even need to be able to speak. My freshly turned one year old will point and yell at the speaker. Then will sort of sideways clap and put her hands on her head. In case you don't know what she wants her 3 year old sister will tell you! Sleeping bunnies request involves pulling self to stand, bouncing, then callapsing on the floor! Then repeat with more pointing and telling at the speaker. We don't even have a smart speaker. They know my phone makes the songs come on!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And yet somehow whenever the 3-year-old tells me what the sister wants, it's always also want she wants. So strange. Apparently yesterday the one year old wanted to watch TV with her sister

by Anonymous 2 years ago

or the 1 year old "wants" some McDonald's. Hahaha as an adult it seems like a foolish thing, but as a kid I really did think it would work

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I secretly not so secretly love sleeping bunnies

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're not alone! The wee lady also likes to gather all her bunny teddies and honorary bunnies (panda and pumba mostly) and action out this song. Adds even more entertainment to it

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh god I forgot about sleeping bunnies

by Anonymous 2 years ago

>My freshly turned one year old How often are you turning it? Just when it goes crispy?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Mom of a toddler here, sick of sharks and checking out "sleeping bunnies" now🤣🙃☺️

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I watched Gangnam style like 4 times in a row last night with my 2 year old. Guess whose decision that was.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Definitely yours Gangnam is a banger

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Op op op

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Opa Morbin Time

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My three year old is very close to getting Alexa to shuffle songs by Peppa pig without our help.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I feel like a smart speaker and a youngster just learning to talk is a recipe for chaos.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Kiddo asked our smart device for "the ketchup cannonball song." It played Cannibal by Ke$ha.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Kids 2 years old can tap the YouTube video they want on the iPad and tap to skip the ads. They just can't type the name of the video, but they can certainly tap it if it comes up or tap to watch a different video.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Shoot, I remember once my daughter was 4 or 5 and we were grocery shopping. My wife gave her her cell phone to distract her and she immediately opened Netflix and pulled up Pippa Pig. Kids know tech now, and absolutely can get what they want.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

in 1998 I was 4 and I could already open the computer and find Age of Empire 2 and play. Not well, but just clicking the images I eventually juste learned to get around the game. Young kids brains will learn anything intuitively if left alone just by exploring.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Even my 6 month old grandson knows what he likes. I put on Hey Bear and he's smiling and kicking his legs and flinging his arms. I put on Toy Story and he's not interested. My son says he's too old for Hey Bear but if he's that happy, grandma is obliging.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How can a six month old be too old for anything?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

There are multiple different trains of parenting. The one you are referring to and the one many people here are referring to is "let your kid do whatever it wants" as a way to make the infant happy and sated. Often this can lead to a stronger bond between an infant and the guardian. Whilst there is another train that believes that a young infant is prime for development and you should use the opportunity whilst you have it. Like giving them something multi-lingual to watch (think Dora as a kid). This train can mean making your kid do things it doesn't immediately want to, which can cause a bit of resentment in the infant.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Definitely too old for abortion

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Depends how much excitement you're willing to have on a Tuesday.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Sir, this is a Wendy's drive thru

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My daughter has very specific (to her) ways to describe things that she wants to watch. For example, there's a SpongeBob episode she wants and she will say "The one where Sandy is mad". That's it. That's all she will say. Took forever to find out she means an episode where Sandy is trying to hibernate, but gets interrupted by SpongeBob and Patrick.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Have a 2-year old I'm constantly asked for "baby doo-doo" and "JJ Tomtom"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They certainly try

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Don't forget us daycare workers. When a room full of two year olds start screaming "BABY SHARK," I ain't saying no.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You're the real heroes.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That sounds horrifying.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thank you for your service.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

"Hey Google, Play Baby Shark on a loop until bedtime" And there's your views.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thankfully my Google home device doesn't speak toddler and refused to respond to requests like "hey goo-goo, pay baby fark!"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

A toddler slowly getting frustrated at a smart home device is quality entertainment

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Mine says 'hey google' instead of 'ok google' slowly getting more frustrated each time it doesn't work. and the 5 year old gets frustrated trying to correct her each time

by Anonymous 2 years ago

It's all fun and games until they figure out how to use the saved payment method to buy baby shark merchandise.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Said at 7am

by Anonymous 2 years ago

So true :p

by Anonymous 2 years ago

We need better sources. I grew up with the great mighty poo

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Ohhh man, you really hit the nail on the head there XD

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yup.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Yea OP doesn't have a toddler. Been held hostage by Pink Fong for 2 years now.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thank you! I can still hear the cries of "Baby Shawk!!" R's were difficult for a bit.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Baby laaaawk in this houshold. My two year old even names the colours bij the name of the shark. So a blue cup is a daddy shark cup, he wants a pink sweet: mommy shark sweet. We're now trying to reteach him the colours :-D

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Thankfully my daughter has forgotten about baby shark but i did love the way she would say "baby shahk"

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My daughter puts her nose up against my face like Alien, and goes, "COCOMAAA" aka Cocomelon

by Anonymous 2 years ago

And those prisoners

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I came here to make this point. The children around here are running the show.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Idk what they're talking about. Not only could my son use his baby shark app at 2 years old he also set the language to Japanese through his own preference. "Chibi same, kawaii."

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My daughter changed the language on several apps. It was a pain to set back because the parental control test question was now in another language and the menus were all that language.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

His mom had that issue. She's not a very educated person especially when it comes to other cultures and she was like "Why are you listening to that, you speak English." And changed it to English and his first action was to change it back to Japanese with no hesitation. And he never chooses another one.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Agreed! This would be a great "tell me you don't have kids, without telling them you don't have kids". 😂

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Hah! You can have my 2 year old for a day and see if you can dictate what he wants to watch XD

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Right. OP, tell everyone you don't have kids without telling everyone you don't have kids.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

A day? This is your chance ship them off for a week.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I can easily win a 2-year old in a fight so in the end I cam dictate what they watch.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

But that crying game is strong with 2 year olds. Their consistency is key. They wear you down over time.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Word. It gets to where you're desperate for a few minutes of peace. I was also like this before kids and when I had just 1. 3 now and a few minutes of calm are the only thing keeping me sane.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You think so? 🤔

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If you think a toddler does not control what s/he watches, you've clearly never been an overtired parent that just wants to take a nap for three minutes.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My toddler learned how to use Alexa and repeat at 3. He definitely has a say in what he listens to unless we unplug Alexa and hide the cord.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My 4 year old has actually worked on his pronouncing of words because our Google Home couldn't understand him. Now we have Meatloaf and Luke Combs for every sit down meal.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Huh, then could Alexas be be a good tool to help kids work on their pronunciation? Like, you dont get the media you want unless you say it right?

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Exactly. My kid was very clear about the things she liked to watch

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You have obviously never met a toddler before if you think they aren't choosing

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My son figured out how the roku remote works and was picking his own shows on netflix at 3 years old.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You obviously don't have kids if you think they aren't choosing what to watch. They are insufferable about what to watch.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

> can't choose what it watches. I beg to differ. Toddler sees tablet in my hand, all I hear for 30 minutes is, "I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, I wanna watch baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, baby shark, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK**, **BABY SHARK!!!!!!!!!!!**

by Anonymous 2 years ago

This is why I'm not a parent. I can't handle this. I would not hit the child, but I would sternly tell them it's not tablet time and make them cry. Then have to hear that for 30 minutes. I can't do it...

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Some people with kids can barely handle it themselves. That's why they just give in to what their children want.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

you get used to it at this point I find it amusing

by Anonymous 2 years ago

That's when you bust out the noise-cancelling headphones

by Anonymous 2 years ago

bay shak bay shak

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Toddler looove to watch the same things 1000 times. So probably there's at least 50-100 views per child, if not more. My friend's daughter loved it so much, when they got married in Cuba, they showed the song to the cuban band that was playing at the reception and they played it. That was ... quite the experience.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Toddlers do choose what they want to see. My niece comes into my room, hands me TV remote and says 'baby shaak baby shaak' if I ask her what about coco melon.. No no baby shaaaak shaaaaaaaaaaak... Ps: I don't feel too annoyed with baby shaak. My niece loves it and some minutes -(usually 15mins) is not much. I usually turn into shaak to nibble off some yummy fingers. So it's all fun.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Cocomelon is brain melting. I think it killed a few of my brain cells.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

100% it's mind numbingly painful.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Just put on Bury The Light and walk away. They might turn emo, but at least they'll get a head start on developing a sense of taste.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

In Australia we are taught to use the baby shark song to keep rhythm when doing CPR. So anyone that's learning 1st Aid will be googling it.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Someone doesn't have kids. They can definitely choose what they watch and are pretty vocal about it. What they can't do is do it themselves.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Someone has kids /j

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I didn't know there were any videos with even a quarter of those views. 10 BILLION. Just... Wow

by Anonymous 2 years ago

these days, that demographic does choose what they watch. they're running around with their own iPads.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

I find it crazy when I see a family sit down at a table and all the kids get handed their electronics immediately. Sometimes the kids are walking with them. I let my daughter use an iPad but not like that. That's insane.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Oh you best believe my almost 2 year old sister asks for baby shark... she knows what she's doing and can even put it on herself now!!

by Anonymous 2 years ago

My toddler is literally hitting the button to repeat that song right now sooooo

by Anonymous 2 years ago

How many little kids have you been around? They most definitely have a say in what they watch. My daughter, when she was 18 months old had very strong opinions on wanting to watch the SAME Twinkle Twinkle Little Star video over an over again many times.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

If there's one thing I've learned so far in life, it's to never introduce my children to this song.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Written by a non-parent if you think they aren't choosing lol

by Anonymous 2 years ago

You are obviously not a parent. They can, and they will choose. For sure.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

As a parent of a toddler, I can safely say she absolutely chooses what she watches.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Trust me, even infants can indirectly choose what they watch with the right attitude and crying pitch

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Do you have kids? They can choose trust me. They also are a demographic that will watch the same things over and over and over and over.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

They may not directly choose what they watch, but they can react very strongly and even request specific things. I doubt that baby shark would get so much play if parents were truly just picking whatever they wanted instead.

by Anonymous 2 years ago

Cant choose what it watches? You've clearly never had a 2 year scream "baby shark, baby shark" until its on the tv 😄

by Anonymous 2 years ago