Hot toddies

You know what's hot? Toddlers in the process of being potty trained. There is no greater definition of a hottie than a human being who's making the transition from Pull-Ups to regular underwear.

Oh wait, I don't actually feel that way. But apparently the makers of this video do!

I found this on the I Gotta Go VHS and am absolutely amazed by it. I can barely believe that it exists, but I'm so glad that it does. Revolting in the most hilarious way! Is it woefully clueless or just woeful? You decide!

The Amazon comments on this VHS are almost equally amazing. For example: "The music, lyrics, dance moves and content are complete garbage and highly inappropriate. I could hardly get through it to screen it. Half of the children in this video should be in a video about puberty and beginning adolescence, not going potty! There were very few toddlers in the video, when they did appear on the screen for approximately .5 seconds, they didn't even pull their pants down to go potty or wipe themselves afterwards." Reading that, it strikes me now that potty-training videos are a really slippery slope to all sorts of inappropriateness. True, the slope isn't always greased with hottie lube, but outrage over not getting to watch toddlers wipe themselves seems like an altogether related problem.

One more clip from the new classic that is I Gotta Go is below. It's extremely soulful and impassioned!

After all, I'm never one to be able to resist new jack swing, even when it's potty-related.

Comments

[Rocco]

Wow...um?

[Amy]

lol how did they con all these adolescents into singing for a video about TOILET TRAINING

[Alyssa May]

One of these things is not like the other...

(Hint, it is the chimpanzee)

o_o;

[Louise]

It's supposed to be aspirational.... toddlers will want to be like the big kids who go potty on toilets not in diapers...

Though from the clips that you've shown the video seems a little too high concept for the target audience... shouldn't it be more like Dora the Explorer or Blues Clues... A Poo! A POO! I found a POO! Swiper keep wiping! There's still poo on your bum!

[Rachael M.]

Potty power to the people!

[gee_gee]

The kid at the mic - D.J. Afro Potty - is performing this foolishness with zero irony.

The other kids seem confused.

The chimp knows this is bullshit.

[Elizabeth]

Everybody is going to look at me weird when i stroll through the grocery store singing POWER POWER POWER/POTTY POTTY POWER! to myself.

[Matt]

Rich - Can you please add this to your next New Jack Swing mix?

[kt]

something about the a capella opening of "hottie for the potty" makes me wish for a disco re-edit. i'm not sure if this is the reaction of a sane person.

[chalz]

o________________o That about sums up my feelings much better than words ever could.

[Elissa]

SPEECHLESS....

[cntr_of_atntion]

At least we now know where that Real Housewife of Atlanta got the inspiration for her song, "Tardy to the Party."

[Teeme]

What year was this made? Lil' Rapper/Singer Dude totally looks Randy, from The Wire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maestro_Harrell

[lily]

Why does it only make their "daddy" proud and happy? WHAT IS THIS FUCKERY???

[Woodley]

I will now add I'm a Hottie for the Pottie to songs that stayed in my head for days and I Liked It!

[winter boots]

People who are curious, please come with me, I will bring you different feeling!

[mbt chapa dawn]

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