Just a little market research:
What drove you crazy when you watched Saturday morning cartoons as a kid? Was there anything cartoons did that you found especially patronizing, or disappointing, or off-putting back then? Is there anything you'd wish they'd do, that they never did? Were there any cliches that you noticed even back then?
@zebratron2084 ... I was probably supposed to be learning important lessons about friendship and teamwork and asking my parents to buy toys, instead of trying to reverse-engineer fantasy weapon systems. Wasn't I. >.>
@zebratron2084 @001zlnv "I think we all learned a valuable lesson here today." "A Care Bear Stare of five or more bears can can melt steel if focused to a point of half an inch or less, and reflections may be strong enough to flash ignite paper and polyester. Use proper Personal Protective Gear and never gaze directly into the unshielded Stare."
@Momentrabbit @zebratron2084 @001zlnv (Stumbles across this thread at this point and is suddenly extremely interested.)
@zebratron2084 @001zlnv @Austin_Dern
Why did Jill or Max never get to wear Monster's cuffs in My Pet Monster?
Does everyone have tapes, and Ruxpin alone is cursed to know of the buttons?
When Tex Hex threatened to turn Judge McBride into a Dingo, a)did you abruptly wonder why you hadn't any female dingomorphs in the series and b)start rooting for furry tf?
@Momentrabbit @zebratron2084 @001zlnv (Heads to DuckDuckGo to learn about this My Pet Monster thing and discovers there are things worth paying attention to that he was a tiny bit too old to encounter at the time.)
@Momentrabbit @001zlnv @Austin_Dern
> Does everyone have tapes, and Ruxpin alone is cursed to know of the buttons?
*does not sleep for a week*
*is haunted by visions of a Those Characters From Cleveland reboot of Videodrome*
@001zlnv @Austin_Dern @zebratron2084 There are tapes, of course. And then... there are _tapes_.
"Come dream with me tonight-" "Don't you understand, Ruxpin? SHE NEVER SLEEPS."
the Fisher-Price PXL2000 video camera could record a short, grainy, black and white video to a standard audio cassette.
not a long message... but long enough.
the well
the caterpillar
the cliff
the dreamship
the horse
the record button
the ring
7 nights then teddy's
@001zlnv @Austin_Dern @zebratron2084
Moment you are a Dark Genius and you have enriched us with this post, as blood and bone meal enriches soil.
@001zlnv @Austin_Dern @zebratron2084 @acetone_kitten *blushes deeply* You honour me. n.n
@Momentrabbit @zebratron2084
not weaponizing friendship with your toys?