God save the Queen (and the jam)

   For those unaware of the childrens' television industry, believe me when I tout the universal popularity of The Backyardigans.

   Hatched from the mind of a near-Pittsburgh native, The Backyardigans appeals to both parent and child (not like that relentless shoutfest Yo Gabba Gabba {even though DJ Lance is quite the dude}).

   The animations of suburban animals with urban names is witty and instructive, multicultural without the usual cloying PC preachiness and cranks out music you can dance to.

   The Backyardigans are so popular, in fact, that BBC editors in the United Kingdom only make minor changes to the dialogue in order to make it more palatable for the average snot-nosed Crumpet-Stuffer.
   [Okay. Fair enough. I mean {for instance} coming around to "knock you up" means totally different things in Britain than it does in the U.S.]

   The penultimate action of each Backyardigans episode is punctuated by the growling of one of the character's tummies and the ensuing invitation for a snack at somebody's house. Interestingly enough, the cultural aspect which receives the most attention from BBC editors is comestibles considering that, globally speaking, decent food is one thing the English seem to know the least about.

   Let's see if we can make sense of the Brits' snips.

   In the episode Horsing Around, the suggested snack of blueberry muffins is whacked from the soundtrack and changed to fresh fruit salad. [a healthier substitution. ok.]

   Jam seems a vital part of the UK diet.

   In the calypso-driven Cave Party, a snack of cinnamon toast at Pablo's house is apparently deemed too exotic for English children and thus changed to jam and toast, and in High Tea peanut butter and jelly is changed to peanut butter and jam.

   Thank God and the Queen that someone is protecting the tiny psyches of lily-livered limeys who no doubt would be irreparably scarred by the exposure to the utterance of "jelly."

   But the work is not done for the Protector of Chinless Wonder Culture (do you suppose a committee handles this editing job?).

   In the episode entitled It's Great to Be a Ghost, the snack of apples is changed to peaches, and in Castaways applesauce is silenced for apple juice. [wt freaking f?]

   I mean does it come as any surprise that this prissy empire of Fog-Breathers has given us words like "ponce" and "pusillanimous"?