Amanamongmommies

Cartoons, Cartoons and Kids Shows Oh My! Having two boys ages Six and Two I really get a full spectrum hit of different kids Tv shows. It is not like it was when I was a kid however. When I was little cartoons were on Saturday Morning and after school with the PBS kids shows on more often. I only had Seven Tv stations and none were dedicated to just kids. My family did not get cable until I was in High School, but 20 years later I have so many stations. The cartoons and kids shows I remember in no particular order. Flintstones, Jetsons, Tom & Jerry, Loony Toons, The Great Space Coaster, Smurfs, Spiderman and his Amazing Friends, Super Friends, Thundar the Barbarian, Wheeled Warriors, GI JOE, Transformers, Thundercats, He-Man, Silver Hawks, Speed Racers, M.A.S.K, Banana Splits, Johnny Quest, Sesame Street, Mister Rogers Neighborhood…

Now my kids have around a dozen stations with kids programing from Animal Planet to Boomerang… I watch cartoons more now then I think I did as a kid since I have two boys that are at different stages in what they enjoy. Granted both boys like SpongeBob and Fairly Odd Parents… So with the cartoons in mind I thought I would do a Cartoon Edition of The5…

The5 Cartoon Edition

1. SpongeBob Square Pants - Both my boys really enjoy SB and I have to say it is a very easy show for me to watch as well. The layers of humor go well beyond the kids, but they do not cross the line to where a subject would be a little too much. A recent episode had to do with “Sentence Enhancers” in other words Bad Words… The way they did the episode was extremely funny!
2. Fairly Odd Parents - Cosmo is by far one of the best idiot characters ever put into a show. The guest stars are top notch and the Paradise of other shows and situations is well beyond anything else on tv. The Crimson Chin! Catman played by Adam West is FANTASTIC!! The only negative is that it shows parents as absent minded and they want to do anything as long as their child is not involved…
3. Little Einsteins - This show is more educational and the 2yo loves it. The funny thing is I will also find the 6yo watching it even if his brother has left. Now for me the show kind of creeps me out. The kids are a little freaky… the show does however mix interesting topics with an interactive format… pat..pat..pat…
4. Higgly Town Heros - Another 2yo favorite that when it comes on he is glued to the Tv for at least a few minutes. The show has plenty of music for him as well as a little education and of course plenty of silly characters doing silly things.
5. Jimmy Neutron - The computer animated show is another that both boys enjoy on a regular basis. It has some interesting story lines and has a smart character as the lead. Sheen is the third best silly/idiot friend in the cartoons right behind Cosmo and Patrick.

Honorably mentions… Thomas and Friends, Bob the Builder, Dora, Blues Clues, and all the PBS Sprout shows. Thankfully for me the boys do not and have not liked…Barney, BooBah, Teletubies… The Wiggles are on here and there, but I can live with them.

What is Old is New Again - With the Cartoon Network Boomerang my kids have started enjoying all the cartoons I watched as a kid as well. Tom & Jerry and Loony Toons are favorites. Go Figure…

Now the kids do not just sit around and watch Tv, but because of all the different shows available they watch a wide variety of shows.