History Main / DepravedKidsShowHost

* "Tia Penha" (Aunt Penha), one of the many characters of Brazilian Comedian Marcelo Médici, is a gender-flipped version of this. But unlike other examples, she's an outright [[JerkAss bitch]] even on air. She [[{{Grimmification}} subverts upbeat children' songs]] by [[KillEmAll telling that everybody died in the end]] and that everybody WILL die ([[AndYourLittleDogToo your mommy included]]). She's also particularly fond of telling some truths about Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny.

* Taken UpToEleven by Mickey the Dick of ''WebAnimation/WackyGameJokez4Kidz''. He literally does not give a single shit about the show or anyone watching it (since he's being forced to host it against his will). He swears, drinks beer, makes sexual comments, insults the viewers, and assaults his coworkers ''all on camera''. And his bosses ''still air the footage, completely uncut''.

** There are times where Krusty subverts the trope, such as in "White Christmas Blues", where he blocks out an episode of ''Itchy & Scratchy''. At first, he's reluctant to do so, but then he sees just how violent the show is and scrambles to get it off the air.

See also NiceCharacterMeanActor; VillainWithGoodPublicity. He may also HatesTheJobLovesTheLimelight. Contrast with "ContractualPurity", if the character in question is being restricted into living a wholesomely clean life by his employment contract. (In fact, a severe enough contract might end up creating a Depraved Kids' Show Host, when they get frustrated from being barred from acts that many normal adults are permitted to engage in). May exist in a SubvertedKidsShow, but most often they're villains in regular shows. In real life, they cause the show to be UnderminedByReality. Surprisingly, not related to the DepravedHomosexual or DepravedBisexual, although sometimes they overlap. Compare RepulsiveRingmaster, which is similar, only with a [[CircusOfFear circus or carnival]] instead of a kids' show, and EvilPuppeteer, with a puppet show.

This is especially popular in RealLife UrbanLegends, the insinuations of which can ruin someone's career. For some reason, people just can't believe that a right-thinking adult would want to spend his life teaching kids manners and helping them grow as people. Creator/FredRogers and Creator/LeVarBurton would respectfully disagree; this is generally ''not'' TruthInTelevision. On the other hand, they ''wanted'' to be kids TV presenters - many others only do it as a way into TV, and, as former kids TV presenter [[Series/MockTheWeek Dara Ó Briain]] attests, "those people are the most ambitious bunch of pricks you will ever meet." And he's a [[HypocriticalHumor stand-up]] [[EvenEvilHasStandards comic!]]

** Homey D. Clown (Damon Wayans) rants about TheMan while ostensibly performing as a hired entertainer for kids.

* ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls'' had a children's show host as the VillainOfTheWeek pretending one of his co-actors needed "happy paper" (money) to cheer up. Bubbles, who always watched the show, and believed it, rounded up all the money she could find, until Blossom and Buttercup managed to expose the truth. This is a ShoutOut to Creator/SoupySales (though Sales said it as a joke and didn't think any kids would actually do it). The episode, "Neighbor Hood," was intended as a first season episode but the staff was afraid it was too similar to Mister Rogers. The story concept was given to DC Comics and made as issue #7 story "Remote Controlled."

* ''ComicBook/{{Superman}}'': This is the backstory for the ´post-Crisis incarnation of villain the Prankster.
* ''ComicBook/TheSandman'': "Hey kids, Dino the Dinosaur is trying to tell me something. Gee, Dino! I didn't know it was Terry Pteranodon's birthday today. Should we bake him a cake? And you want to tell me something else, do you, Dino? We're all going to die. Dino says we're all going to die. Dino told me. He says we should slash our wrists now, and remember to slash down the wrist, boys and girls, not across the wrist." PLEASE STAND BY, {{WE ARE EXPERIENCING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES}}.

* Quacky the Duck from ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' used to be the host of the most popular children's TV show in Petropolis, but [[FaceHeelTurn becomes evil]] after his show is cancelled in "Lucky Duck" and is depicted as a recurring adversary to the agents of T.U.F.F. for his remaining appearances.

* Quacky the Duck from ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy'' used to be the host of the most popular children's TV show in Petropolis, but [[FaceHeelTurn becomes evil]] after his show is cancelled in "Lucky Duck" and becomes a recurring adversary to the agents of T.U.F.F. for his remaining appearances.

* Quacky the Duck from ''WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy''. Averted in his first appearance, but played straight after he undergoes a FaceHeelTurn in "Lucky Duck" due to his show getting canceled.

* The ''WesternAnimation/SuperMansion'' episode "Teacher and the Goof" has the titular Teacher, who on the surface is merely teaching lessons to her audience in a unnecessarily harsh tone, but is later revealed to have murdered or driven crazy several former co-stars of her show when she felt their presence on the show threatened her employment and is strongly implied to be a Nazi scientist.

* ''ComicBook/Robin1993'': Zig-zagged with Crocky, a ''Series/{{Barney|AndFriends}}'' parody: [[spoiler:ONE of the guys who played him used the suit as a disguise to knock over convenience stores, and later took a kid hostage, but the original actor was a wrongly-accused good egg who ultimately helped catch that guy.]]
** Another ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'' story featured a kids' show presenter who was trapped in Gotham during ''[[ComicBook/BatmanNoMansLand No Man's Land]]''. Becoming slightly unhinged, he developed a version of his show that was tailored to suit the borderline-apocalyptic ruins of the city. Not only was it unsuitable for the supposed target audience, but he was [[IRejectYourReality broadcasting to a society that mostly didn't have electricity]].

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* This is the backstory for the modern incarnation of the ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' villain [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prankster_(DC_Comics)#Modern_Age_version The Prankster.]]

* Crocky, a ''Series/{{Barney|AndFriends}}'' parody in ''ComicBook/{{Robin|Series}}''. It's zig-zagged in the one issue centered around him, actually: [[spoiler:ONE of the guys who played him used the suit as a disguise to knock over convenience stores, and later took a kid hostage, but the original actor was a wrongly-accused good egg who ultimately helped catch that guy.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'': Krusty the Clown: When the cameras are rolling, he's the zany clown kids love! In his off-hours, he's cynical, in debt to the mob, willing to do anything to his show for money, lewd, rude, addicted to everything, treats his biggest fan (Bart) like crap (despite the numerous things Bart did for Krusty -- i.e., clear him of a robbery charge, reunite Krusty with his rabbi father, and save his show from cancellation with a celebrity-packed comeback special), and is more of a {{Jerkass}} than post-season 9 Homer Simpson. And ''still'' manages to be one of the good guys in comparison to his sidekick, Sideshow Bob, although Bob is WickedCultured and has a decent side. Speaking of which, Krusty also treated Bob extremely poorly back when he was a sidekick, which led Bob to frame Krusty for said robbery so that Bob could be the one in charge of the show. Of course, considering that ''[[SubvertedKidsShow Itchy and Scratchy]]'' is on his show, that's not very surprising.

* Not officially confirmed, but Italian singer Cristina d'Avena is said to ''hate'' children, despite having a long (since 1982) career in shows with singing children, and as singer/songwriter of cartoon themes [[note]]If you see a cartoon in Italy, there is a 50% chance that the theme is composed, written ''and'' performed by Cristina d'Avena. If it's on a Mediaset channel, chances raise to 90%[[/note]]. It's possibly justified by the fact that her career is exclusively child-related: the only other work she's done with music has been Christmas carols, and her only acknowledged acting role has been a cartoon character in a real-life short series.

* Koko the Clown from ''Film/TheGrooveTube''. His show at first looks nice and wholesome, but during "Make-Believe Time" he asks for the adults to leave the room. After he's sure there are no adults watching, he then proceeds to stop talking in his high-pitched voice and starts reading excerpts from erotic literature.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'' film WesternAnimation/ChannelChasers, one of the BlandNameProduct shows is a ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' parody called Clint's Hints. The Steve analogue is [[LaughingMad visibly insane.]]
-->'''Steve {{Expy}}:''' Hi kids, I'm Jeff! Ignore the shaving cut and the five o'clock shadow. I'm really a kid just like you!

->''"The aim [of Channel Five Children's Hour] should be childhood innocence tinged with sinister corruption. So think Andi Peters."''
-->-- '''Humphrey Lyttelton''', ''Radio/ImSorryIHaventAClue''[[note]]At the time, the U.K. Channel 5 was considered even lower-rent than it is now, and its programming fit into the "three F's": films, football, and... mating.[[/note]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Miss Carol thinks they're are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"(She) thinks they're all litte--[[(SoundEffectBleep random loud noise]])"''. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually meant that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing to say. HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it, claiming that Angelica was right, and she repeats it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Miss Carol thinks they're are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"(She) thinks they're all litte--[[(random loud noiseSoundEffectBleep]])"''. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually meant that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing to say. HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it, claiming that Angelica was right, and she repeats it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Miss Carol thinks they're are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"(She) thinks they're all litte--[[(random loud noise[[SoundEffectBleep]])"''. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually meant that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing to say. HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it, claiming that Angelica was right, and she repeats it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Miss Carol thinks they're are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"(She) thinks they're all litte--(random loud noise[[SoundEffectBleep]])"''. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually meant that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing to say. HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it, claiming that Angelica was right, and she repeats it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Miss Carol thinks they're are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"(She) thinks they're all litte--"''[[SoundEffectBleep]]. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually meant that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing to say. HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it, claiming that Angelica was right, and she repeats it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' had a rare female example in Miss Carol, the host of "Miss Carol's Happy House." When Angelica gets the chance to audition for her show, she overhears Miss Carol's assistant Stephanie saying the new "Fun Phrase" for the show: ''"Kids are all swell-o-matic"''. Miss Carol comments that the ''real'' Fun Phrase should be ''"Kids are all litte--"''[[SoundEffectBleep well, something unseemly]]. Angelica, [[InnocentSwearing being a three-year-old]], assumes that Miss Carol actually means that. She is temporarily grounded by her parents and almost pulled out of the show, only returning if she doesn't say the phrase anymore. Since she was late to hear the ''actual'' Fun Phrase, she ends up on the show with nothing else to say, so... HilarityEnsues--along with an EngineeredPublicConfession (Angelica tells Miss Carol that it was exactly what she said, and the host loses it)--and the show eventually becomes "Miss Stephanie's Happy House."