Josh Abrams
Childhood TV
When I was a lad, which was last week, I would watch lots cartoons on TV like any other kid born into our technological age. My favorite shows were Hey Arnold!, Doug, Batman Beyond, and many more. I liked these shows not only because they were entertaining, but also because they taught morality in ways that my feeble mind could absorb while watching the lights on the screen. I have seen the shows that the kids now watch and am disappointed to see that the intelligent shows I grew up with have been replaced with shows that are no more than epileptic stylized randomness for 23 minutes. What kids are watching these days is beyond ridiculous. Spongebob tackles Patrick into a vat of cream cheese then turns into a hot air balloon and destroys Squidward’s house...again. Where is the grain of value in that? I just find it sad that kids are going to grow up as spastic as the characters they watch. I know this because I know kids like to pretend to be their favorite characters because I did the same thing when I was little. I used to pretend to be thomas the tank engine and a power ranger, I actually still pretend to be a power ranger on every other sunday, but at least the characters I emulated had more intrinsic value after you take away all the silliness. I’m just worried that the kids who watch the cartoons that are out now are going to grow up and be coked up spazz lords.
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