Good article.
And he's right.
Cartoons in the late 70's were awful. Mostly an extended commercial for "Strawberry Shortcake" dolls or "Power Rangers"
( Of course, I like Sponge Bob. What do I know? LOL! )
Hey, Saturday mornings in the late 70s and early 80s were my formative ones. :) I spent many a happy hour watching Super Friends, Godzilla, Dynomutt, Richie Rich, Pac-Man, Fangface, Valley of the Dinosaurs, Lassie's Rescue Rangers, Emergency+4, Drak Pack, Speed Racer, Ultraman, Gilligan's Planet, Josie & The Pussycats, Scooby-Doo, Laff-A-Lympics, Monster Squad, Krofft Supershow, Land of the Lost, Fantastic Four, Captain Caveman & the Teen Angels, the New Schmoo, the Archies, Shazam/Isis, Jabberjaw, Ark II, Bugs Bunny, Pink Panther, Speed Buggy, Space Ghost, Frankenstein Jr., Plastic Man, Fat Albert, Thundarr, Hong Kong Phooey, Space Stars, Spider-Man, and looooots more. :^)
Yeah, but Sponge Bob lives in Bikini bottoms now THERE's an idea.