The Toons of Times Past.
For me, very few modern cartoons hold much of an attraction at all. Sure, ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Futurama’ are both undeniably funny, but only in a snide and cynical kind of way. And I’m afraid that I prefer the innocent slapstick humour of toons from times past… Call me a nostalgic old fool if you like (you certainly wouldn’t be the first to), but as far as I’m concerned there was a wonderful charm to those old school animations.
Tom and Jerry, Scooby Doo, Winsome Witch, Goober and the Ghost Chasers, Secret Squirrel; these were all a very big part of my television diet as a child. I absolutely loved these cartoons and I couldn’t wait to get home from school to watch them! And those weren’t the only ones either; there was also The Pink Panther, Wacky Races, The Blue Falcon (with Dynomutt), Mr Benn and Battle of the Planets. My goodness, I’m so glad to have grown up in the 1970s!!!
Now, I am going to risk sounding like a miserable old git… But how can you compare any of these classic (and indeed classy) cartoons to the ones on our screens today? The simple answer is that you can’t! Most modern animations for kids are badly drawn, irritating and totally lacking when it comes to thrills and spills. In fact, todays cartoons are about as exciting as laser hair removal Brentwood. And I honestly believe there are only two reasons why kids actually watch them at all –
1. They don’t realise how much better cartoons can actually be.
2. There is surprisingly little choice as many of the greats never seem to be shown anymore.
Or perhaps I really am a miserable old git. Maybe I am merely looking back at the toons of my own childhood through rose-tinted glasses.
But I honestly don’t think so…
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