I think animators like to sneak in humor they can enjoy as well, since kids aren’t the sole audience for a lot of animated stuff, like the Pixar movies. And I remember watching Powerpuff Girls and being really surprised at how funny it was for grown-ups, even if it’s based on humor and irony that kids don’t necessarily pick up on. Must make it easier for the parents who get dragged along by their kids.

Oh, Schoolhouse Rock was the best – conjunction junction and “Bill” from Capital Hill! Have you ever noticed that a lot of Disney movies portray lead characters from single-parent families? Cinderella, Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast…
I think there are quite a lot of shows now that are educational, especially for younger children – Dora the Explorer, Blue Clues, Little Einsteins, etc. These are much more appropriate for young children, rather than what I watched growing up like Bugs Bunny, Tom & Jerry, Popeye…

It stopped raining today, yay! Too bad that another storm’s coming, so I’ll be stuck all week with kids running around, bouncing off the walls, and screaming like there’s no tomorrow. Ahhh!!!! (and just as I’m typing this, I can hear the rain starting again) I don’t mind the rain when I’m snuggled up indoors watching videos or reading a book. It’s actually soothing.

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I have never heard of Schoolhouse rock. Was it ever on mainstream tv or cable? When I looked up information about it, it seems like its a dvd only. Looking up some information on it (wikipedia lol) it seems it was written in the 70s.

What I was really trying to convey though, was that the mainstream hits of cartoons (think all the big Disney movies like Cinderella, Lion King, etc) were generally better written and versed. Back then I remember EVERYONE at school knew the lyrics to the theme (and every other song) of the latest Disney movies. Sometimes we learn from it and and sometimes we had no idea what we were singing (just imitating the sounds lol) but I guess it doesn’t hurt to make it a little higher level, just like how students tend to read books of higher grade levels than they are, than to dumb down shows because they think kids won’t understand the meaning. I mean, thats what learning is all about.

Ron Paul for president though.

I heard Heath Ledger had wrapped up filming the second Batman movie. He plays The Joker. If they do decide to show it in theatres, it’ll be so strange to see Heath’s face… waah

@ jolee, it’s so true. those old cartoons we used to watch when we were little were educational. i remember relearning the lyrics to the bonjour song that belle sings at the beginning of beauty and the beast -”there must be more than this provincial life” — at camp and thinking, “provincial! = *SAT WORD.*” i’m a highschool senior now but i’ve still got this *SAT WORD* reflex.

project runway: christian is SO annoying. he’s way too confident with himself and his voice…god. i agree with the comment about Ricky and his constant crying!!! personally i don’t think he should have lasted this long on the show. i have a feeling he and Sweet Pea (though i like her a lot) will be out pretty soon.

i was (like everyone else) shocked about heath ledger. my favorite movie when i was a kid was A Knight’s Tale, to the point where i knew all the words. i watching an awful TV Guide channel show about him, sort of investigating his death but not really (because it came to no conclusion whatsoever) that was talking about the possibility of him doing drugs. first they go on about how good he was, then they flash over and say “However…Heath Ledger played a drug-addicted man in a movie in 2006.” oh then, it must have been an OD. like he’s THAT into his part.

Everyone is right, T.V has gotten really boring. All the shows are the same. Just keep watching dramas on the computer.