But the main reason you should be out is because the TV shows suck. Like really, really bad. Rather than targeting all of them I am going to focus on cartoons today. Kiddies of 2013, sorry to say this, but you guys probably have the worst childhood ever. Not only do the TV shows suck, the world is more fucked up than ever.

My first love will always be anime but well, most anime is not for children and I’m devoting a lot more posts for that so for now stay with me. Come, join me as I reminisce the good ol’ days when cartoons actually used to be good, funny, in 2D and made our childhood awesome. Also included are what’s coming on TV now, to be fair and all.

(This post might be detrimental to your feels so sensitive readers are warned.)

AWESOME CARTOONS KIDS NOWADAYS SHOULD BE WATCHING.

1. Pokemon

Who can forget Pokemon? Back when it was good. Like in its first few seasons with the good pokemon like Charmander, Bulbasaur, Jigglipuff etc. The times with Brock and Misty. Those seasons were so good. Now, you’re just wondering why Pikachu’s anorexic. What the hell, man. How many regions are there in the pokemon world anyway? Only 2 of them are good i.e Kanto and Johto. They don’t make ‘em like they used to.

A little something to jog your memory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JuYeHPFR3f0

Sing with me. I WANNA BEE THE VERY BEST, THAT NO ONE EVER WAS!

Felt good, didn’t it? :’)

2. Tom and Jerry

Oh well to be fair, they do put Tom and Jerry. Except it’s past the bed time of every normal kid and airs at 10 P.M! Fail, Cartoon Network! You fail on every level possible.

Who doesn’t remember Tom and Jerry? The episode where Nibbles has to deliver a letter to Jerry’s “girls” and has to keep evading Tom to do it, the episode where this little girl owns Tom and they all end up singing mama yo quiero. Ah, good times. Back when stupid Doraemon wasn’t playing 24/7. They play another newer, suckier Tom and Jerry sometimes. It just isn’t the same obviously.

Another awesome scene for you.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-uFJq6NMSQ

3. Hey Arnold!

This show has to be one of my favourites. It worked on so many levels. It was funny, entertaining and relatable. Who doesn’t love Helga? All of us has a Helga in us. I have good memories of watching  this show when I was 9 years old and hating Lila, that annoying little goody-two shoes and rooting wholeheartedly for Helga.  Back when Nickelodeon used to be great. All the other channels have sunk but I don’t think any have sunk as low as Nickelodeon has.

4. Dexter’s Lab

Now it’s just getting depressing. Y U SUCK SO MUCH, 21ST CENTURY?  I miss all these shows so much. Who can forget the antics of Deedee and her trademark “Ooh, what does this button do?” And Mandark with his “Hahaha.Hahahahah.” laugh. Today’s children will never have the benefit of watching such amazing cartoons.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U9uOWRaN34

Theme song for your benefit.

5.The Looney Tunes Show

Okay, I’m biased. Bugs Bunny was the best thing on the Looney Tunes. But seriously, it was so amazing. The elaborate plots, the crazy schemes and so many characters. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Pepe le pew, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd. All of them were so hilarious! Why, I ask you! Why can’t they put these shows back on air?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI9Nbt7oJG0

A bugs moment.

So these are some of the memorable cartoons of my childhood. Honestly, these aren’t the top 5 or anything. I have so many cartoons in my memory that I honestly couldn’t rate them and put them up. Samurai Jack, Kim Possible, The Fairly Oddparents, Winx Club, Sabrina: The Animated Series, Scooby Doo, The Wild Thornberrys, Rugrats, Powerpuff Girls, Xiaolin Showdown, As told by Ginger, Recess, Batman: The Animated Series, Justice League: Unlimited, Foster’s home for Imaginary Friends and so many more come to mind when I remember the stuff I had to grow up with.

Cartoon Network still puts some shows on. At 2.A.M. I don’t understand why they can’t put this stuff back on air for all of us rather than just insomniacs. If you can put it at 4.freaking A.M, you can put it at 4.freaking P.M

The strange thing is so many of these cartoons actually had a fair bit of violence. Episodes of Tom and Jerry and Looney Tunes had dynamites exploding, bloodshed, cigarettes and all that. Stuff nowadays rely on absolute nonsense. People are so worried that their children will get “influenced”. I don’t think anyone had to worry about us throwing dynamites at each other. Just goes to show how fucked up the world had become.

*Sigh*

As promised, I will put up some stuff that comes on now. As I flip through the various cartoon channels, this meme pretty much sums up what I feel.

Ugh. Let’s get it over with. I’ve only seen them long enough to switch channels so I’m not posting all of them.

I’ll start with the positive. This is the only cartoon that’s actually good that comes on.

1. Phineas and Ferb! You are the only shining light at the end of one depressing tunnel! The songs are decent, good characters and plot and great humour. Of course it doesn’t come close to the stuff I’m used to, but considering the crap that’s coming on, this is gold. Even without it, it’s a decent show. I like it. It’s sad for kids though that this is the only good thing coming on.

And now it goes downhill.

2. Ninja Hattori. This show is vile. Words fail me to describe how annoying it is. As if it isn’t annoying enough with the art, the hindi dub just sucks your soul from the afterlife and gives it to Satan. Sometimes, I wonder if the world we’re living in is hell or not.

I can’t believe I’m actually posting a picture.

Just. Words fail me. They do. WHO WATCHES THIS? AND IF ANYONE DOES, PARENTS, WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?

And then we have this abomination.

3. It’s called Doraemon and it’s dubbed in Hindi. That’s all I know, and that’s all I ever plan to know.

There’s some other shitty show called Perman also but these two are enough torture, wouldn’t you agree?

You might be thinking. “Oh. They’re only 3 or 4 shows. Why is she complaining? They’re probably on only for a couple of hours a day.”

Guys, please switch on your cartoon channels any time during the day. This crap is on ALL DAY.

Anyway, to parents who want their children to grow up with something decent, I beg of you: download these cartoons from somewhere or buy DVDs. You cannot have your child watch the shit that’s coming on. Seriously.

If you can’t do that also, another alternative: Anime. (I’d definitely have included Dragonball Z in the list but it was sort of my gateway to all other anime so I can’t.) They’ve removed the Animax channel from my Television. To people who still have it, please let your kid watch it. Granted, some stuff is inappropriate but there are quite a few good children’s anime too.

And I leave you with that. If you guys have any memorable cartoons you saw in your childhood that wasn’t mentioned in the list, write them down in the comment’s section or post it on our facebook page. If you have any questions or an opinion you think I might be interested in, write to me. If you need recommendations for cartoons or TV shows or if you want me to do a post on a particular topic, I’m always willing to listen.

Until next week.

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