Where Have the 90s Gone?

Where have the 90s gone? I remember when I was younger and when cartoons actually had substantial value and meaning. Today, cartoons  are not as good as they used to be. I miss those days where I would just turn to Nickelodeon and watch some of the best cartoons such as Rugrats, Doug, Hey Arnold, The Wild Thornberrys, Kenan and Kal, Cousin Skeeter, Gullah Gullah Island, and All That.

These television shows for children were actually worth watching and they were some of the best shows to watch as a child. These shows taught children right from wrong and it was also family-oriented. Overall, they taught us our morals that we continue to live by each and every day.

However, it seems that throughout society today, the more classic cartoons have been forgotten and the moral issues are not important to anyone anymore. Now, in present day, we see television shows such as Spongebob Squarepants, The Fairy Odd Parents. iCarly, Victorious,  just to name a few. In my opinion, these television shows are far too mature for today’s youth. These cartoons have suggestive humor. They also have children on the show who do not respect their parents as much as they use to on cartoons in the 90s, there is, ultimately, an element of disrespect nowadays. It is just sad to see all of this on television. Television just is not the same as it once was.

Ultimately, when I think of cartoons that come on television today, I just shake my head and begin to reminisce about the shows that I was truly lucky to have as a child. Cartoons from the 90s really impacted my life in a huge way and shaped me into who I am today. Like a music artists once said in there song, “Back in the day, when I was young, I’m not a kid anymore, but some days I sit and wish I was a kid again.”