Do you understand the cartoons our children are watching on T.V.?

I agree! I grew up watching the same cartoons as you...whatever happened to the smurfs? For the most part, my kids just sit in a trance when they're watching cartoons too...and there is so much violence in all the pokemon cartoons as well as all the other ones they watch. I don't understand them either, can't follow the storyline whatsoever even when my son tries to explain it to me, it still doesn't make sense to me. I'm definitely with you on the confusion part.

Most likely it's the imaginative world that makes them so into it. The world is new and different to theirs and they wish oh so badly that theirs would be the same. It is also the suspense. Who is going to win who is going to lose. And by the way hasn't pokemon been on for the last 10 years? Anyways i do not understand it myself but that's from what i know and not from what i've seen :P Although there are some good cartoons out there: )

wow, have you ever sat down with your child and actually watched one of these. Especially something as big as yu-gi-oh. It leaves the fascination of the whole fantasy world, but at the same time will leave background messages of friendship, believing in yourself, and building self confidence. I felt the same way you did until I actually sat down and watched them with him. There are a couple that are just plain stupid like Ed Edd and Eddy, but there are some good ones you just have to find the meaning

Likewise, one of my favorite shows was Tom and Jerry. Or Spiderman and his friends. School House Rock, I don't know todays cartoons have changed just as the times has changed. It's not a cat running around trying to catch a mouse, It's more like how many pokemon you can catch..I don't get it either but our kids love it right? I still don't understand SpongeBob...Never even interest me...Hopefully with your topic I too can understand what's so cool about it...

The cartoons that you mention are about the battle between good and evil. They attempt to teach positive ways to combat evil with friendship, courage, and sacrifice. The evil villains are those whose obsession with power or vengence cause them to hate, destroy and corrupt. In some the villains after finally being defeated turn to good in an effort to seek redemption. All moral lessons, penetrating our children's subconcious while entertaining them. Things that in the past they may have learned from bible stories or sadly not at all. There are some laughs in these cartoons when the good guys get a rest from fighting evil but the sense of struggle and difficulty of the fight against evil is what makes the majority of the show. Parents are usually portrayed as being clueless or helpless to defeat the evil that happening around them. It is up to the children to save us. And perhaps they will!

There are some really good modern cartoons: Lilo and stitch, buzz lightyear, recess, the weekenders, kim possible etc. But I agree there are some completely confusing modern cartoons such as dragon ball z (what kind of name is garlic junior anyway?). I even like pokemon. I must admit that of the older cartoons I hated the road runner show and always wished that the poor coyote would catch that rotten roadrunner.

There is a lot of violence in todays cartoons BUT look at the old black and white cartoons. We recently bought a few of those $1 cheapo cartoons for the heck of it. Well even the old black and white cartoons are bad. They smoke, fight etc. My kids love Veggie Tales and Disney movies. We need to allow them to have an imagination, yet at the same time there is a limit. They need reality too :)

I'm not a parent but I still love cartoons and I love the Boomerang chanel so I can watch some of those old ones. The ones you mentioned that are jap anime I don't get either, but what really gets to me is the stupid grose ones they have. Like that ed, edd, and eddie, my gym partner is a whatever, and Spongebob. I don't get how those ones are funny at all, but I see kids laugh like crazy over them even more the more disgusting it gets. Then the one with the people dressed up in bright colors that jump up and down and talk all in baby talk with a high pitch. Really Television is getting riddiculus. I wouldn't have my kids watch that if I had any kids.

u r very rite.... indeed... i m not a parent... i m talkin abt myself.... am a cartoon freak............but these cartoon network have just started producing some very annoying series like ed edd and eddy..... now i just can't understand wat dat cartoon is all about........ infact disney people are still producing some very gud and traditional cartoons............ and nowadays we have another choice and dat is of animated movies...... so i think we all have to switch on to those leaving that cartoon network and boomerang behind........

I was not born on 1970 but have seen those classic cartoons such as "Tom & Jerry" "Coyote" "Wacky Races" and things like that. Nowadays there's some cartoons I like although I don't have time to watch it often.

I remember watching richie rich, tom and jerry and all the mickey and donald show. but nowadays the cartoons are so full of violence and even the technology involved is so complicated than the simple goofy and mickey shows. i am also worried about the quality of the cartoons. Thankfully my daughter is too small to be hooked on to cartoons. she watches the sesame street shows but thats about it. I intend to buy her some cartoons dvds of yester years but then i can only try!

The children are understanding some of the images. They can better understand the images than real pictures. Thats how their brain is developed at this stage. You raised a valuable point by this. For sure some cartoons are ridiculous and not appropriate for children. Indeed I faced the same problem of not understanding the cartoons, myself.

I am very picky about what my daughter watches. I don't like the japanese cartoons either. But the ones that really bother me are the ones on Nick like Catdog or cow and chicken? I mean, it seems like cartoons like these can traumatize children for life. Even disney is getting a little out of control. There is one channel called noggin that I am not worried about at all...from 6am to 6pm for preschoolers. They are fun and meaningful. Children acctually learn from these cartoons, and I don't mind sitting and watching them with her :)

i am not a parent like you but i too have a younger sister who is addicted to cartoons . she comes from the school and just sits in front of the screen.but i think there is nothing to be serious. the cartoons they are watching wont of long term remeberance , they will forget soon.

I grew up with Smurfs, Bugs, etc too, and the cartoons that I see now, are so not for children, the sense of humour and the references you need to get to understand what's going on with the characters is pretty deep and intense,they make me laugh more than the kiddos.

I can totally relate. My 14 yr old sometimes watches them too. and he does the same thing. There is NO theme. No rhyme or reason. it "just is" and it makes you wonder how this garbage stays on TV.

I don't care for the Pokemon stuff either. But when my son was little he loved that show. He's 10 now and doesn't really care for it lol. I like some of the cartoons on today, especially Nickelodeon cartoons. But I am also a big fan of the classics like Scooby Doo. My 6 year old daughter will pick Scooby Doo over a lot of the newer cartoons on.

i love to watch tom and jerry and i understand a few others like popeye, scooby dooo and jungle book. the rest are are to complicated to understand.

yes i know what you mean! i dont let my daughter watch any of the pokemon, digimon stuff, etc. i dont like her seeing ANYTHING with violence in it. Usually she watches the noggin channel or PBS. Good clean cartoons is all i allow her to watch. I LOVE tom and jerry! im going to see if i can find some of the shows i used to watch as a kid on dvd or vhs tape for her to watch.

Yes! the old cartoons were by far better. I am with you on that I cannot figure out anything on the new ones, basically just a bunch of graphics, violence, and stupid story lines. i wish they would bring back some of the old ones.