I agree with you on this. I record them to watch, F&P in our area, and I never finish watching them.
I have taken a class with Eleanor Burns, and she is exactly the same in person. She said she used to teach special ed, so she is used to dealing with difficult learners. The funny part is that in the class everyone loves that EB persona, I found it bit grating after a while, the cute songs, the childish jokes, but the other folks in the class were eating it up. But she also imparted a lot of really good knowledge, so she is a good teacher.