I still like the original Animaniacs more than the new/current one. Was S2 better?

Animaniacs is one of the best recent reboot of them 80's toons. Far better than Looney Tunes, He-Man Thundercats, Voltron and other reboots.

This reminds me of the Animaniacs Goodfeathers cartoons, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZPwdGbxwNU

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I think they are targeted at the most basic level at the kids -- but the longest running kids shows also put in stuff for the parents, so they can watch with their kids without their brains running out of their ears from boredom.

One name for that is "Parental Bonus" content, and it makes the difference between shows like Animaniacs, Sesame Street (with stuff like this), Pixar movies, etc. and shows like Caillou -- the bane of every parent's existence.

So, lets see.. It's been a while since I posted this, but lets try and peg all of cartoons from my childhood.

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Transformers
pokemon
X-men / Sailor moon
Powerpuff Girls
South park
CatDog
G.I. joe?
Family Guy
Pinky and the Brain
Pink Panther
Dexters Lab / The Rescuers
Spiderman
Inspector Gadget
Adventure Time
Babar
Madeline
Smurfs
Doug / Rugrats
Carebears
Dore the Explorer
Spongebob
Futurama / Magic Schoolbus
Muppet Babies
The Simpsons
Peanuts
He-Man
Dragon Ball Z
Thundercats
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Johnny Bravo
Animaniacs
Tiny Toons
Duck Tales!
Bobbies World
The Jetsons
The Flintstones
Looney Toons

...I know I'm missing a few in there, not sure what they are. Lets see if we can get some people to actually figure them out. *Promote

Upvote for Thundercats!
and animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain!


But man, Transformers got really short changed!!

I think it was official. Sesame Street and a few other past and present "kids" shows often include a fully kid-friendly overt message while throwing in references to more mature material to help parents engage with it also while watching with their kids. Animaniacs comes to mind as another example -- parents can watch with their kids and be entertained even through multiple viewings, whereas watching something like Barney or Caillou multiple times might make you feel like stabbing yourself with a fork...

Damn..thought the Nations of the World Animaniacs song was rough...

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