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Why do kids shows get a cult following from older audiences?

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Not that i have anything against it but, why is it that people from 16-20s/30s watch kids cartoons when they're not a part of the target audience, im just asking a question here.

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Stoners will watch anything.  Personally, I can't stand modern western cartoons. They're so stupid. ( I'm looking at you Annoying Orange, Life of Gumball, Regular Show and Adventure Time ) I much prefer anime and stuff from the 90's. They have no plot and the animation looks cheap. And they all have 15 min episodes. I can handle that when Adult Swim does it because they block it up. Example Robot Chicken>Robot Chicken>Aqua>Sqidbillies>Squidbillies>Aqua. But during the daytime it just annoys me. I mean they air a 30 min episode with two separate stories then split it into two 15 Min episodes when it re-airs. Why not just air on 15 min ep a week in the first place if your going to do that.

 

Some of the newer ones like the Marvel Universe block on Disney xD and the DC Nation block on Cartoon Network is good but other than that It's pure crap. And yes those are action cartoons but I like comedy toons too. Problem is, todays com toons aren't even funny.

 

Personally, if I want to watch a bunch of poorly animated retards get into ridiculously impossible situations, then I'll go watch South Park thank you very much. At least that's funny.

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People want to show how unique and edgy they are.

Of cartoons I only really watch Anime, and have watched it sparingly in the last year since I just don't have the time

I don't get it. Possibly for me, it's entertaining to me to see absolute idiots flail about in dumb situations, but not so much so I would watch that stuff. Anime forever bizniches.

I don't watch modern day kids cartoons(y'know those failures on CN these days)If i do watch any, there ones from my childhood and anime c:

why the firetruck does everyone think all modern cartoons are mindless

do you even watch cartoons beyond the ones everyone hates and shits on anyway

take a look at motorcity and then get back to me on that whole "all western cartoons are stupid and look like shit"

 

There's also how many of my fellow 90s kids have their nostalgia glasses permanently grated to their face.

There's also how many of my fellow 90s kids have their nostalgia glasses permanently grated to their face.

it's either that or people that are like "ANIME ROX WESTERN CARTOONS SUCK xDDD"

There's also how many of my fellow 90s kids have their nostalgia glasses permanently grated to their face.

 

honestly so tired of the whole 90s kids superiority as well as the anime>western bullshit

 

why the firetruck does everyone think all modern cartoons are mindless

do you even watch cartoons beyond the ones everyone hates and shits on anyway

take a look at motorcity and then get back to me on that whole "all western cartoons are stupid and look like shit"

 

firetruck ye

I watch they, because I hate the  live shows in the tv.

You can see just annoying idiotic peoples whos now the populars.

The channels here shows the boredom, I like better the creative cartoons.

Not that i have anything against it but, why is it that people from 16-20s/30s watch kids cartoons when they're not a part of the target audience, im just asking a question here.

AND. SOUTH PAAAARK! 

I've started to watch stuff when I was little because: 1. There's never anything on TV for me. 2. I tried watching some newer cartoons, but they were REALLY weird to me. 3. I wanted to see if they were as awesome as I remembered (and I was mostly correct) 4. The stuff I watched when I was little had amazing plot lines, and that's what I've been looking for recently.

why the firetruck does everyone think all modern cartoons are mindless

do you even watch cartoons beyond the ones everyone hates and shits on anyway

take a look at motorcity and then get back to me on that whole "all western cartoons are stupid and look like shit"

 

Other good example is legend of korra. Animation is just gorgeous and Republic City looks just amazing and has really nice steampunky atmosphere to it

Other good example is legend of korra. Animation is just gorgeous and Republic City looks just amazing and has really nice steampunky atmosphere to it

yeah

and things like ATLA and LOK are pretty anime-fan friendly considering their animation style has a bit of an anime influence to it

yeah

and things like ATLA and LOK are pretty anime-fan friendly considering their animation style has a bit of an anime influence to it

 

a bit, but I think that putting how eyes look and how fights look aside, there isn't too many anime that look similar or as good as LoK. One thing that resembles me of anime is humor though. 

Well I watch cartoons like ATLA, LoK, Tron: Uprising, Motorcity, Dragons: Riders of Berk and slightly older shows like Danny Phantom.   "Kids cartoons" doesn't automatically mean they're kidy shows like Dora the Explorer.   They're kinda the TV version of rated E games- they're for everyone.   Whether or not said cartoons are well made is a different matter...

Stoners will watch anything.  Personally, I can't stand modern western cartoons. They're so stupid. ( I'm looking at you Annoying Orange, Regular Show and Adventure Time ) I much prefer anime and stuff from the 90's. 

Finally someone who understands!

You could reverse the question too ask why kids watch things made for adults. The answer: it's damn good. I don't think the shows creators care who watches their show as long as it gets viewers. The more the merrier. That's show business or ho business as they say in the porn industry.Oh almost forgot, plus a lot of "Kids" cartoons have certain...mature jokes only teens/adults would get so yeah that helps too. A good case of Getting the Crap Past the Radar.

Stoners will watch anything.  Personally, I can't stand modern western cartoons. They're so stupid. ( I'm looking at you Annoying Orange, Regular Show and Adventure Time ) I much prefer anime and stuff from the 90's. 

Most of the CURRENT western cartoons are. I mean, their ridiculously stupid.

 

The older stuff, ScoobyDoo, Stormhawks, Acceleracers, the older Fairly Oddparents, the old Jetix. Kids WB before it became 4Kids, because Spider Riders, Shaggy - Scooby Doo Get a Clue! and those aweomse Saturday Mornings... Those were the pinnacle of Cartoons.

 

In my opinion, Western Animation died in 2009.

 

why the firetruck does everyone think all modern cartoons are mindless

do you even watch cartoons beyond the ones everyone hates and shits on anyway

take a look at motorcity and then get back to me on that whole "all western cartoons are stupid and look like shit"

Not all of them are mindless, but most of the crap on Cartoon Network is. Some are ok, I admit, but really, what's needed is to give kids the cartoons we had. I'm sorry, but back then, they were better still.

If a show is good, I think it surpasses age boundaries. You can enjoy a good story at any age.

 

Honestly, I think I appreciate the snappy writing of Darkwing Duck more now than I did as a kid, and Beast Wars has some of the best character arcs ever (Black Arachnia is such a well written character).

Not all of them are mindless, but most of the crap on Cartoon Network is. Some are ok, I admit, but really, what's needed is to give kids the cartoons we had. I'm sorry, but back then, they were better still.

that's just like, your opinion man

Because they're good, and animation is really interesting and all that jazz

that's just like, your opinion man

Awww yeah, that reference 

why the firetruck does everyone think all modern cartoons are mindless

do you even watch cartoons beyond the ones everyone hates and shits on anyway

take a look at motorcity and then get back to me on that whole "all western cartoons are stupid and look like shit"

Name one halfway decent cartoon from the last three years that's still airing new episodes and I'll give it a try.

Name one halfway decent cartoon from the last three years that's still airing new episodes and I'll give it a try.

Gravity Falls

Legend of Korra

pick one

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