Now,
I don't mean the cartoons that are being shown today that for some reason
humors my school-aged nieces and nephews. No, I am referring to the 'real'
cartoons, such as: Yogi Bear, Bugs Bunny, Scooby Doo, Top Cat, The Flintstones,
The Jetsons, Tom & Jerry, Magilla Gorilla, The Hillbilly Bears, Popeye,
etc. The list could go on. Well, if you
are a fan, you have come to the right place. I, and a few of my older cousins,
adore old-school cartoons.
I
can't understand the appeal to this modern mish mash of so-called
entertainment, hence the reason why I insist when I am around my five-year old
niece, seven-year old nephew and my great-nieces and nephews, they are
introduced to, what I feel to be, quality cartoon viewing. I cannot allow that
bizarre stuff that they watch into my home. My son is 30 years-old and granted
he also had odd cartoons shown, I am sorry, but I cannot do, Japanimation (Anime), not
when it first came out or even now. No, I don't do Speed Racer. Please, just
give me a Hanna-Barbera, Walter Lantz, Max Fleischer, or Warner Brothers or a
Disney cartoon. These animators obviously knew what to do and how to entertain.
My son was raised on classic cartoons and Disney. Today he is a talented
artist. Although he has a Bachelor's in Computer Animation, he does other types
of art and is the illustrator for the covers for the books I write.
I
do own several DVDs of cartoons, they include: the Saturday Morning Cartoons
1960s and 1970s. I love them, and I have others. I was a happy when Boomerang
used to show all the older cartoon and quite put off when they slowly replaced
them with the drivel they show now. Personally, my feelings are, and that's the
whole point to this, there should be at least one station with the sole purpose
of classic cartoons. Why on earth is there a need for so many stations for the
nonsense that is shown today. Oh yeah, that's right, the older cartoons were
too brutal for little Johnny to handle, but it would appear that the video game
industry was able to put ratings on the games, so do it for the cartoon. If
there is that fear that little Mary will drop and anvil on her best friend or a
mallet, then you have more problems than you realized.
But
I digress...now, where was I?
I
am glad that the powers-that-be have been putting the older cartoons on DVD as
it does give you the opportunity to watch them and reflect on a time when life
was full of possibilities.
