Thoughts on children's programming

After watching lots of different children's shows I have some persistent questions:

1. Why does Caillou have no hair?

2. Why do the producers of "Barney" think that shouting the cadence point of a musical phrase makes the song more exciting? I NEED RESOLUTION TO THE MELODY PEOPLE!

3. And speaking of Barney, does he always have to be so damn cheerful? I don't know anyone in real life who is that happy ALL THE TIME (except one chick in college and she was kind of annoying....)

4. Are Bob and Wendy married? Dating? Or just running a business together? I'm confused about the nature of their relationship.

5. Lofty drives me crazy. It's ok to not be confident all the time, but would it be possible to show the kids that it's also ok to gain confidence and show growth?

6. I want to write songs for Dora and Diego. After all, I'd only be changing the words, right? That sounds like a cake gig, and I bet Nickelodeon pays well.

7. I find that I favor shows with more live musicians than synthesizers. Is this a product of my training or does it just really sound that much better?

8. Will Thomas ever stop being cheeky?

9. Will Gordon ever stop being grumpy?

10. Is Sir Topham Hatt an appointed official or elected? He seems to be a competent manager but you know what they say about absolute power....