"You watch that?! It's a kiddy cartoon!"

[Hyena Dandy]

I don't think "I won't do that, its for kids" is a valid adult response.

Also, MLP:FiM is awesome.

[aurelemsrealm]

A dickhead boss can crush all the joy out of a job and turn your passion into a soul-crushing hellish grind, but not everyone has that situation.

over more than a few jobs the dickhead factor, the stupid factor, the "Sorry nothing personal just business" factor, the office politics, the power trips, the WTF factor, etc. killed my passion and my "fun" factor.

I can relate to both of these quotes. I graduated high school wanting to go into journalism. I started taking the necessary classes at the local community college to graduate with an Associate in Arts degree that would transfer into a journalism and mass communications program. My freshman year of college, I was offered a reporting job at one local newspaper. It was a great learning experience, and I loved working there. I worked there until I earned my associate degree and transferred to a university. I hit a financial setback, and had to return home. I tried to get rehired at the paper, but they had no openings. However, the editor did put me in touch with the publisher of a small family-owned paper in the neighboring county. He did warn me, though, that this guy was notoriously tempermental and hot-headed. I also talked to my journalism instructor at the community college, and he also told me the same things about working for that paper. I went for an interview anyway, and was offered a job. That job proved to be nine months of hell before I finally got mad enough to walk out one day. You just never knew what the mood for the day was going to be when you went to work. This guy would treat you like gold one minute if he was happy, then just suddenly snap and start ripping into you because some other random event pissed him off. I was so burned out that I ended up changing majors when I finally returned to school.

Maybe if more people had creative outlets like that, there would be fewer miserable people in the world.

I agree with you on that. I'm at my happiest when I'm working on my own little projects. I like to have lazy time, too, but I do get restless after a while if I'm not working on something that seems more meaningful and productive.

[Skunkle]

Mongo, mine didn't get across as I'd intended.

First, *I* don't believe for a second the "all jobs suck, if you get a job doing something you love you will forever hate it" thing. At all. A local guy I know is the one who tells me that, and he's insistent on it. I think he's full of crap. He's a potter and a photographer, and these are both only hobbies; he feels that the instant anything a person loves doing becomes a paid job, it instantly and permanently loses all heart. And as noted, that there are NO exceptions. The discussion that first brought it up was him griping that his pastor (who has a non-church day job) gets paid by the church to be the pastor; that ran forward into "The moment you're paid to preach, you're preaching for money, no longer preaching for God."

Second, about how people are programmed to think that their job will be their only joy in live? It seems to me that there's another prevalent mindset as well: per the above, there are the people who believe that ALL jobs suck. If it's a JOB, you hate it. The people I encounter like this usually seem to go on one, the other or both of the following phrases:
Life's a bitch and then you die
Life's a bitch and then you marry one
The guy I spoke of in the preceding paragraph has a 'joke' he loves to tell.
Q: What's the difference between your job and your wife?
A: After five years, your job still sucks.
And almost every guy I've seen him tell this to laughs. Hard. Because that seems to be a reality to many. Your life is goin' great until you get a job (which, by nature, will always be awful and soulless) and/or you get married (in which case you turn into Al Bundy).

It's sad, but I actually see more of this than I do the "your job is the only light in your life" mentality. And yet I'm happy to say I meet many people who love their job and/or love their marriage.

[Miss_Maple_Leaf]

Every now and then I'll go on Youtube and watch episodes of "Ghostwriter." I enjoyed watching that as a kid, so it brings back memories.

Oh, I loved Ghostwriter as a kid! I watched it every day on PBS.

I didn't realize it was on YouTube. *Runs off to check it out*

Also, I still enjoy watching the Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes with the original Midnight Society. Some of those episodes still manage to give me a bit of a fright.

[ExRetailDrone]

Also, I still enjoy watching the Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes with the original Midnight Society. Some of those episodes still manage to give me a bit of a fright.

That show was great! Is that on YouTube? I tried to find it on DVD only to read that it wasn't planned to be released in the states. Boo. I'll have to look for it on YouTube

Also, I found Care Bears in Wonderland on there, thank you Skunkle! I'll have to sit down and watch it one of these days...it's only been about 2 decades since I last saw it

[Andara Bledin]

Speaking of scary and stuff for kids, one of my favorite suspenseful movies ever is Watcher in the Woods. I actually saw that one in the theater when it came out. I was 7. My brother was 6. Both of us, at different times, left the theater because it was getting too intense, and then went right back in because we had to know what happened next.

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[dendawg]

"It's so fake!"

Here's my comeback to the idiots (online at least ) who need to point that out about wrestling:

"So are Pamela Anderson's tits...what's your point?"

[EricKei]

Growing OLDER is obligatory
Growing UP isn't

My personal mantra, right here ^_^

As for the primary topic at hand...

Most "cartoons aimed at kids", going back to Looney Toons/Merrie Melodies (which were *overtly* aimed at adults when they were first released), and those from the last 2 decades in particular, are really meant for all ages to some extent, or at least, many of them are. At the very least, some have "parental bonuses" (things that adults would catch (such as double entendres) that whoosh right over the kids'...and censors'...heads). Some of them -- according to the creators -- were never meant for the wee ones at all. I would argue that Gargoyles was one such show (aimed at older kids/teens? Sure! But most certainly at adults as well); word from the creators is that PowerPuff Girls, at least in its original incarnation, was meant to be upper teens and older -- ONLY. Even in its released form, it has many things (blood and tons of violence) that say quite clearly that "this ain't for your 4-year-old". One good example is Ms Bellum, the Mayor's assitant

For those not familiar -- She is...*ahem* quite generously endowed. She is only EVER shown from the neck down (except in reverse-angle shots where you cannot see her face). She tends to lean in close when talking to the Mayor at times, and is fully aware of the power she wields (but in a good way) over guys...That's the overt stuff, little or any of which belongs in a "kiddie show". Then you get to more subtle things, like her address -- 69 YodelInDaValley Lane*... (think about that for a second) o_O And that's just one of the more obvious things which, to me, confirm that this show, among others, *still* isn't meant for the little kiddles. To which I say, Rock On! ^_^

* If you wanna look it up, it's "Something's a Ms.", the episode where Sedusa shows up, (SPOILER)














kidnaps Ms Bellows & takes her place (sorry, couldn't find an exact color match to hide it completely)(/SPOILER)

...And, still on the subject of PPG, I'm not even gonna get started on "HIM" (literally the Prince of Darkness himself, as filtered through their world view)

[Bardmaiden]

Horrible Histories is awesome! Also Shaun the Sheep is brilliant too.

But then I see some of the stuff that is on before or after these and think what happened to kids TV? It tends to the lowest factor, let's make a big mess and the kid's will like it.

Well I didn't like it when I was a kid either. I went for the cartoons Ulysses 31, She-ra, He-Man, Ghostbusters, Mysterious Cities of Gold, Dungeons and Dragons etc...yes I grew up in the 80's how can you tell.

[Hyena Dandy]

I'll disagree with "All jobs suck, if you get a job, you'll hate doing it."

That assumes something toxic inherent to the idea of a job. But when it comes to jobs, thereare times when you won't want to go to work. So you won't always enjoy it AS MUCH. But you can still love your work.

[Bloodsoul]

I just recently picked up the first volume each of Batman and Superman: The Animated Series.

I actually forgot just how dark B:TAS really was at times. Oh how old, to be honest.. 19 years?

[LexiaFira]

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The ponies got meh!
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic....
i was swept away in the twilight sparkle of it...so now when people mention twilight i go right into ponies with pride. buwahahahaha

[firecat88]

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The ponies got meh!
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic....
i was swept away in the twilight sparkle of it...so now when people mention twilight i go right into ponies with pride. buwahahahaha

Welcome to the club. XD Heads up for all MLP: FiM fans- Season 2 is confirmed, and apparently Princess Luna will have a much bigger role in it than being the bad guy for two episodes.

[Andara Bledin]

I found this and immediately thought of this thread:

Welcome to the club. XD Heads up for all MLP: FiM fans- Season 2 is confirmed, and apparently Princess Luna will have a much bigger role in it than being the bad guy for two episodes.

That calls for.... DANCING!



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[firecat88]

Happy-dancing Luna...that might just be the cutest thing I've seen all week.