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<blockquote data-quote="Celebrim" data-source="post: 3782764" data-attributes="member: 4937">The D&amp;D cartoon was and is sophisticated interesting entertainment which showed maturity&nbsp; and character development beyond anything currently available in American animation.Granted, it's not going to be nearly as fun for you as an adult as it was when you were 12, but watching the old episodes there are only a few of them I can't see as adult entertainment if they were given a full hour to develop the dialogue in a more mature way.&nbsp; Some of the episodes are simply just great stories.&nbsp; I think they aged better than Transformers, Thundercats, or GI Joe.&nbsp; Other than JMS's way underrated, 'The Real Ghostbusters' and Batman:TAS, I have a hard time thinking of a dramatic kid's cartoon that can be as consistantly be watched as an adult.&nbsp; Certainly only things like the classic Looney Toons have aged better for me.Transformers, GI Joe, The Dungeons &amp; Dragons Cartoon, Pole Position, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Alf-tales, Thundercats, Ducktales, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Droids, The Real Ghostbusters, Garfield and Friends, Gummy Bears.&nbsp; The range and depth of after school and saturday morning animation of the mid-80's has just never been paralleled.&nbsp; And while Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) and the Simpsons (1989-) are more sophisticated shows, they really mark the last (now fading) legacy of the explosion in television animation in the 80's.&nbsp;&nbsp; (And actually, has the Simpsons been consistantly good sense the 3rd season or so?)Today's PBS educational cartoons are better than just about any cartoon on TV.&nbsp; That's how low things have gotten.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celebrim, post: 3782764, member: 4937"] The D&D cartoon was and is sophisticated interesting entertainment which showed maturity and character development beyond anything currently available in American animation. Granted, it's not going to be nearly as fun for you as an adult as it was when you were 12, but watching the old episodes there are only a few of them I can't see as adult entertainment if they were given a full hour to develop the dialogue in a more mature way. Some of the episodes are simply just great stories. I think they aged better than Transformers, Thundercats, or GI Joe. Other than JMS's way underrated, 'The Real Ghostbusters' and Batman:TAS, I have a hard time thinking of a dramatic kid's cartoon that can be as consistantly be watched as an adult. Certainly only things like the classic Looney Toons have aged better for me. Transformers, GI Joe, The Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon, Pole Position, The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley, Alf-tales, Thundercats, Ducktales, Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Droids, The Real Ghostbusters, Garfield and Friends, Gummy Bears. The range and depth of after school and saturday morning animation of the mid-80's has just never been paralleled. And while Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995) and the Simpsons (1989-) are more sophisticated shows, they really mark the last (now fading) legacy of the explosion in television animation in the 80's. (And actually, has the Simpsons been consistantly good sense the 3rd season or so?) Today's PBS educational cartoons are better than just about any cartoon on TV. That's how low things have gotten. [/QUOTE]

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