TLC: The Learning Channel?!

Do you remember when TLC actually aired shows that where interesting and stimulating to the mind? I Do! Hit the jump to continue reading my rant an informative look at the history of The Learning Channel.


What was once a great network true to its name, now a veritable circus freak show - from the morning programs of Ready, Set, Learn to the endless informative shows about plane crashes, building fires, ancient Egypt, aliens, dinosaurs, Area 51, and so on is - now home to programming that appeases the lowest common denominator.

Toddlers in Tiaras! Deerrrp!

One could spend all day focusing on all the programs from then and now, so I have decided to pick one program from what I am going to call the Fountain of Knowledge TLC era and the Letting the Yellow Mellow TLC era.

Behold the Fountain of Knowledge!:
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A show pitting two teams of four in a head-to-head competition to build some Frankenstein contraption in order to complete a simple task. The teams were usually given two days, a four wheeler, a junkyard and a small workshop to complete their creation. The epic machines then dueled to see which could perform the best at the given challenge. Challenges which ranged from constructing a vehicle that could build its own bridge and drive away to mechanisms that would flinging a small car as far as possible. The competitors had to think fast, scavenge well, and McGyver the shit out of things. This show lasted two seasons.


Beware of Letting the Yellow Mellow!:

Two People One Eyebrow

The Virgin Diaries is the greatest example I can find from this new "letting the yellow mellow" era. This show follows the lives of socially awkward people who have been unable to give away their first time, decided to keep their v-card in their back pocket or who have :"repoed their cherries". Most of the people who appear on this show seem to be. . . a little behind the times mentally (clearly they didn't watch the golden years of TLC).  Mind you; the chronicles of these peoples lives are more the hilarious, but I shouldn't be able to feel my IQ dropping while I'm watching something called The Learning Channel. Watch the following clip and try not to laugh:

Seriously?! A little more makeup and I fell Like this could be the Walking dead.

TLC should just concede, give up the ghost, stop lying to themselves and everyone else and just change their name! We all know if we want to watch something informative we are going turn to the Discovery Channel. 

If you don't feel the same way, here is a list of other shows appearing on TLC:

Toddlers in Tiaras

17 18  19 kids and counting

My Big Fat Gypsy Wedding

A Model Life

All American Muslim

Big Sexy

Say Yes to The Dress

Say Yes to The Dress Atlanta

Say Yes to The Dress Big Bliss

I Didn't Know I was Pregnant (I am serious as fuck right now.)

Mall Cops: Mall of America

Police Woman Of Broward County

Police Woman Of Cincinnati

Police Woman Of Dallas

Police Woman Of  Who the Fuck Cares!