i dont think its exploiting him at all, and i also dont think that it is weird for them to watch their dad every morning...

if it comforts them, then power to them. their dad was so influential to alot of people, why not make him a daily part of his own kids lives? so they know what kind of legacy he lead? we all know what he did, and the impact he made. we all watched his shows almost daily. i dont see anything wrong with that.

and i agree with kristy, as long as their mom listens when they say they want to stop, then im fine, most little boys wanna be like their dad when they are young like that. so i dont see a problem seeing as with anything, any animal, stuff like that, if you teach kids from a young age to respect animals, and stuff, they normally continue doing that, why not reach kids at a young age?