Here is another fact: When I got home from my aunt & uncle's place at 11:37pm CST, I put on the marathon and proceeded to fall asleep in from of my TV some 3 hours later.
Here is one last fact: I got up this morning, and put the marathon back on to watch what I missed last night.
This has me thinking back on the cartoons I used to love as a child, and still love to this day. Am I ashamed to admit that I just bought Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs on DVD? Of course not! That show's awesome! Sure, the dialogue is so cheesy I've considered bringing crackers to each viewing, but it's still miles better than the general ridiculousness of today's cartoons. I'm not knocking the superhero cartoons; somehow those ones always seem to maintain their level of respectability (I'm looking at you, Wolverine and the X-Men), but I am knocking such fare as the ten thousandth Pokemon rip-off, and shows like Spongebob Squarepants that don't really teach kids anything. ThunderCats, He-Man, even Saber Rider, all had lessons at the end of the episode. Does Spongebob value diversity? Or talk about sharing? Honesty? Not from what I've seen.
I think TELEtoon Retro should add more '80s cartoons, if only to balance the sad sad state of affairs Saturday morning 'toons find themselves in these days. Here are some of my suggestions:
Pirates of Dark Water:
M.A.S.K.:
Dino-Riders:
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe:
What are your favourite cartoons?
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