Bath time

Before becoming a Dad I was vaguely aware of the Teletubbies and Barney, and of course Sesame Street, but there was a whole world of childrens' book/cartoon characters that I had pretty much never heard of. Take Maisy, for example. Evidently ALL toddlers like Maisy books, and Mädchen is no exception (although her current reading obsession is Clifford and her TV obsessions are Blue's Clues, closely followed by Backyardigans). The thing is, though, some of the stories are just a little, well...different. Take, for example, "Maisy Takes a Bath." I know it's not the same without the pictures, but is there something just a little odd about this story (presented word-for-word in its entirety)?

It's Maisy's bathtime. She runs the water and puts in some bubbles...and in goes Duck.

Ding, Dong! Oh, that's the doorbell.

Maisy runs downstairs to see who it is.

Hello, Tallulah. Maisy can't play now. It's her bathtime.

Maisy runs back upstairs and gets undressed.

Maisy jumps into the bubbly bath.

Ding, Dong! Who is ringing the doorbell now?

Hello again, Tallulah! Maisy is still taking her bath. Come and play later.

Oh! Where are you going, Tallulah?

Tallulah runs up to the bathroom and takes off her clothes.

Splash, splash!

Maisy and Tallulah play in the bath.

Hooray!

I mean, maybe it's just me, but doesn't that sound sort of like the basic plot of something you'd find on a late-night softcore cable channel?