Most of us probably remember the story from a few years ago about how some American toddlers were starting to sound like Peppa Pig after watching the cartoon for so long. Well, now there’s another story but with an opposite twist — a British mom says her toddler has developed an American accent from watching Ms. Rachel.
Kelly Convey, a British standup comedian and mom, recently went viral on TikTok
In a video posted to TikTok in early June, Kelly had a question for the community when she noticed something different about her toddler.
“Has anybody else got a British — and I have to stress British — toddler who watches Ms. Rachel and, as they’ve started to speak, you realize that they’ve actually got an American accent?” she questioned.
Kelly then showed us what she was talking about
In the same video, Kelly wanted to show her followers what she meant when she said her child sounds American now and not British.
Kelly turned the camera around to show her daughter, then the two ran through a list of words together. Her daughter had no trouble repeating the words her mom asked her to.
But there was one big difference
Kelly clearly has a British accent, but her daughter, not so much.
Her toddler was able to say a few words that sounded like her mom — both “car” and “more.” But when she was asked to repeat “ears” and “zebra,” Kelly’s daughter sounded very American.
“You’re so clever,” Kelly tells her daughter.
People in the comment section totally heard the American accent, too
“Peppa Pig got Uno reversed by Miss Rachel,” one person joked.
“This is payback for Peppa Pig,” another added.
“My 4yo twins sound Australian because they consistently watch Bluey,” another mom shared. “To the point that their preschool teacher asked me what I was teaching them.”
“Put all the Ms Rachel British kids and all of the Peppa American kids in one preschool and let’s see what we get,” another viewer joked.
Ms. Rachel is the latest favorite among toddlers
Ms. Rachel is a celebrity among the toddler crowd after gaining millions of followers on YouTube who tune in for her catchy songs. Parents love her because she holds kids’ attention without making parents want to turn off all the screens.
