When Did
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Get to Be So Silly?
Saturday Morning Cartoons
Get to Be So Silly?
Although I was up late the night before, having performed with the ImprovAddicts, Saturday morning, I woke up early, not by choice, I just did.
Since I was up, I watched “Star Watch” to get the latest scoop on the latest movies.
Somehow, from there, I wound up watching cartoons.
When Did Saturday Morning Cartoons Get to Be So Silly?
I.e., The Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy*.
I guess it wouldn’t be as stupid, if they were at least real superheroes.
But they’re not.
They’re fantasy. Make-believe. And kind of hokey.
Science fiction, without the science.
Not realistic, like Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman.
Bat-Mite and Robin don’t count.
The jury’s still out on Aquaman and the Wonder Twins.
Maybe if the Twins didn’t have that goofy monkey.
Or if the goofy monkey could shoot lasers from its eyes.
Sadly, Iron Man Armored Adventures turned out to be stupid too.
I didn’t know it was about a teenage Iron Man.
Let’s call him Iron Kiddo.
A team of black ops, a.k.a. highly trained special forces, chase high school student Pepper and fire a slew of automatic weapons at her, but they miss!
Even though she’s running down the middle of the street; and they shoot a barrage of bullets.
Even when she’s standing a few feet in front them!
But as soon as Iron Kiddo stands in front of her, the bullets ricochet off his armor.
In other words, the so-called highly trained special forces couldn’t hit their target, until the target was Iron Kiddo.
Silly!
Super silly?
Iron silly!
Okay, it was still a fun episode, but that part was totally silly!
What happened to cartoons that weren’t stupid and silly?
Cartoons that were realistic and made sense.
Like being born in a galaxy with a red sun and being rocketed to a planet with a yellow sun endows you with super powers far beyond those of mere mortal men.
Or a radioactive-spider bite gives you the proportionate strength and abilities of an arachnid.
The only silly part being:
If spiders do have spider sense, why are they so easy to squash?
Being a mega-rich orphan bent on revenge can help you finance the creation of cool gadgets with a flying nocturnal mammal theme, even if you can’t fly.
The only silly parts being:
The aforementioned Bat-Mite and Robin.
Nowadays though, most cartoons are silly and stupid.
It’s almost as if they’re designed for little kids.
Since I was up, I watched “Star Watch” to get the latest scoop on the latest movies.
Somehow, from there, I wound up watching cartoons.
When Did Saturday Morning Cartoons Get to Be So Silly?
I.e., The Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy*.
I guess it wouldn’t be as stupid, if they were at least real superheroes.
But they’re not.
They’re fantasy. Make-believe. And kind of hokey.
Science fiction, without the science.
Not realistic, like Superman, Spider-Man, and Batman.
Bat-Mite and Robin don’t count.
The jury’s still out on Aquaman and the Wonder Twins.
Maybe if the Twins didn’t have that goofy monkey.
Or if the goofy monkey could shoot lasers from its eyes.
Sadly, Iron Man Armored Adventures turned out to be stupid too.
I didn’t know it was about a teenage Iron Man.
Let’s call him Iron Kiddo.
A team of black ops, a.k.a. highly trained special forces, chase high school student Pepper and fire a slew of automatic weapons at her, but they miss!
Even though she’s running down the middle of the street; and they shoot a barrage of bullets.
Even when she’s standing a few feet in front them!
But as soon as Iron Kiddo stands in front of her, the bullets ricochet off his armor.
In other words, the so-called highly trained special forces couldn’t hit their target, until the target was Iron Kiddo.
Silly!
Super silly?
Iron silly!
Okay, it was still a fun episode, but that part was totally silly!
What happened to cartoons that weren’t stupid and silly?
Cartoons that were realistic and made sense.
Like being born in a galaxy with a red sun and being rocketed to a planet with a yellow sun endows you with super powers far beyond those of mere mortal men.
Or a radioactive-spider bite gives you the proportionate strength and abilities of an arachnid.
The only silly part being:
If spiders do have spider sense, why are they so easy to squash?
Being a mega-rich orphan bent on revenge can help you finance the creation of cool gadgets with a flying nocturnal mammal theme, even if you can’t fly.
The only silly parts being:
The aforementioned Bat-Mite and Robin.
Nowadays though, most cartoons are silly and stupid.
It’s almost as if they’re designed for little kids.
* Okay. Technically speaking, The Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy isn’t even a cartoon. It’s live action. And the only reason I watched it? The opening credits showed: Cerina Vincent! But she didn’t even appear in the episode I watched. Argh! Foiled again! Or maybe she did, but I didn’t recognize her. Sadness, sorrow, regret, ... I may need a Sanity Check!
Coming Friday: Sanity Check: Pass Or Fail?
Coming Friday: Sanity Check: Pass Or Fail?
