Alright, I have noticed something about after school television shows for children. They suck. Hard.
I remember when I was a kid, Nickelodeon was the only channel I had to occupy my minute attention span and keep me quiet long enough to refrain from driving my mother insane.
I miss seeing the glory of shows like "Pete and Pete", "Clarissa Explains it all", "Salute Your Shorts", "Wild and Crazy Kids", "Ren and Stimpy", "Rocko's Modern Life", "Doug", "Are You Afraid of the Dark", "Double Dare", and so many more.
Four hours, these shows used to keep me glued to the television, reminding me so kindly that I didn't need to venture out into the germ infested world to enjoy myself only to become sickly two days afterwards.
They were hilarious, and you never wanted to miss an episode because they were great shows. The newer Nickelodeon shows, sadly, have lost that spark which made me love them so. Rugrats grown up? What the hell. Now, don't get me wrong, I think Dil is awesome grown up, but the show in itself is pointless. The magic behind rugrats was that they were babies who did extraordinary things. Tommy was the genius, the leader. Chuckie was the sissy, Phil and Lil were the well.. odd ones. Angelica was the bitch. Susie was just there so there would be racial equality. I say that because she was hardly ever in the show. Nickleodeon didn't want to be sued.
Thanks to racial equality, they have shitty shows like Dora the Explorer. Oh look, shes a mexican speaking GASP! Spanish. Holy hell, that one deserves an academy award. I hate those shows. Although, Bob the Builder is pretty cool.
They took Ren and Stimpy off the air after continuously moving it back and back because it wasn't "suitable for children". Yeah, fuck that. That show had a message. Doesn't anyone remember the song, Happy Happy Joy Joy? I know Pete will.
This just screams Happy Happy Joy Joy. Who wouldn't be happy to have this?
Pete and Pete was just full of wisdom. It taught us how to stick up for ourselves by calling someone a blowhole. It taught us life lessons.
Older Pete: Why is it that when you miss somebody so much that your heart is ready to disintegrate, you always hear the saddest song ever on the radio?
Who can't relate to that? Yeah, exactly. It taught you lifes lessons. Then they cancelled the show. Well, I suppose it taught you that everything dies, just like the show.
The newer shows are just pointless drabble to keep idiotic children amused for a while. No wonder America's children are getting more idiotic as the years go past.
-Julie-