I am a child of the 80's and 90's shows. We had some of the most amazing cartoons.
Jem, yes she was truly, TRULY outrageous.
The transformers provided stellar transportation AND saved the world.
I learned about NYC, martial arts, renaissance artists AND pizza thanks to my hard shelled TMNT friends!
The rescue rangers dealt with Fat Cat and were the MacGyvers of the rodent world.
When I was in trouble I always knew I could call D.W.!
Tell me a time you didn't learn something from the Anamaniacs.
Let's not forget Pinky and the Brain! Thank you for helping me ace my college brain anatomy exam!
Nowadays there is Blues Clues (a dog that finds stuff), Dora the Explorer (an illegal immigrant), Bob the Builder (really, a construction working show?), and recycled versions of our classics that stink!
I even catch myself watching the old school Looney Tunes crew, Tom and Jerry, Road Runner and the bunch on a sick day.
Kids today are missing out. We were so spoiled. Sure risked our lives by playing on tall, baking in the sun, metal and hard cement playgrounds and only being able to watch the cartoons with one eye after a game of lawn darts - but it was worth it! I would rather watch Chip and Dale with one eye than Dora or SpongeBob with two.
Technology has advanced. Toys have gotten way cooler. Parents have gotten so relaxed it is like many of them have given up and it makes it seem like growing up in the 80's and early 90's was a labor camp...but at the end of the day...we still had it all. You know why? We had the best cartoons and we still had the attention spans capable of appreciating them!
/end rant.
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