[Grig]

"Six key factors have led to children watching less Saturday morning cartoons: more recreational sports, the introduction of cable and satellite TV, the Internet and video games, a poorer quality of animation,"

Sorry, but the artwork and animation is much better now than when I was a kid.

I used to get up earlier on Saturdays than I did on school days just to watch TV. Jason of Star Command, Tarzan/Lone Ranger Adventure Hour, Lidsville, Puff n' Stuff, Superfriends, life was good.

[Hatteras]

"Sorry, but the artwork and animation is much better now than when I was a kid."

Nah, the animation technology might be better but the imagination and artistic talent is horrible. They seem to be so rushed to get the joke out that they don't really care what the character that's delivering the line looks like. Case in point: SpongeBob & Bart Simpson.