What's happened to cartoons?

They DID? Seriously?

Lord.

 

They did indeed. It was awful. At some point in the '60s or '70s, it seemed like the Looney Toon people took over production of Tom & Jerry and it turned awful. Everything related to the franchise from then on has been hideous.

 

I think Saturday morning TV went downhill as soon as (sorry Mike) "Saved By The Bell" debuted.

Cartoons will always reflect the times, and be viewed differently by later generations. In 20-30 years, today's kids will look at the next wave of cartoons with similar distaste.

 

They even gave them bowties. Tom had blue, while Jerry had red. Then, they did away with Tom's bowtie, while Jerry still wore his.

 

One of the greatest Tom and Jerry cartoons ever was the Piano Concerto. That piano piece (Franz Lizst was it?) is awesome.

Like my grandpa used to say when he watched cartoons with us, "Time to get my education."

 

Funny, a couple of years ago, during a sidewalk stroll the theatre was showing some old Looney Tunes. The two little QTs (4 and 6) objected then proceeded to have a laugh fest for the next 30 mins. They absolutely loved the slapstick; dynamite blowing up, hammer to the head, etc.

Now, on road trips, first thing into the DVD is Tom and Jerry's Great Escapes. They also enjoy Scooby-Doo.

 

Outside of Warner Brothers, which owns the genre, historically, the T&J's dreamt up by Hanna/Barbara when they were doing time at MGM were tough to beat.

 

I want to say the song was Hungarian Rhapsody, but man I'm not sure. I actually had a CD called Classics in Cartoons, which featured numerous classical pieces featured in animated pieces. Anvil Chorus, Barber of Seville, etc. That one song, though, where Jerry keeps playing the finale over and over while Tom struggles to keep up is one of the greatest of all time.

 

The last great televised cartoon that was aimed primarily at children is Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold and that debuted in 1996. The state of cartoons is currently at an all-time low. Nickelodeon, the Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network keep throwing shit against the wall and hoping it sticks. In fact, the only company doing anything right in the animation genre is Pixar and they make computer animated movies.

 

Kill the Wabbit.

 

Why do you wanna kill the wabbit?

 

That cartoon had one of the greatest set of lines ever sung/uttered by Bugs Bunny...

"Oh mighty warrior of great fighting stock. Might I inquires as to, eh, what's up doc?"