To: ctyankee00
Ah, wow. The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show was one of my favorite shows when I was little.
I had no way to appreciate the truly adult humor hidden inside those little Mr. Peabody clips, since I was so little. As an adult, I have concluded that the best children’s entertainment is that which has a surface story suitable for children, while also presenting a more sophisticated story for their parents. Very few cartoons rise to that level these days; most of them are just slush.
RIP Mr. Anderson
11 posted on
10/26/2010 5:25:29 AM PDT by
exDemMom
(Now that I've finally accepted that I'm living a bad hair life, I'm more at peace with the world.)
To: exDemMom
Imagine a demolition company named "Edifice Wrecks." One of many throw-away one-second sight gags. Jay Ward admonished his crew, "Don't think you're so much funnier than the audience. If you think it's funny, they will, too." Steve Allen was on that team, I believe ...
13 posted on
10/26/2010 5:30:49 AM PDT by
RJR_fan
(Christians need to reclaim and excel in the genre of science fiction.)
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