Kid TV

"Can you believe the marketing some of these toys have?" Stu said, gesturing at the TV screen that was showing a toy called Miraculur. "Transform into seven things? Okay, maybe but they aren't going to look at good as the commercial claims. Then acting like it can actually smash atoms?"

Didi just rolled her eyes, shifting Tommy on her lap. "Stu, can't we just enjoy the show?"

"These are the commercials, Deed, totally different."

"…okay, you have a point." She frowned, tilting her head. "It does homework?"

"Yeah, and next it will give you a back massage." He just shook his head. "Someone is going to get sued for this. No disclaimer or anything. And you can just tell by the joints that-"

Tommy tuned his daddy out, watching the TV and thinking about what it would be like to BE on TV instead of watching it…

"Tonight's guest needs no introduction!" Davey Numberguy said, tapping a index card against his desk. "…ahem. Needs no introduction!"

Tommy, realizing that was his cue, toddled out, waving to the crowd who cheered for him.

"So Tommy, what's your latest project?"

"Well… uh… I drew in the phone book yesterday."

The audience cheered at that and Davey smiled. "Now, is it true that you and the twins had a falling out?"

"Well… maybe," Tommy said, shuffling in his seat. "I want to be friends with them but-"

CLICK!

"Tommy," the bearded man in the suit said, "welcome to Inside The Baby's Studio."

Tommy blinked at the new show he was in. "Uh… hi!"

"Now, you recently played the role of Okey Dokey Jones, is that correct?" Tommy happily nodded. "How did you get into that role?"

"Well… I just really wanted to be Okey Dokey Jones."

"…fascinating!"

CLICK

"Bad babies, bad babies, watcha gonna do? Watcha gonna do when they come for you?"

"BABIES is filmed with actually babies. All naughty children are innocent until proven meanies by their mommies and daddies."

Tommy sat in his squad card, pushing on the pedals. "I've been a baby ever since I can remember. I thought about doing something else but-" He suddenly turned… and saw Phil and Lil spray painting stuff on a wall. "Oh no! We have to-"

CLICK!

"IT'S TUESDAY AFTERNOON LIVE! With Tommy Pickles! Henry the Lion! Mr. Wormie! Keenan Thompson! And today's host… Mr. Chaos! Ladies and Gentlemen… Mr. Chaos!"

Tommy watched from back stage as a tall man walked out to greet a cheering crowd, waving and smiling. "Thank you, thank you! So… Phil and Lil are really naughty and Tommy shouldn't feel bad for calling them out. There, hit on that plot line so let's move on. So its great to be hosting Tuesday Afternoon Live. This is a show that has a long history of existing only for this chapter. We have a great show for you! Celrock and Boris are going to play the theme to Wild Thornberries on recorders! Stick around!"