90’s Nostalgia: The Cartoons We Grew Up With
September 30, 2016
In the ever expanding world of cartoon television shows, it’s clear that they’ve come a long way. Body shapes, lingo, plot, all are evolving. However, it might be true that this generation of high school students may be the last group of kids who remember most of the famous cartoons that set us up for today. You know what I’m talking about: 90’s cartoons.
Okay, granted many of us were born in the very early 2000’s, I’ll still take that. Having been born in 99 myself, I only ever remembered being entertained by cartoons played during the 90’s era, so it seems that those cartoons remained relevant up until 2010.
The growth of cartoons in the 90’s was huge! It was a big impact on pop culture that affected even the adults. It was a rise in media that created an up-rise and expanded the trendsetting atmosphere for the 2000’s.
There were plenty of channels to get your morning dose of cartoons, but I think the most significant ones were Disney, Nickelodeon, and Cartoon Network. I absolutely loved Teen Titans and Ben 10, while my friends preferred Hey Arnold and Rugrats. I’ll make a quick exception for Disney, because come on, who didn’t grow up watching Hannah Montana or The Suite Life of Zack and Cody? Those were classics (and if I could, I’d show my future kids).
Cartoon Network seemed like the powerhouse of all cartoons, filled with so many options like Chowder, Courage the Cowardly Dog, Samurai Jack, The PowerPuff Girls, Dexter’s Laboratory, and Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends to name a few. I wish I could go on, but that would take a while.
And then there was Nickelodeon. I can’t exclude good ol’ Nick. Their shows were probably some of my favorites too: Danny Phantom, Jimmy Neutron, the Fairly Odd Parents, My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Avatar: The Last Airbender (a really amazing show to this today!)
To be fairly honest, I don’t know what my childhood would’ve been like if I didn’t grow up watching these classic shows. For old time’s sake, why don’t you go out and watch one of them again? See how you interpret them now and appreciate how much you’ve grown over the years.
brian garcia • Oct 7, 2016 at 8:13 am
This comment was supposed to be for Ms. Brandes’s 4th period
brian garcia • Oct 7, 2016 at 8:11 am
The article was something i can relate to being that i too was born in the late 90’s. The article subject matter was one that i enjoyed reading because i am obsessed with a generation that I never really got to live to the fullest. Everything about the 90’s was astounding the music, the clothes, and the cartoons of course. An idea for another article talk about how we as kids of a later generation look back at era’s we only wish we could live and somehow are able to make it possible without a time machine. You could do some research on why it is that history repeats itself and if the reason those later generations try to make older era’s come back to life because they feel left out in a way or if its purely because they like the cartoons and clothing.