Picture it: a group of unemployed, adult men who share a house and prance around in color-coordinated turtlenecks singing, telling bad jokes and playing lame pranks. Creepy, huh? Well, they came to town, and they were playing with your kids.

On April 12, the popular child entertainers, The Wiggles, visited Bakersfield. Parents trotted excited children into Rabobank Arena to see the singalong queens, oops, I mean kings.

The first question that pops into my head is why?

Does nobody else see anything wrong with four grown men dancing around and singing before children simply for the purpose of fun?

Perhaps parents have overlooked the oddness of the TV show simply because it keeps their kids quiet. Are the rumors true? Has the television really become the new age babysitter in most American homes?

People, just because your child throws a fit, does not mean that you subject them to the twisted Wiggles.

Not to suggest anything at all, but where are their wives? And why is the only female character the mail lady who rarely makes an appearance on the show?

Everyone seems to think that the arrangement on this show is perfectly normal, and I beg to differ.

Nobody thought of Michael Jackson as a threat to our youth and look what happened there. It was all fun and games in Neverland Ranch until someone pointed out, “Hey, young boys shouldn’t sleep in the same bed with a grown man!” Duh, hello!

Over time there have been several children’s shows that have had male main characters, yet none quite as weird as The Wiggles. Mr. Rogers had a grandfather effect on audiences and simply read to kids. Blues Clues man Steve could be considered questionable. But he sings and dances with an animated dog, and lives in a cartoon house, which reminds viewers that it is make believe.

Who can leave out the lovable dinosaur, Barney? Quite frankly, he dances around in a big purple suit, and still he is not as weird as The Wiggles.