When I was a kid, there was Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Bugs Bunny, Smurfs, Snorkles, all those great 80's cartoons...Saturday mornings used to be the best, up early, eating cereal and watching cartoons, now on Saturday mornings, it is talk shows, no cartoons anywhere?  How are kids going to turn out without Bugs and Daffy??????
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Somewhere along the line the networks decided that it would be more profitable to start running news programs on saturday morning.  One bleak saterday, kids got up, grabbed their cereal, and collectively screamed as all 4 networks had the "talking-head brigade" in full force.  A couple of things helped to push the networks this way.  One was that cable was starting to come into its own, and you had the early "kids" cable stations like nickelodeon showing the smae lower-budget cartoons all the time.  The other is that the "good" cartoons by the mid 80's were all syndicated, and were being sold for higher prices, hard to buy enough of these for both afterschool and saturday mornings.
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No, you're not the only one to notice.  The last time I turned on Nick, I was shocked at the "adult" style of comedy they had, even in the cartoons!  Personally, I miss "You Can't Do That On Television" and the morning set of shows called "Pinwheel."
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Boohbah...\nI was a preschool teacher and never ever in my life would I ever allow my students nor my own kids to watch a show with weird looking creatures that babble in baby talk with no meaning whatsoever in what they are doing or where they are going....I think the person who created this show was high on drugs and not all there....I would be so embarrassed to be the director, writer, camera man, make up artist, etc for this show. I cannot believe that they actually air this stupid thing...\nThe teletubbies are almost as equally scary...what's up with British children are they all that stupid? Are they all high on drugs...At least with Barney (though annoying at times) he gives the kids advice, structure and teaches them some sort of message like how to keep yourself clean, how to share, etc...on the other shows they have nothing but weird baby talk....For younger kids put in a Baby Einstein movie and its great for them...its good for ages newborn to two years old...then they have little Einsteins for the the toddler preschool age group...sheesh why would pbs allow this type of programing I have no idea
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yeah try a p2p like limewire. It's fast and very good. All you have to do is search and im sure you'll find a whole host of the cartoons. :)
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Interesting cartoon, and interesting question!\n\nI have a slightly different spin.  I'm in my 40s and in some ways I think society is MORE segregated than 20 or 30 years ago.\n\nYes, I believe groups self-segregate along racial and cultural lines.  One of my little pet theories (others have said it too) is that having 500 cable channels and many radio stations, websites, etc. means we can all select who and what we want to see, hear or interact with.  Back about 30 years ago, there were far fewer media outlets - everyone pretty much experienced the same thing.  There are far fewer COMMON CULTURAL EXPERIENCES today.  Top 40 radio in 1966 would play rock, folk, Motown, etc.  How many hard rock stations now play rap, or vice-versa?\n\nAlso, there are now racially and culturally segregated dorms on college campuses, something that would never fly when I was in school.\n\nSo yes, I think society is in some ways more segregated, although of course great progress has been made.\n\nPeople should do what they want, but this separatism concerns me.
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I was totally irritated by the fact that there were more teens in casual clothing with supermarket bags trick or treating than little kids in costumes. Maybe this is why there were less houses offering treats than in years past, my kids had to stay out a little longer and wlk a little further and still weren't able to fill their bags.
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Its 10:00 o'clock....do you know where your kids are? (thats what this reminded me of and......................... fuzzy wuzzy was a bear fuzzy wuzzy had no hair so fuzzy wuzzy wasnt very fuzzy was he?)
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I used to LOVE that show!  I would have to watch them again before I noticed any goofy things, though, because it has been a long time!  :0)
610783
It was on ABC during the TGIF days. It's out on DVD now...I loved that show. "Not the mama!!"
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I remember watching it many times as a kid. (I'm 40 now).  I recently came across reruns of Rocket Robin Hood on Teletoon here in Canada.  My son (eight) thought it was great.
32319
A lot of people watch the show, because it's great. I was kind of hoping they'd start from the beginning though. There were some great storylines in the comic strip that I really wanted to see animated. And where are Cindy and Caesar? I hope they show up soon. Then the show would just get better.
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I think that meatwad is young probably in the 4-6 year old range.  In some episodes in his room he has colored all over the walls and stuff.  Shake is maybe early twenties, just guessing from his selfish attitude and all the schemes he cooks up.  Fry Lock is the oldest, he is the wise one of the group, maybe middle thirties.  I don't think that they ever really say how old they are.  I love that cartoon!!!
595700
The earlier Tom and Jerry were hilarious. My favorite right now is Southpark as you may be able to tell. Not only is it funny as heck but it also makes social comments.
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I agree but I think the networks feel they are keeping up with times. It is sad to think that my kids today will never get to experience the classic cartoons of the past.
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I'm not sure what town your in, but in my neck of the woods which is southern Indiana, TNT has them on in the mornings at 8:00, but they are all reruns. They use to have the reruns on at 5:00 pm, but they stopped. At one time they use to have Charmed on Tuesdays. So, I would watch them on Sunday on the WB, then again on Tuesday. I have been watching my cable menu each night to see if Charmed is on somewhere, but haven't found a station yet. Wish I could help. I'll keep watching this question, in case someone has found Charmed.
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Because we are now classed as being old.  Sorry to say but it's true. The shows we grew up watching and loved are in now in rerun land and the kids are just discovering these "old" shows.  Not that they are that old.  Makes you think about what our parents feel when we watch reruns of their "old" shows, huh?
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The only difference I have ever noticed is when comparing the very earliest episodes with the newer ones. The drawings, the voices, and even some of the characters have changed since the show started some 16 years ago.