Stupid cartoon cliches

That sort of nonesense started about in the late 70's early 80's I think.....with those dumb sitcoms.....that one with Gary Coleman....and that other little kid...can't remember the names of them..........but the kids were always way smarter than the adults....I hate that ! :rant: :rant:
 
For some reason cartoon dads in particular have gotten really stupid. Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom are the Nickelodeon banner shows- all with incredibly dimwitted dads.
 
greendeltatke said:
For some reason cartoon dads in particular have gotten really stupid. Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom are the Nickelodeon banner shows- all with incredibly dimwitted dads.
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It's called pandering to your audience. Kids always think their parents are dumb. I like Mark Twains quote:
"When I was a boy of fourteen, my father was so ignorant I could hardly stand to have the old man around. But when I got to be twenty-one, I was astonished at how much the old man had learned in seven years."
 
odiechef said:
well...I like Bugs, I have changed a few times over the years (Bugs is best so far), it's not at the top of my priority list (I already have time managment issues with myself), and I really don't see it but for brief periods of time (I full size all windows, I even do full screen on IE).

I don't know, call me boring but when I find something I like...

just me though :rolleyes:
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lol, yeah. I've always had my browser window full screen. I can't stand when people don't do it on theres. I don't like scrolling every which way. My res. is 1280x1024 and I still do full screen for everything as well.

I don't like having to go around searching for a good background every time I'm tired of an old one so what I do is go to a free site and download a whole bunch that I like. I put it all in one folder and change the pic every time I get bored of the current one. There's also a free program (no spyware) called Webshots Desktop that will do it automatically when you specify for free. It can also download automatically, but you're limited in how many you can download a day for the free version. Still, it's an excellent program for those who don't have the time or are just lazy like me. :P

Anyway, sorry I'm off topic!
 
greendeltatke said:
For some reason cartoon dads in particular have gotten really stupid. Jimmy Neutron, Fairly Odd Parents and Danny Phantom are the Nickelodeon banner shows- all with incredibly dimwitted dads.
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You bet....Dad's are especially targeted for the dumb and dumber cliche..........it's not PC to pick on moms........so the dads...especially the european white dads....get smashed in the brains dept every time these days. I find that revolting and just plain wrong......

Ahhh...back to the days of Beaver Clearver and Andy Taylor.........when dads were full of wisdom and definitly in charge........ (*SIGH*) I think the Brady Bunch was one of the last sitcoms that had a Dad with a full deck....
 
I know that this thread is about cartoons. But it got way off topic allready so heres my cliche that i can't stand anymore. It's the sitcom cliche when the main characterbuys a lotto ticket and then wins but everyone in the neighborhood/city/state/world has the same numbers and they wind up getting jack squat. I have lost count how many times this plot has been recycled. When a sitcom has to resort to recycling old cliche plots its time to move on.

Speaking of tv shows going downhill. Anyone been to www.jumptheshark.com ? It's a site about the moment that a tv showstarts to go downhill spelling the end of the show(ar at least it should) Jumping the shark refers to "The Happy Day's" when the show took a turn for the worse andfonzie was water skiing(note it was the worst blue screening ever, and disgustingly fake looking) and to win the waterskiing competition he "jumped" over a shark.

This website clelebrates the moment alot of your favorite shows sold out. Theres a huge list and you can vote too.
 
Invader Zim was a really wierd show when it first came out...The concepts were really dark, and the creator of that show is realy dark too ( You should see some of his comics). But I always really loved Gir the little stuffed dog, that guy was funny. I've gotta give props to any cartoon on adult swim though, that is some of the best stuff ever. As far as the classics go? Always loved Roadrunner and the Coyote. I loved seeing how that stupid coyote kept trying to catch that bird. ACME rocket boots and such...
 
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