Totally agree with the intenseness of the cartoons these days, and they can really be annoying. It's all these extreme stop-start things encouraging short attention spans and insane behaviour! Definitely agree. I prefer them to be chilled out as well, and if my daughter is not learning anything from it i try and switch it off or block it on youtube.
I was born in 1985 - I also remember David the Kabouter - here in South Africa, he was called Daavie and was dubbed in Afrikaans.
I watched cartoons well into my adulthood and still do now and then, but I don't have much time.
Faves from younger days:
- The Flinstones
- Gummy Bears
- Ducktales
- Xmen
- Teenage mutant ninja turtles
- Tiny Toons
- Loony Toons
- Freakazoid!
- Animaniacs
- Recess
- Scooby doo
- Johnny Bravo
-Dexters Laboratory
I'm sure there were loads more; I just cant remember...
It might be cool to do a Top 3 challenge from this post!