italian guy
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I've heard many stories of parents banning their children from watching Rugrats after that episode where Tommy and his friends ran around naked for a full 11 minutes.
Blog Talkback: How TV Guide Influenced Your Parents
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My parents never subscribed to TV Guide, so it was never an issue in our house. I was pretty big into The Simpsons at an early age, had a couple Bart toys and keychains that they and my grandparents bought me, but as far as I know they never had any issue with me watching it(they even watched the show for a brief while, but according to them they stopped once they saw Laura Powers spit into Bart's hand and his subsequent refusal to wash his hand).
Besides, I sat there and watched all the reruns of Dukes of Hazzard, Hunter, CHiPs, In the Heat of the Night, etc. on TNT with my dad which often times had scenes of people shooting at each other and whatnot, not to mention watching primetime shows like Roseanne, Seinfeld, or Friends with my parents that made frequent risque jokes, so I don't think they were really worried about what cartoons I was watching. They never even made any objection to me watching South Park when I started in on it in fourth grade(about 1998), although for whatever reason they objected to my brother watching it for a while.
Besides, I sat there and watched all the reruns of Dukes of Hazzard, Hunter, CHiPs, In the Heat of the Night, etc. on TNT with my dad which often times had scenes of people shooting at each other and whatnot, not to mention watching primetime shows like Roseanne, Seinfeld, or Friends with my parents that made frequent risque jokes, so I don't think they were really worried about what cartoons I was watching. They never even made any objection to me watching South Park when I started in on it in fourth grade(about 1998), although for whatever reason they objected to my brother watching it for a while.
uniquejason
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Because it came at a time when edgy cartoons were considered cool (especially among our generation), and South Park was possibly the edgiest cartoon of the 90's.
Me and my younger brothers were allowed to watch South Park when i was 12 and my brothers were 9 and 6, and dad watched it with us cause he thought the show was just as funny as we did. In fact, he is the one that introduced us to it. I still remember when he one day came into our room and said something like "last night i saw this terribly animated but hilarious cartoon about a couple of kids who curse like hell and kill each other and stuff, you should make sure to see it next week!". And then we all went to see the South Park movie when it came out, which was approved for kids age 7 and above here in Sweden (we sorta lied about my youngest brothers age...). 
krisdds426
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With the exception of adult toons, my parents never really cared what cartoons I watched.
Thatonegirl...
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It occurs to me that just as TV Guide stopped, Entertainment Weekly started publication and became the place parents looked for guidance.
Did they do any better?
I think they are a little better taking the kids point of view into account. But for all the attention I paid, :shrug:.
Did they do any better?
I think they are a little better taking the kids point of view into account. But for all the attention I paid, :shrug:.
WOW! That article takes me back! I actually remember all of those covers!
And, even as a kid, I was horrified at how off-model all of those poor cartoon characters looked.
The utter irresponsibility and laziness of a lot of those articles is just astonishing. Thank goodness my parents didn't make a habit of restricting what I could watch on TV! We had a TV guide subscription throughout the 90s and I would have been screwed if they had listened to those articles.
And, even as a kid, I was horrified at how off-model all of those poor cartoon characters looked.
The utter irresponsibility and laziness of a lot of those articles is just astonishing. Thank goodness my parents didn't make a habit of restricting what I could watch on TV! We had a TV guide subscription throughout the 90s and I would have been screwed if they had listened to those articles.