I Miss Good Cartoons

Do you remember a cartoon called Goober and the Ghost Chasers? I was thinking about that this afternoon when I listened to a boy talking about cartoons. I liked the old Goober cartoons, even if it was a rip off of Scooby Doo. I miss old cartoons. I have tried watching some of the things that my sons like, and for the most part- at the risk of sounding like a dinosaur-I'll pass. I don't get Japanese animation. I like the old-fashioned cartoons that Walt Disney used to crank out ever so much better. One of the best cartoons ever were the Bugs Bunny series. I liked almost all of the characters that Warner Brothers had with a couple of exceptions. I was always cheering for Wyle E. Coyote, especially in the cartoons where he spoke. I never realized how refined he was. His accent was hilarious, it made the whole cartoon that much funnier. I never cared for the Tweety bird or Tasmania Devil cartoons. I cared even less for the onslaught of T shirts, mugs and assorted paraphernalia that comes with an asinine fad. And while I like the movie Peter Pan I don't quite understand the fascination with Tinkerbell. She seems to be a righteous witch for lack of a better word. Birds of a feather, I suppose. But at any rate, I just wish that they made cartoons for the story itself, not so much with the eye on marketing. I know, crazy talk, huh? But there was one bright spot in the world of animation. It used to run on Nickelodeon and it was called CatDog. My son discovered the cartoon when he was three or so, and we all fell in love with it. The humor could appeal to a child easily, but there were also moments that seems lie they were directed for the parents who were watching this with there children. And some of those spots were brilliant. I still can't say "There's something you don't see every day." Without thinking of a dog that has gone postal and stuffed himself in a cereal box and licked the end closed. Trust me, that's funny stuff. Look for some of the diamonds in the straw out there. You'll thank me later.