Cartoons today

[Masherbrum]

I know what I'm asking for Xmas this year.   My soon to be 9 year old kid will laugh his arse off too.   He loves Tom & Jerry and his giggle and laugh bring a smile to my face like nothing else.

South Park hasn't been relevant to me in over 6 years.   

CAP and other Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies holdouts, here is the Holy Grail:  http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Looney+Tunes+Golden+Collection&x=18&y=16&ih=2_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_0_1.55_693&fsc=-1

[Jayhawk]

i like southpark, 'cause they push limits....although i lost any respect i might've had for the writers when they buckled under and wouldn't show mohomad.

the closest to matching the old loony toons, was(in my opinion) pinky and the brain.

I believe that was the decision of Comedy Central, not the creators of South Park.

[CAP1]

one of the best.......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1xqrdtJs8w

[Larry]

did you know that bugs bunny wasn't intended for kids either?
 

At yet they started playing them in the morning for kids to watch.

[CAP1]

At yet they started playing them in the morning for kids to watch.

i know. they were used as moral boosters during the war originally.

i wish they'd bring them back. they're funny, and they actually took some talent for the people to draw them.

[uptown]

I understand what you're saying Larry but what I don't understand is why are the old looney tunes banned and stuff like South Park are not. It's just insane. A South park character can stick his finger in his butt and give the kid sitting next to him a "Hitler", yet FogHorn can't call a chicken hawk "boy" or Yosemite can't carry a rebel flag?!
I've even heard rumors of The Three Stooges being banned for violent content.  I don't know who makes these rules up but they are in need of a clue.

[Jayhawk]

IMO, I see a distinction between old racist or sexist ideas (as subtle as they may be) on a kids show and potty humor on an adult TV show.

[CAP1]

IMO, I see a distinction between old racist or sexist ideas (as subtle as they may be) on a kids show and potty humor on an adult TV show.

it's only racist if someone decides to take offense to it.

sexist? bugs bunny in a dress is sexist?   

[Becinhu]

Everytime I get to see a WIley/Roadrunner cartoon I laugh uncontrollably when Wiley falls off the cliff. It's not him falling that gets me. It's the squeal of his fall...silence....poof!  Bugs Bunny also had the best background music.  How else would a kid learn to appreciate classical music.

[Jayhawk]

Don't get me wrong, I love the old cartoons.  I'm just old enough to remember watching them on Saturday morning cartoons (re-runs then though).

My point is that Family Guys is as much a kids show as something you'd find on Skinimax at one in the morning.

Apples and Oranges IMO.

[Masherbrum]

Bugs Bunny was "Sexist"?   Come on, gimme a flippin' break.   They're cartoons that made you laugh until your sides hurt.   Tom & Jerry, Woody Wooddonut, Chilly Willy, Foghorn Leghorn lifting that dogs tail and paddling it with a 2x4, Yosemite Sam taking 100's of cannons to the face, Beaky Buzzard saying "No, no, no, no".   The Roadrunner staying suspended in the air as a chunk of the ledge broke making Wiley fall. The list goes on.

It was funny, well written Humor that will NEVER be duplicated.    South Park is now worn out, King of the Hill never panned out and that is why Beavis & Butthead is making a return.  

But give me those old cartoons over the commercialized crap today.  

[SD67]

Samurai Pizza Cats FTW!

[Masherbrum]

Samurai Pizza Cats FTW!

      

[uptown]

IMO, I see a distinction between old racist or sexist ideas (as subtle as they may be) on a kids show and potty humor on an adult TV show.

yes, but 2 wrongs don't make a right. Besides I watched these shows when I was a kid. My family on my dads side was extremey racist, but I am not. I don't teach my boys that. I teach them to respect men for who they are and use good manners. I think these old cartoons are fun and honest entertainment.
But what I don't want as a father, is having my kids subjected to sex and bad laugage everytime I turn around. But people have no problem throwing "oh it's racist" around. You ever watch shows like Martin Lawerence, Steve Harvey or even MidNight at the Apollo?!
Don't give me that crap. We a folks of color in high ranking positions in our government. I don't think Foghorn, Twitty or Speedy will turn us against each other.


I know it's probably a silly thing to argue about so lets keep this civil. You're entitled to you're opinion. But what I'd really like to understand is why LoonyTunes is banned and shows like Southpark and AdultSwim or Family Guy are not. What's good for the goose ought to work for the gander too.

[Masherbrum]

yes, but 2 wrongs don't make a right. Besides I watched these shows when I was a kid. My family on my dads side was extremey racist, but I am not. I don't teach my boys that. I teach them to respect men for who they are and use good manners. I think these old cartoons are fun and honest entertainment.
But what I don't want as a father, is having my kids subjected to sex and bad laugage everytime I turn around. But people have no problem throwing "oh it's racist" around. You ever watch shows like Martin Lawerence, Steve Harvey or even MidNight at the Apollo?!
Don't give me that crap. We a folks of color in high ranking positions in our government. I don't think Foghorn, Twitty or Speedy will turn us against each other.


I know it's probably a silly thing to argue about so lets keep this civil. You're entitled to you're opinion. But what I'd really like to understand is why LoonyTunes is banned and shows like Southpark and AdultSwim or Family Guy are not. What's good for the goose ought to work for the gander too.

Watch an episode of "The Boondocks".