Are your kid’s fans of Blippi? If so, you may want to sit down for this…
The YouTube children’s entertainer, who has over 12 million subscribers, has been tweaked a bit and parents are not happy with the changes.
The changes in question: a new Blippi actor.
The discord first began back in 2019 when parents were shocked and furious that Blippi’s live tour would not feature the actor, Stevin John, who created and plays Blippi on YouTube.
Clayton Grimm was set to play the role on the live tour. Parents were so upset over this that they asked for refunds — but that wasn’t the last time Blippi’s likeness was attempted by another actor.
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Most recently, an Instagram post announced the return of Grimm (also known as “Blippi from the live show”).
“Due to popular demand we are bringing more Blippi from The Live Show to you all! Don’t miss the launch of ‘Learn with Blippi’ tomorrow on Blippi’s YouTube channel. Who’s ready!?,” the post reads.
And parents were ready….ready to unleash hell onto the comment section.
Parents were quick to come to conclusions of their own, commenting: “Oh noooo, just like when they replaced Steve in Blues Clues #childhoodtrauma”
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As well as: “Hard pass. We’re either team OG Blippi or team no Blippi. We don’t play the imposter game. My kid will flip.”
“Stevin, the current Blippi, is not going anywhere! He will continue to play Blippi across a range of platforms and media. We are however adding a new Blippi to perform on the new YouTube show!” Team Blippi announced in an Instagram comment below the post.
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