Imagine waking up on a early Saturday morning,  going into the kitchen and fixing yourself a big bowl of cereal. You then proceed into the living room, getting all comfy on the couch, placing the bowl in your lap and now reaching for the remote. As you turn the T.V on, you have so many options to choose from: “Tom and Jerry”, “Looney Tunes”, “Rugrats”, “Powerpuff Girls”! So many options and not enough mornings. Let’s go back to the good old days and remind ourselves of the four top reasons why 90’s and early 2000’s cartoons will always be better than what’s on t.v. now.

1. Taught important lessons some kids lack in today’s society: In the 90’s and early 2000‘s you saw a lot of those hidden learning moments in cartoons. Such as learning how to treat girls in watching shows like “Johnny Bravo”. When Johnny Bravo tried to pick up girls by cat calling, he always got disgusting looks and received no affection from it because it’s just plain disrespectful. But on days when Johnny Bravo did things like giving compliments and holding doors open and such, girls actually got to see what a nice guy he was and started paying a little extra attention to him.
2. Showed a wide range of diversity in family situations and races: The diverse characters and relatable perspective of the 90’s and 2000’s t.v. shows were unreal. The highly diverse show, “Rugrats”,  broke gender norms with Phil and Chuckie showing that if girls can wear anything they want, why can’t guys as they preceded to get dresses. We see women owning big business corporations, hint hint Angelica’s, showing us that if a woman wants to make it in a male dominated power structure, she’s gotta eat, breathe, drink, and sweat self esteem. In Chuckie’s family, we see an adopted child (yes Chuckie is adopted) living with a biracial family. What makes this couple so different is that it’s not your typical White and African American mix, the couple was White and Japanese.
3. Gave great doodle inspiration for beginning artists: Sitting in class listening to the teacher ramble and the same thing everyday and no phone in sight.The best thing to do is doodle, and doodle you shall. 90’s and early 2000’s cartoons are by far the best cartoon generation to draw. Being the main starting point for early middle and elementary school artist, cartoons nowadays such as “Breadwinners” and “We Bare Bears” are three dimensional figures, making them harder to draw than a simple, yet cute and classic, two dimensional figure from the 90’s and 2000’s.
4. Started a new generation of Anime: All I’m going to say is, “Pokemon”, “Yu-Gi-Oh”, “Sailor Moon”, “Death Note”, “Naruto”, and many more. The 90’s and early 2000’s were the baby boom of great Anime. These shows unknowingly provided an outlet for a different style of animation.