Eastern Europe was with inundated with that shit after the fall of the Soviet Union and as a child I had the misfortune of having been exposed to it. I know it sounds very dramatic but it went to the point where personally I was scared of TV.
there are plenty aspects to consider from fetishistic content to triggering trauma, even more basic things like how did pareidolia become a staple in children media (fucking creepy), why are we even thinking it's normal to push narratives of any shape on children whose minds are so malleable. children don't "enjoy" watching media, that comes later, a child's brain treats a cartoon like a puzzle, everything you watch at such a young age is a learning experience, but you won't even remember it by the time you have reached adulthood.
For a more practical, less shock value based approach I recommend this 8 minute video on this topic (great channel btw):
How Kids' Cartoons "Accidentally" Brainwashed Generations...
Thinking about that video's concept, I find that I more easily recall the, "serials." Outside of the short slapstick format, the only two, "episodics," I recall much of are Pinky and the Brain, and Courage, both of which were rather self-aware about their, "episodic," nature, and had thin 4th walls. Most of the rest I can recall having watched, but don't have much depth to said memories.
I had previously only really thought about it in terms of ease of handling reruns, and oftentimes lazy writing (a lot of entertainment, but especially kids shows, are shoveled out as fast as possible), though. Definitely food for thought.
Eastern Europe was with inundated with that shit after the fall of the Soviet Union and as a child I had the misfortune of having been exposed to it. I know it sounds very dramatic but it went to the point where personally I was scared of TV. there are plenty aspects to consider from fetishistic content to triggering trauma, even more basic things like how did pareidolia become a staple in children media (fucking creepy), why are we even thinking it's normal to push narratives of any shape on children whose minds are so malleable. children don't "enjoy" watching media, that comes later, a child's brain treats a cartoon like a puzzle, everything you watch at such a young age is a learning experience, but you won't even remember it by the time you have reached adulthood. For a more practical, less shock value based approach I recommend this 8 minute video on this topic (great channel btw): How Kids' Cartoons "Accidentally" Brainwashed Generations...
Thinking about that video's concept, I find that I more easily recall the, "serials." Outside of the short slapstick format, the only two, "episodics," I recall much of are Pinky and the Brain, and Courage, both of which were rather self-aware about their, "episodic," nature, and had thin 4th walls. Most of the rest I can recall having watched, but don't have much depth to said memories.
I had previously only really thought about it in terms of ease of handling reruns, and oftentimes lazy writing (a lot of entertainment, but especially kids shows, are shoveled out as fast as possible), though. Definitely food for thought.