Pretty much every cartoon made for television from the nineteen fifties to late eighties was garbage. Know how I know? Because cartoons have never been as good as they are now. Cartoons were not better in the eighties than they are now. Now, I am an eighties kid by birth but I converted to the church of 21st century animation a looooong time ago so let me put this one to bed. God love them, they’ve suffered through so much. Couple this with the radiation from the hole in the ozone layer frying their brains and the still lingering effects of Chernobyl and quite frankly it’s a wonder that your typical eighties kid can tied their own shoes, much less attempt an objective assessment of the state of made for TV animation then and now. And lead is well known to have a harmful effect on intelligence. I do not claim ownership of this material. New to the blog? Start at the start with Snow White.)Įighties kids have a tendency to loudly proclaim that the cartoons they grew up with, your Masters of the Universe, your Transformers, your My Little Ponies were so much better than the cartoons made for kids today. All images and footage used below are property of their respective companies unless stated otherwise. (DISCLAIMER: This blog is not for profit.

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