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Kids' show hosts. They laugh, they sing, they smile, they bring joy to children all over the world... at least, on the surface. But beneath that shiny, happy façade lies the Depraved Kids Show Host, a character you would not, under any circumstances, want your children around.
Unlike his [[Excited Kids Show Host|zany-go-lucky cousin]], who's excitable but alright, the [[Depraved Kids' Show Host]] is a [[Complete Monster]], or at the very least a [[Jerkass]]. When he's on air, he's Mr. Snuggles, happiest figure in Friendlytown. But in his down time, he (and it's [[Always Male|usually a man]]) is a sex, drug and [[The Gambling Addict|gambling addict]] who drinks, cavorts, and swears enough to make a sailor blush. He smokes like a tilt, lashes out at techies, and absolutely hates kids. [[Shotacon|Or likes them too much]].
This trope plays on the irony of a jovial character who interacts with children actually being a horrible person. As such, it's related to [[Monster Clown]] and other like tropes.
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This is especially popular in [[Real Life]] [[Urban Legends]], the insinuations of which can ruin someone's career. For some reason, people just can't believe that a right-thinking adult would want to spend his life teaching kids manners and helping them grow as people. Fred Rogers would respectfully disagree; this is generally ''not'' [[Truth in Television]].
See also [[Nice Character, Mean Actor]], [[Villain With Good Publicity]]. He may also [[Hate the Job Love The Limelight]]. May exist in a [[Subverted Kids Show]], but most often they're villains in regular shows. In real life, they cause the show to be [[Undermined By Reality]]. Surprisingly, not related to the [[Depraved Homosexual]] or [[Depraved Bisexual]], although sometimes they overlap.
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== Comics ==
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== Literature ==
* Somewhat meta example: Uncle Jingle, host of an insanely popular 'Net kids show in [[Tad Williams]]' [[Cyberpunk]] novel ''[[Otherland]]'', is more or less a nice fellow, if heavily [[Merchandise
* ''[[Shel Silverstein|Uncle Shelby's ABZ Book]]''
* In ''High Society'' by [[Ben Elton]], Tommy mentions that almost every children's TV presenter he has met was a heavy drug user, which he imagines is because it drives them insane to constantly have to act perky and cheerful for their audience.
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* Several of the characters in ''Greg the Bunny'', in one respect or another. In particular, Warren is a heavy drinker and former drug addict with severe marital problems, while Junction Jack seems to be inspired by the aforementioned false rumours of Fred Rogers having been a sniper in 'Nam.
* An episode of ''Mathnet'' featured Vicious Vinnie, a villainous children's show host who taught kids incorrect information like that Chicago was the capital of Illinois.
* "Tia Penha" (Aunt Penha), one of the many characters of Brazilian Comedian Marcelo Médici, is a gender flipped version of this. But unlike other examples, she's an outright [[Jerkass|bitch]] even on air. She [[Grimmification|subverts upbeat children' songs]] by [[Kill
{{quote| '''Tia Penha:''' Today's show will be a little bit different for three reasons. First, Tia Penha doesn't like lies, second, Tia Penha [[Child Hater|doesn't like children]] and third, what Tia Penha really likes is money so let's start it quickly!}}
* Boxcar Burt, a briefly-seen in-universe host watched by [[Space Ghost|Brak]] and [[Aqua Teen Hunger Force (Animation)|Meatwad]] in an [[Adult Swim]] New Year's Eve sketch.
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* [[Two and A Half Men|Charlie Harper]] might qualify after he became a Children's Songs Star.
* ''[[Little Britain]]'' has the character of Des Kaye, the disgraced former host of a children's show called "Fun Bus." It's eventually revealed that he was fired because a child [[Eye Scream|lost an eye]] while appearing on his show, and the ''Little Britain'' live stage show hints that Des's "Hide the Sausage'' audience participation game might also have had something to do with it ...
* Back in [[The Eighties]], an episode of ''Les Dennis's Laughter Show'' featured Les parodying then-[[CBBC]] host Phillip Schofield. Dennis's version of Schofield gets steadily more drunk, attempts to murder [[Non
* In universe, Jane from ''[[Coupling]]'' ''almost'' became this... she had the depraved part down pat, it was just the "Kid's show host" part that was up in the air... after all, her sidekick was a sock puppet named Jake the <s> Penis</s> Truth-Snake.
{{quote| '''Jane:''' I am ''not'' self-centered!<br />
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