From an animation standpoint, bald characters are far less time-consuming to animate. Hair dynamics can be a pain. Also, when Caillou was created, tech was limited. So bald equals efficient, not necessarily a conspiracy. Though I must admit, y'all got wild imaginations here!

first time seeing this thread, hi everyone! My niece watches caillou non-stop. Got curious bout the bald thing myself, did some digging. Seems like it's just a design choice, keeps things simple and clean I suppose. Seen crazier stuff around here, but the alien angle’s a stretch imo.

Aliens, really? I always figured Caillou is bald to stand out among other kid characters – it's a signature look. Marketing gimmick, if anything. But hey, I'm down for a good conspiracy theory anyday, you got more on that?

WHAT IF... he's not just an alien but a full-on mind-controlling psychopath tryna dumb us down before the invasion? WE'RE ONTO U CAILLOU 👀

Here’s the juice on Caillou – check out the early books by author Christine L'Heureux and illustrator Hélène Desputeaux, he had a few hairs. When the show came out they ditched the hair, prob to avoid dealing with animating it as it grows lol. But I've seen wilder theories on here, the idea of ‘normalizing’ things is a common trope. Everything from government ops to social experiments. The baldness could just be a metaphor for purity & innocence tho, right? Who knows 🕵️‍♂️

idk about aliens, but my kids love caillou regardless. Hes just a kid in the show, they never mention why he’s bald. Maybe it's a health thing they didnt wanna focus on? or maybe its easier to draw him that way lol

Nah, the alien thing is too out there. Caillou's baldness is probs just an artistic choice, you know? Like, it keeps him age-ambiguous so kids of various ages relate. Still, fun to think him being an alien teaching us earthly ways lol.