Wish List

Once upon a time, children's programming was imaginative and fun. Nowadays, it is not. I mean, there may be room for stuff like Blue's Clues, Dora the Explorer, and Spongebob, but not that much. I mean, I love cartoons- -my 21-year-old *ss loves cartoons. But I cannot abide the blue dog. It is not entertaining, okay, maybe for a two-year-old, but anyone with a brain can figure out those dumb*ss clues. And Spongebob! I am so sick of that thing being on Nick- -beloved Nick- -all friggin day. It's like five shows run Nickelodeon. And I hate all of them. Spongebob, Blue's Clues, Hey Arnold, and Rugrats. I liked Rugrats, but always hated Hey Arnold. These shows are just not interesting. They are too real. And don't get me started on Disney; I'm writing them some hate mail. I loved the magic of David the Gnome, the warm-hearted, WHOLESOME, stories that were not only beautiful to watch, but beautiful to hear and understand. Maybe, I just have a problem with wanting to hold on to memories, but I also think that these shows helped me grow. I am so glad that I was a kid in the late 80s, early 90s, only because I got to experience the cartoons that I would not have otherwise.
Back then, the people who created children's shows must have been on drugs or something, but that was good. My Little Pony, Carebears, Fraggle Rock, Glow Friends, Potato Head Kids, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Teddy Ruxpin, Pirates of Darkwater, He-man and She-ra, Thundercats, Silverhawks, The Little Prince, Noozles, Raggedy Ann and Andy, Popples, Rainbow Brite, Strawberry Shortcake, Pound Puppies, and David the Gnome; I'm sure there's some I'm forgetting too. My favorites though, were on Nickelodeon that seems to have gone to the dumpster. The shows on Nick Jr., of course, and then, You Can't Say That on Television, which was replaced by The Roundhouse, which was not as good, but was definately better than All That- -which seems to spawn untalented teeny boppers that go on to make crappy movies, Are You Afraid of the Dark, Ren and Stimpy (Nick's most gutsy program), and Rugrats, which is still on, thankfully.
It's like tv people are afraid to show magic or something totally unrealistic to children, now-a-days. I'm fine from watching the stuff- -except I sometimes still wish I was a child, but that's only because I hate the b.s. they put on tv now. I haven't even seen a decent movie this year, and I'm not talking about kid's movies; but that's a different story. I always loved Strawberry Shortcake. Now, when I watch it- -I was bored one Saturday and dug out my old cartoons- -I see that she had pink eyes and the berrykins sprinkled some kind of substance that made everyone happy. That is the biggest hint I ever saw. That, and who would think of making a worm glow, or things called Fraggles that live underground and talk to trash heaps? The shows ranged from completely abnormal- -like Gummie Bears and The Smurfs, to only semi-off like Alvin and the Chipmunks- -even Gem was normal. What I'm trying to say is that the shows that are given to kids now don't talk to them as if they can comprehend a storyline or understand things like love or adventure in the same way as they did not so long ago. I think it's sad. My shows could at least be put on DVD. I think there should be a channel for people going through 80s withdraw.
They could play all the cartoons I mentioned during the day, and then, they could play shows- -good, entertaining shows like, Mr. Belvedere, Punky Brewster, Amen, Charles in Charge, Out of this World, 227, Sister Kate, Just the Ten of Us, My Two Dads, Small Wonder, Empty Nest, My Sister Sam, Kate and Allie, Dinosaurs, Perfect Strangers, and a whole slew of others. I miss them dearly. The old people have TVland and whatnot. Let me just say, I hate Leave it to Beaver. But I do like the Love Boat and Charlie's Angels.
That's all I have to say for now, I was just spittin' mad that part of my Pee Wee Herman show had been taped over this morning. Thanks for reading ^.^