Kids Shows Suck Today

[PhiMed]

It's because parents don't watch television with their children anymore, or at least that's what they tell the robot who writes the scripts.

 

[CrazyGirl17]

Agreed. I miss the good old days, back when cartoons could have refrences you wouldn't get until you were much older. Not like now when cartoons are a load of crap, and TV stations meant for cartoon keep focusing on real-life/tweenie-based bullshit!

Granted, some of the shows that are still on are okay, but for the most part, there's just crap!

(Okay, maybe I shouldn't complain, since I'm not a kid anymore, but I still watch cartoons when I get the chance, and feel dismayed to see the way things are going...)

 

[Soviet Heavy]

The only kids show I can get into today is The Clone Wars. Mostly because it is a lot more violent than most kids shows. Burning people alive? Buzz sawing with lightsabers? Zombies? Hell Yeah!

 

[Hazy]

That might have something to do with the fact that you're not a kid any more and when you combine that with taking off your nostalgia glasses, stuff is going to be pretty lame.

You'd be surprised, take Animaniacs. I never watched it as a kid, I didn't even know about it, so there's no possibly way I could be nostalgic about it. When I watched it recently, I loved it, I absolutely loved it.

I think the reasons they were better in the old days were that they were aimed at adults as much as kids, and they weren't clearly being run by committee over what's 'acceptable' for the tykes.

Completely and utterly this.

Take another one, Courage the Cowardly Dog:
You could never, ever, EVER show this today.

The mixture of pedophilia/psychotic undertones today would make parents break out in a cold sweat.

Back in the 90's? They showed this shit all the time.

 

[SnootyEnglishman]

Because we're not in the 90's anymore and we have to always 'think of the childrens'.

 

[Mr.Mattress]

Why kid's shows suck nowadays is because, well, why write these clever, funny shows when you can write something based off an LSD trip?

If LSD didn't inspired this, THEN WHAT THE HELL DID?!!!:

Yo Gabba Gabba: The Most Annoying and Creepy Show Ever in the History of Child TV [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymlNZh0Zw70]

I agree, a majority of the shows today for Kids suck major. No wonder why children turn to adult cartoons. The only good Kid cartoons now and days are Flapjack, Spongebob, and Adventure Time (Which Looks okay), and Chowder in certain areas.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Ren and Stimpy

Ren and Stimpy has never been a kid's show. Ever.

 

[aruseusx]

The only one I really like now is Spongebob, it can still make me laugh simply due to the nature of how things play out (seriously watch an episode of Spongebob called "Graveyard Shift".. its brilliant.) and I seriously think there are some undertones there that only adults are supposed to get.

That's the problem, older cartoons could appeal to both adults and children (obviously more-so children, as that's always been the general target audience.. but still..) and these days cartoons are made as strictly kids only shows, and they're just not funny to me.

There's nothing wrong with today's cartoons, they're just not lenient with their type of audience anymore.

Cartoon Network in the 90s was the time when cartoons were still brilliant, and watching them now is still very entertaining.

My favourite Spongebob episode is the one when they try to sell chocolate.

Also anyone remeber Beast Wars and how awesome that was.

Airrazor (When seeing beaten up predacons) - Looks like the grunge look is making a return.

EDIT - Beast Wars was full of sexual innuendo, especialy the scenes with silvabolt, rattrap and blackarachnia.

 

[Sonicron]

-le SNIP-

Reminds me of the days when Cartoon Network was still worth a damn. Cow & Chicken, I Am Weasel, Invader Zim, Ren & Stimpy, Dexter's Laboratory, ... there was so much freaky shit going down in those shows, always merrily skipping along the edge of a razor balanced on a white shark's nose, and yet they constantly used material that was designed to at least get kids to ask their parents about, like how to make cheese, the Fountain of Youth, the law of gravity and so on.

Nowadays we get braindead shows about drug-addled ferrets.

 

[Sonicron]

Also anyone remeber Beast Wars and how awesome that was.

Airrazor (When seeing beaten up predacons) - Looks like the grunge look is making a return.

Sorry for the double post, but I need to high-five this man right now.

 

[Varanfan9]

What I really miss is Ed Edd n Eddy. That was the best cartoon of my childhood. It was like a modern 3 Stooges. And all the characters were believable and the show showed a lot of points you probably had in your child hood. But now they still own the show but never air it. The worse crime of all.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

Completely and utterly this.

Take another one, Courage the Cowardly Dog:
You could never, ever, EVER show this today.

The mixture of pedophilia/psychotic undertones today would make parents break out in a cold sweat.

Back in the 90's? They showed this shit all the time.

Dear god, I remember that episode! Freaky as hell now, but back then, I laughed my ass off.

 

[Adanos]

I remember Muppets. Oh god how much I loved Muppets. Cookie Monster FTW.

 

[SweetLemonade]

-le SNIP-

Reminds me of the days when Cartoon Network was still worth a damn. Cow & Chicken, I Am Weasel, Invader Zim, Ren & Stimpy, Dexter's Laboratory, ... there was so much freaky shit going down in those shows, always merrily skipping along the edge of a razor balanced on a white shark's nose, and yet they constantly used material that was designed to at least get kids to ask their parents about, like how to make cheese, the Fountain of Youth, the law of gravity and so on.

Nowadays we get braindead shows about drug-addled ferrets.

I totally agree with you.Nowadays the shows are themed too child like,no more adult-themes.Oh the good old days of dexter,edd ed n eddy,johny bravo and so on.

 

[titankore]

Why do kids shows suck?

It's probably because your comparing the best shows from your childhood against some of the worst of today's. Here is an experiment to prove my point
step1: Find an old vhs tape of an okay movie.
step2: Watch the previews and count how many of the movies seem like complete shit.
step3: Repeat with current dvd movie.
step4: compare how many suck from each movie.

You'll probably notice that both contain similar levels of crap movies previewed on each.
Yes alot of kid shows suck today but like with our generation some of us found the gems hidden in the garbage, while others swam in the garbage. There are some good shows today like "Phineas and Ferb" "Avatar the last Airbender" and a couple more if you know where to look.

 

[archvile93]

That might have something to do with the fact that you're not a kid any more and when you combine that with taking off your nostalgia glasses, stuff is going to be pretty lame.

I can still watch the older episodes of some of my favourite kids shows, and still be entertained by them. But when I watch the newer ones, they are terrible in comparison.

Yeah, because the old episodes fill you with nostalgia. The new ones are new and can not do so. Personally, I thought all those shows sucked, even when I was four. Maybe I played too much Doom 2.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I remember Muppets. Oh god how much I loved Muppets. Cookie Monster FTW.

If you love the muppets, avoid their new movies. Seriously, the last good muppet movie was Muppets From Space. Now, there is the God Awful Muppets Wizard of Oz, Muppets Christmas Special, and Muppets: Letters to Santa.

Avoid them at all costs. Here's a warning. None of these three films feature Frank Oz. At all.

 

[NoNameMcgee]

My favourite Spongebob episode is the one when they try to sell chocolate.

Also a classic

 

[Adanos]

I remember Muppets. Oh god how much I loved Muppets. Cookie Monster FTW.

If you love the muppets, avoid their new movies. Seriously, the last good muppet movie was Muppets From Space. Now, there is the God Awful Muppets Wizard of Oz, Muppets Christmas Special, and Muppets: Letters to Santa.

Avoid them at all costs. Here's a warning. None of these three films feature Frank Oz. At all.

I didn't watched the new shows and I don't intend too cause I have the same opinion as you. Still thanks for the warning.