On a recent visit by my 3-year-old granddaughter I turned the television on Saturday morning to find a cartoon show we could laugh at together. I didn't find one I thought was worth wasting time on. Whatever happened to Mighty Mouse, The Get-Along-Gang, or even the Loony Toon Babies?
I realize that, over the years, shows like Heckle & Jeckle and Tazmanian Devil have given way to new cartoons, but the ones out now are of war, fighting, and with avatars that would make Barbie blush. These are not shows for children, and the language is certainly not what I think a child of any age should be surrounded with. Cartoons seem to be geared more for adults than children, yet many people allow their children to watch them. Simply because they are animated does not make them for children.
Disney Studios and Pixar have always put out animated stories that are for family entertainment. I hope they continue to produce quality shows that give children a moral. We can do more with this type of entertainment then what is put on the television in the form of children's entertainment.
Happily my granddaughter enjoys Caiou and Dora the Explorer, which are wonderful animations, but that type of scheduling is rare compared to the action drama cartoons that are being produced.
Maybe it's time to take the old cartoons out of mothballs. After all, they helped in the development of the "boomer" generation - and we turned out pretty well.
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Remember Mighty Mouse swooping down and singing, in an operatic tenor no less, "Here I come to save the day"?
Or the insidious political satire of Rocky & Bullwinkle that made it suitable for children and adults?
Flip through the channels during prime time and note the incidence of violence, anger and sex. Enough, already!
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