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"Saturday morning cartoon" as an insult

AnonusAnonus
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Like, I associate the phrase with ABC's Nick-lite, which was not Bad, so

Generational gap?

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  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    Saturday morning cartoons were always considered a rather "low" form of entertainment, as far as I can tell.
  • TachyonTachyon
    imagei will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch
    yeah

    i admit i've used this phrase, i associate it w/ various tv spin-offs of disney movies

    to me it kinda implies the plots are predictable and lack depth, and the presence of certain flat character types, cuz that's how i remember those cartoons being for the most part

    tho probably most tv is like that
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    It can be used positively to describe stuff which is zany and light, but because most Saturday morning kids' fare tended to be very one-dimensional and seemingly half-assed—and still often is—it's also a pretty simple shorthand for "not very deep and kinda jank."
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    image

    some deep shit here

    it has Punky Brewster, though, so it must be good
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Oh how did I not realize that Snorks was on NBC too
  • vtkvtk
    embrace the confusion
    Gummi Bears was something Greg Weisman worked on. It must have been at least above-average.
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    It didn't appeal to me, but I know some kids liked it.
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    vtk said:

    Gummi Bears was something Greg Weisman worked on. It must have been at least above-average.

    but also SWIM ALONG WITH THE SNORKS
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    The only time I've used the term is as part of a description for Freedom Planet, and it was certainly not a negative sense.
  • TachyonTachyon
    imagei will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch
    i've used it negatively w/ reference to aspects of RWBY's storytelling, but that's mainly cuz i think RWBY is confused about what it wants to be and the result isn't as satisfying as it could be (i think it wants to be Naruto, but copies only surface aspects of that series w/o understanding why it fits together the way it does)
  • TachyonTachyon
    imagei will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch
    what i mean is the criticism in that case is less 'saturday morning cartoons suck' and more 'rwby sometimes feels like a saturday morning cartoon which doesn't fit w/ other aspects of the narrative'
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    Wait, does Naruto count as a Saturday morning cartoon, for you?
  • Imipolex GImipolex G
    Touch the cow. Do it now.
    read that post again, glenn

    carefully
  • glennmagusharveyglennmagusharvey
    just confirming.  i'm expecting the answer no.
  • Sredni VashtarSredni Vashtar
    “I'm surprised. Those clothes… but, aren't you…?”
    vtk said:

    Gummi Bears was something Greg Weisman worked on. It must have been at least above-average.


    I watched it as a kid. I remember it being solidly produced and at least marginally entertaining? Not much has stuck with me in the way, say, The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh has, or even something like Rupert or Paddington Bear.
  • TachyonTachyon
    imagei will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch
    glennmagusharvey said:

    Wait, does Naruto count as a Saturday morning cartoon, for you?

    no
  • TachyonTachyon
    imagei will watch the heck outta this pumpkin patch
    pokemon, yes, yu-gi-oh, yes, naruto, no
  • AnonusAnonus
    I've learned to tolerate drama...except on the boat
    Sredni Vashtar said:

    vtk said:

    Gummi Bears was something Greg Weisman worked on. It must have been at least above-average.


    I watched it as a kid. I remember it being solidly produced and at least marginally entertaining? Not much has stuck with me in the way, say, The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh has, or even something like Rupert or Paddington Bear.

    it was one of Disney TVA's very first shows

    I don't think they really "arrived" until DuckTales
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