Saturday Morning Cartoons

Remember waking up on a Saturday morning to watch your favorite cartoons? Remember Bobby's World? Batman? Superman? X-Men? Spiderman? Pokemon? Digimon?

What ever happened to the morning cartoon shows? It seems like Disney Channel and Nickelodeon took over the kids shows with Hannah Montana and whatever Nick shows these days. I remember those Saturdays where I had no responsibilities and I would wake up early just to watch cartoons and chill. I would watch TV for like 4 hours straight. Then, I got sent to Korean school, which went from 9:30a-1pm. There goes my entire morning. But there were the summers and holidays where I didn't have to go and I would just watch cartoons all day.

I feel out of touch now because I don't know any of the new cartoons and shows. I don't really know who Hannah Montana is, and for some reason Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are like space ninjas in another dimension. Where are the Ninja Turtles that fought the Shredder and the Technodrome? I'm not sure, but I feel like kids these days are deprived of a lot. Not just local channel cartoons, but also Rugrats, Doug, Rocko. All they have now is Spongebob.

Then again, I feel like I've grown up to the post-teen/adult stage. No longer do I wake up early in the morning for Saturday morning cartoons. Now I stay awake for late night cartoons: South Park, Family Guy, Futurama. I still watch the Simpsons, but only because I think they will one day return to prominence.