We watch a lot of children's programming in the House With One F. It's gotten to the point that if Dora the Explorer hasn't commented on a current event, then we haven't heard about it. Still, it does hypnotize the offspring long enough to wet yourself with a sponge, take a quick pee, and occasionally forage for food.

Plus, there are some unexpected benefits. For instance, have you noticed that some of the women who show up in between the cartoons about sharing and caring and not at all bad looking? Well they are, and here we'd like to present our top 5.

We should point out that this list was actually a top 6, and we'd planned to showcase Lazy Town star Julianna Rose Mauriello. She was only 14 when the show was running, but she was such a cute little thing we decided to try and find pictures of her all grown up and feature her. Well, typing "Julianna Rose Mauriello adult" into Google image search takes you to some very bad places on the Internet so we decided to leave her off the article rather than get put on yet another list ourselves. So Julianna, if you're reading this (Pfft. If) it's not that we don't think you're pretty, it's that the other people who do scare the crap out of us.

Vidyasagar is the stone cold foxy Indian chick who plays Leela on Sesame Street. In the show she is the patient owner of a laundry mat. The nose ring, flawless skin, and a gorgeous head of hair has us thinking of ways to get dirty enough to extra-special require her services. Her other gig is Broadway shows, so here's to hoping she takes on something edgy that requires a few less clothes.

We'll admit that some of the songs are catchy, but as far as brand x Disney shows go, the Fresh Beat Band has very little to offer. Until recently, what it did have to offer was the redhead up there. That's Shayna Rose, but she's left the world of goofy musical antics to do more adult work (yay!) and get married (boo!). Her replacement, Terra Perry isn't bad either, but Rose is the hotter of the two.

Michele Lepe plays Nina on PBS's Good Night Show, spending a great of that time talking to the creepiest looking puppet since Belial form Basket Case. Still, if you get past that she's extremely easy on the eyes, and she shows off some yoga every episode for those of you who like their girls limber. Her only downside is she sometimes has crazy peepers when reciting her little poems.

One of the shows that we wish the Kid With One F was still a big fan of is Jack's Big Music Show. They actually do some real fun tunes on there, and they get cool cameos like Andrew Bird. Cheryl Hines dropped by in an episode dedicated to cleaning up Jack's dog Mel playing a character named Sudsy Bubblestein. OK, that is a stripper's name. Maybe Nitya and she could get together to perfect different soaping techniques.

As long as we're watching Jack's Big Music Show for the purpose of ogling girls, be on the lookout for whenever Anne Harris drops by as Prudence the Musical Genie. Harris has that Angela Bassett in Strange Days vibe with a rocking body, killer braids, and adds spice as an awesome violinist and singer to boot. That's a combination that gets you the number 1 slot.

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