Saturday Morning Cartoons 3/17

Here’s a cartoon to help you ease into Saturday. I truly miss the old Saturday morning cartoons. The advent of cable and the crushing activism of parent groups managed to forever do away with our 3-4 hour blocks of animated goodness on what was by far the Best Kid Day of the week.

I think Saturdays here will henceforth be dedicated to this bygone institution.



To me there is something wonderful about the Saturday ritual of getting up and watching some cartoons in my jammies with a heaping bowl of cereal and my best blanket. It was fun when I was a kid too. I mean, parents complain that their kids watch TV all day, yet the eradication of the Saturday morning cartoons was, I think, counterproductive.

Think about it – after about 11:00 or 12:00 the cartoons phased into teen dramas or, worse, do-it-yourself shows for grown-ups. What did you do? You didn’t keep watching that’s for sure; now it was time for your bike, your friends, or a big pile of dirt somewhere.

Cartoon Network never stops. Nickelodeon never stops. DVRs, DVDs can be watched over and over with the touch of a button. Parents, you fools, you ruined the perfect kid distraction, one that ENDED and made them *gasp* go outside.

Well done.

Do you remember Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors? Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day and green is in, I figure it’s only fitting to view the intro of a show where the hero fought against plants. Sure, they had a cool name in “Monster Minds” but they were plants. Not really a “kiss of the Blarney” but it’s the best I can do.



Ah 1980s, whatever would I do without you?