Do you feel sad that all the cartoons/shows you watched as a kid are now over?

I just think its sad that the kids of today don't get to watch the same shows we watched as kids.

Do kids these days know about The Smurfs? Looney Tunes? Tom and Jerry? Flintstones? Jetsons?
 
If they have Boomerang, then odds are that they at least know of them (with the possible exception of Looney Tunes).

But here's the thing; you can't make the kids of today like the same shows that you like(d), and you can't force them to feel the same way about these shows that you do. Even if they've seen these shows, they won't have any kind of nostalgic fondness for them the way that we do, because they didn't grow up with them. A lot of that is just "old stuff" to them, just as the shows that your parents liked is "old school" to you. It's a generational thing.

Once on TV.com, a kid said "Looney Tunes sucks!", and another guy said that he thinks that Peter Griffin is funnier than Bugs Bunny. Now, I don't agree with either of these statements, and I personally think that it's insane to even suggest such things, but they're young. That's just their mindset. They just grew up in a different time and with different shows than we did.
 
That's true. While school wasn't so easy for me socially back then, it was less stressful in terms of academic work and coming home was always relaxing.

I also don't think that it's too sad. Sure, it could be sad when the show first ends, depending on if it provided a sense of conclusion or not, but there are more important things in life than cartoons. Besides that, a person can always watch those kinds of shows through DVDs or legal streaming sites if they wanted to see them again. Whenever I watch old episodes of my favorite shows, it almost feels like they're new, especially if I haven't seen the series in ages.

Plus, some of the shows that I liked back then, mainly some of the older Nicktoons, don't really hold up that well now. There's also always new shows to enjoy, along with reruns of older shows that we like. Of course, it might help that not all of the cartoons I watched when I was little are over since Pokemon still airs new episodes. Still, I don't think that it's that sad at all.
 
Well, my favorite childhood cartoon, The Simpsons, is still on, so there is no reason for me to miss it.

But sure, there have been times when i have watched the last episode of some of my other childhood cartoons and had that "wow, it all really ended here"-feeling. However, this usually doesn't happen with shows that never had a proper ending, because with those shows, you kinda get the feeling that (from an "in-universe" point of view) the characters could very well have gone on doing their usual stuff for years to come, even if you never again got to see them.

No, the "i can't believe it actually ended"-feeling for me mostly comes in the case of shows with actual finales, and especially finales that alter the set up of the show to such a degree that you realize that within the fictional universe of the show, there is no way things could ever go back to the status quo you're used to. An example for me would be Maple Town (remember that one? Old kiddie anime from the 80's about a rabbit family and a bunch of other friendly furries?), where in the last episode, the main character moves away from the titular town.
 
But shows like Flintstones and Looney Tunes should be re-launched for new kids,

Think of it this way, the only reason kids still know about Scooby Doo is because they constantly make new series about it every few years. Scooby Doo is STILL around, like 40 years later.

Looney Tunes should *always* have new shorts produced. Same for Tom and Jerry.

And I find it depressing that kids will never know about "Fred Flintstone" or "Barney."
 
Not only do I remember it, I own all ten Japanese released VHS tapes. It's actually pretty good, with fairly well-developed characters and some genuinely hilarious moments, like when Bubby's siblings all play keep away against Greter the wolf...with a package bomb. I'd love to watch the whole thing some day.

The sequel kinda sucks, though. I looked through the Italian dubs of the episodes...the supporting cast is pretty meh compared to Maple Town's, the colors are all dull, and there's this creepy Yuri-Lolita undertone to the whole thing. I wish I was kidding about that last one, but at the end of the first episode, we have Patty thinking about her new friend Rollie with all these romantic sparkles around her picture. And then in a later episode we have Rollie imagining herself in a bikini...which is about as disturbing as you'd expect given how she can't be older then 10.
 
Holy crap, a fellow Maple Town enthusiast! I thought you people were all entirely confined to the very rare, very small Maple Town fansites. Seriously, there appears to exist extremely few people who gives a toss about that series. I once actually started a Maple Town thread on this site and it got no replies.

And yeah, i agree, it is indeed a well written show, especially considering it's very young main demographic. I especially like the episodes where the drama really contrasts against the "sugar bowl"-setting to of the show, like in that one episode where a some cat woman thought her husband was cheating on her (of course, they never say outright that this is what she suspects, but the subtext is pretty blatant to an adult viewer).

I've never gotten to see the sequel series (because i cant find it in any language i understand). But so you're saying is has an aura of... loli-yuri? Well, if that is a touch that was intentionally inserted by the makers of the show, i should probably be glad that i never got to see it. However, merely judging from the examples you stated, i think it might be possible that you are just reading to much in to those things. The Japanese seem to have a tendency to have sparkling things floating around images of characters when other characters is thinking about them, without it always being meant to imply some kind of romantic attraction. And i don't think it's unusual for little girl cartoon characters to wear bikinis. At least not in Japanese animation... But then again, the reason why it's not unusual in Japanese animation might be because... it's Japanese, and the Japanese seem to have a thing for... err...

Ahem, anyway, once again, it's nice to see a fellow Maple Town fan.:sweat:
 
I don't disagree with that, but...

New Looney Tunes shorts are being produces as we type. Have we forgotten about the upcoming Laff Riot?

As for Tom & Jerry, Tom & Jerry Tales and all of those direct to video T&J movies say hello. It's not as if no one is doing anything with these characters.

No offense, but it's like you're deliberately ignoring these facts just to prove your point. I'm not saying that there's no cause for concern, but things aren't nearly as bad as you're making them out ot be.
 
Honestly, I really am sad that a lot of shows that I liked are over.

Robotech is the one that I miss the most. Not only was it the second anime that I'd ever seen, but it was a mature, complicated story that I really appreciated. The newer movies and series' can't really match the magic of the original series.

Visionaries, Knights of the Magical Light was another awesome show, but it was killed after about six or seven episodes. It really didn't get a real chance.

Peter Pan & The Pirates was another one that had a short run, but I enjoyed it while it lasted.
 
^ Its not as common as it should be. Remember that Loonatics nonsense during the last years of KidsWB? Everyone hated it.



But that hardly counts, its not the same thing as a series.
 
Yeah, because Loonatics Unleashed was a bad idea and WB promoted those characters as the "Next generation of Loonatics". It was just a bad idea and a (mercifully) short-lived one. That's irrelevant.

Hello? Laff Riot? New Looney Tunes shorts? Why won't you acknowledge that Warner Brothers is doing something to keep the spirit of Bugs, Daffy and company alive?
 
Originally Posted by Silverstar
What do you mean? Kids see Fred and Barney whenever a Fruity/Cocoa Pebbles commercial comes on or they take a Flintstones vitamin.


It's better than nothing. And really, creatively speaking, what else can they do with the Flintstones? It's not exactly cutting edge anymore.

It sounds like you're saying that every old cartoon should keep making a new series every couple of years until the end of time. That's a nice dream, but it's not very realistic. Things just can't stay frozen in time forever; new artists and their creations also deserve to get their time in the limelight.

If a capable team of artists who are willing to do more with these characters come along and they're able to produce quality work, then I'd be fine with that, but I wouldn't want to see some creatively bankrupt piece of dreck get manufactured just for the sake of keeping a franchise alive. I'd rather have no new show than a bad one.

Things change. Trends change. I don't mind looking back once in a while, but one can't feed and clothe themselves on nostalgia. You have to be able to adapt to new times and open your mind up to what lies ahead. You can't live in the past.
 
Hey, Maple Town! I loved that show, along with The Little Koala and The Noozles :D Wish I could find the episodes somewhere other than Youtube.

I don't miss my childhood shows in the sense that I can't watch them anymore, because these days all you need is the internet to find them. I am sad that it's been so long since they were released (it makes me feel old!), and that 99% of the kid generation don't even know about them now, which in some cases is a darn shame!
 
Seriously. You can't expect for every cartoon that reigned supreme 20 years ago to stay in production and remain as popular forever. That's just not realistic. Obsessing over a single era just isn't healthy.

CyberCubed, it's beginning to sound to me that you simply dislike change. That you want everything to stay the way that it was in your time forever, but sometimes you need to accept that times moves forward. It doesn't stay in place. These are different times. It's a different world for kids now than the one that we grew up in. Times change. People's tastes change. Trends change. Sometimes you have to accept change and make the best of it.

Many of those shows were indeed great, but they've been around for over 20 years and they're officially old-school now. It's time to give some new shows some time in the spotlight and give them the chance to become "classics".
 
Every generation has their own shows. No offense, but this is like my dad saying it's sad that I didn't get to watch Ruff & Reddy as a kid. If you have kids you can show them your shows on DVD, the internet, ect.
 
There's also that episode about the elderly cat alone in that mansion. I can't remember the exact details, but I think she worked for this wealthy family who's daughter was kidnapped or something. I can't remember the whole plot, but it didn't feel like an ordinary kids' show episode, especially since I don't remember the daughter's fate ever being resolved.



Oh, I'm aware of how sparkly effects are used, but trust me...it's a bit creepier in this.

Of course, if I recall, the director of Palm Town later went on to create Revolutionary Girl Utena, so yeah.
 
It depends.

If the show ended on a good note, and all the episodes to that series are legally available on DVD, then I'm not sad about it.

Not to mention that there may be new series out there that I might be interested in.
 
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