My son has been sick and I have really really relaxed my rules about TV. I am pretty adamant about watching with him so this week I have become very familiar with Dora, The Fresh Beat Band, Agent Oso , and The Berenstain Bears.
This is what I have discovered.
Dora- her mom is pretty cool, she is an archaeologist and gave birth to Dora’s twin siblings at home and looked great only minutes after birth! The giant chicken really really skeeves me out though, why is it so big?
The Fresh Beat Band - easily the most watchable show. Maybe just because it’s new and the music isn’t horrible. My son even on his most lethargic day would get up and play air guitar. Also there is one character ( argyle sweater, funky hat, aussie accent) that makes it worth it for moms to watch too. Thank you producers for that!
Agent Oso - seriously is learning to make a salad a “problem” worth a special agent?
Berenstain Bears - I want to move to Bear Country the way I wanted to move to Walnut Grove as a child and Stars Hollow as an adult . It just seems like life makes sense, is predictable but never boring. They don’t often change their clothes but maybe bears don’t have to. They live peacefully with animals I’d expect them to eat, but I am still not sure I’d be able to get over my fear of bears long enough for a visit.
I am excited ecstatic that my son will be going back to preschool tomorrow, that he feels well enough to go out and that our tv can go back to it’s limited viewing.
I may have to put The Fresh Beat Band on during nap time though 
LOL, we have the same no TV rule in our house (it helps that we don’t have cable or satellite so the shows available are pretty limiting). The kids can watch on Friday though, after school and homework is complete.
But yes, when the kids or even I’m under the weather the TV rule is bent, right over backwards.