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The History of Caillou: The Most HATED Cartoon Character

How a Canadian preschool show created a spoiled brat and how the world hated him for the same reason he got famous

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Andrew Lane

Video isn’t loading from my end

Mat Brunet (AniMat)

Is it working now? There must've been some weird glitch on Patreon's end.

Hugo Segal

A coincidence this video was posted on Patreon because today marks the 15th anniversary of when "Curious George" hit the silver screen. Having read the original books and simultaneously seeing the film and the PBS Kids spin-off series, I was lucky to have the little rascal as one of my earliest influences. Unlike Caillou, George is a character young children CAN see themselves in; mischievous to a tee, yet wholesomely naïve.

Kenneth Stoddard

The insufferable of Caillou as a character makes other hatable characters like Anjelica from Rugrats and Scrappy Doo from Scooby Doo look like less insufferable than this although I think Scrappy Doo shouldn’t deserve all that hate and could have him a comeback if they just reboot the character and be relatable and likable instead. Anyways, I seen the show as a little kid and I didn’t like too much of it since it wasn’t that good. But yeah it for the best not to air anymore episodes other wise parents would’ve exploded if they watch another episode of it. Also, thanks for mentioning the Family Guy joke about Caillou since that one was one of the better jokes in recent seasons of Family Guy!

Trenton Girone

Yeah, I can definitely see just how bad this show could get. Thankfully, it is no longer airing in the U.S. Honestly, though, I think Peppa Pig is just as bad.

Justin Monti

Ya know considering I grew up in the early 2000's I am honestly incredibly relieved that I never saw a single episode of Caillou growing up as a kid. While I never saw a single episode of Caillou, I am still very well aware of how much of an annoying Brat he can be. And I know if I ever have kids in the future, I will make sure they never watch Caillou. I never thought I’d say this but this show makes Dora The Explorer and Barney The Dinosaur look like masterpieces by comparison, at least those shows try to be educational and at least they don’t teach kids how to be annoying little brats.

Hunter O'Laughlin

All I can say is that during the time I watched Caillou as a kid, I’m glad I didn’t see the worst ones like “Big Brother Caillou” or “Caillou Joins the Circus” on PBS Kids. It’s like the people in charge of the channel were looking out for us and didn’t want us to get influenced by Caillou’s behavior from watching those episodes. Ironically though because they let infamous episodes of Arthur like “Arthur’s Big Hit” air on the station.

Hunter O'Laughlin

I remember being in New York during spring vacation back in 2014 and some of the jumbo-trons showed Peppa Pig on the screen. It was embarrassing. I also remember one time I went to my favorite pizza and arcade place. I usually sit in a dining section called Toon City where they show animated movies. But one time I went there, they had Peppa Pig on. It really made me not sit in Toon City and instead eat in another one of the dining areas where they play sports on TV like football; which sucked for me because I’m not a major football person.

Trenton Girone

Still not working on my iPad, but I am glad it works on my laptop. Thanks again, Mat!

Lady Helen Bio Rodriguez

Even when I was a kid, I thought this character was insufferable. Now that I'm older... yep he still is!

Hunter O'Laughlin

Thanks for the empathy. You’d probably felt the same way if you had been in my place during those events.

Aurélien Beauchêne

To put it simple, most hated character in western animation. When it comes to eastern animation (or Japanese), this is nothing compared to the hate expressed by fans over some characters, but that might be a whole new possible subject for Matty.

Bryce Gundy

Caillou really is such a freaking BRAT!

Haileigh Tenney

kirie kojima and akane tendo are worse than caillou because they are violent jerks and not a single punishment was given to them from either their parents or any authority