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Saving the planet, saving the day, solving mysteries, troubling genius brothers, exploring deep oceans and the jungle, soaring the skies delivering packages, and dealing with the masters of the universe were some of the things that I have enjoyed growing up with. These cartoons had simple themes and loads of fun and entertainment. No challenges, no competitions, no transforming 
things or selves into wild beings and yes, no killing and abusing others. Cartoon channels have either taken on to educating children or inciting competition amongst them. Its not that competition is not good but too much of everything is bad. The new definition for fun seems to beat each other in collecting merchandises, winning competitions or simply knowing the names of all the characters that a super-natural creature can transform
into after coming out of a ball. A two year old calls his mother by her name and makes passes on women. Another rides on a dragon and even transforms into one. He can also control aliens with his power. These battle driven shows do not have a comic element to it. They cannot offer the fun that a simple cat and mouse chase never fails to. May be the definition of fun has changed or has been changed by our marketing professionals. Their theory of influencing the child thereby influencing the parents and hence adding on to their sales has had an adverse effect on the innocent fun that a child derived by simply watching cartoons!
Saving the planet, saving the day, solving mysteries, troubling genius brothers, exploring deep oceans and the jungle, soaring the skies delivering packages, and dealing with the masters of the universe were some of the things that I have enjoyed growing up with. These cartoons had simple themes and loads of fun and entertainment. No challenges, no competitions, no transforming 
things or selves into wild beings and yes, no killing and abusing others. Cartoon channels have either taken on to educating children or inciting competition amongst them. Its not that competition is not good but too much of everything is bad. The new definition for fun seems to beat each other in collecting merchandises, winning competitions or simply knowing the names of all the characters that a super-natural creature can transform
into after coming out of a ball. A two year old calls his mother by her name and makes passes on women. Another rides on a dragon and even transforms into one. He can also control aliens with his power. These battle driven shows do not have a comic element to it. They cannot offer the fun that a simple cat and mouse chase never fails to. May be the definition of fun has changed or has been changed by our marketing professionals. Their theory of influencing the child thereby influencing the parents and hence adding on to their sales has had an adverse effect on the innocent fun that a child derived by simply watching cartoons!
