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How 1970's Cartoons Made Us Crazy

Remember when you were a kid and you'd run down stairs on Saturday mornings and watch cartoons all morning?  These shows somewhat molded us into who we are today.  We grew up on odd looking characters, incredible amounts of violence and at time adult humor we weren't ready for.  Along the way, we became understanding of people's differences, but never really saw these characters as people.  In many instance, they weren't.  Here are a few of the shows and how they molded me.

Captain Caveman was one of my favorites.  I don't remember what show it was on, but I'm pretty certain it wasn't its own 30 minute cartoon.  I remember thinking to myself, he doesn't look like a man, but he also doesn't look like a primate, but he was funny.  Now looking at him, he looks like a hairy ballbag with a big nose.  Kinda creepy in a lot of ways.  Not sure what I got out of this, but loved when he yelled and the fact he could fly, which never really made much sense to me.

Josie and the Pussycats was a dopey show when I was a kid, but I watched it for the cat.  The funniest thing is looking back and realizing that this is what made catsuits sexy.  I credit this show for my adult self liking lingerie....not to wear.  I'm not that frisky.

Super Friends was honestly one of my least favorite shows, but back then, I would adhere to social norms and I only watched it to know what friends were talking about.  I usually chose to eat breakfast during this show.  I did however think Aquaman was kinda cool. 

One show that wasn't a cartoon was Arc II.  It was a dopey show where two scientists drove around in a space craft RV.  I recently looked it up and saw a picture of the two stars and realize my attraction to Asian women probably started way back when. 

I also loved Heckle & Jeckle and believe they were my introduction into sarcasm.  I was once told that sarcasm is wasted on youth, but I disagree.  They were definitely one of my favorite characters as a child.

Don't remember, but I think Jabberjaw made me like sharks.  That or Jaws, which I also saw as a very young child....the day before my parents took me to the beach!

Scooby Doo was probably the one cartoon not really made for kids, but kids loved it.  Probably because we all felt smart, because it was so easy to figure out who the bad guy was.  It was always someone in a mask.  This taught me that smoking weed and popping pills make you a great private detective.

The Bugs Bunny Road Runner hour taught me that you can kill animals and they come back to life.  Not really, but it showed that violence is an acceptable solution to any problem.  Probably not the greatest lesson to teach a young child, but probably more honest than the lessons taught in later life by silly shows such as Growing Pains and Family Ties.

I'm sure there were more, but I'm actually just taking a break from cleaning my apartment at 1:45 in the morning.  So that's all folks!

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