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be too easy to write off '80s cartoons. See. the episodic-animation boom of the decade inverted the Star Wars "make the movie then move the product" merchandising model. Instead, the playthings came first, and the shows just shilled. As a result, the half-hour toy infomercials masquerading s cartoons were empirically awful. No 书 matter-we made up for it during playtim "Everybody would create huge stories with each other" says Brad Neely, creator of the Adult Swim cartoon China, IL. "It was, I'm going to be Tunnel Rat, and you can be Duke, and I'm into Lady Jaye, so you can't date Lady Jaye It turns out that '80s cartoons were excel lent for make-believe. Armed with the toys, we churned out ur -fanfic that spackled over the holes left by the shows' crappy dialog and lazy mythology. "My Little Pony from the '80s was boring." Faust says. "It was my favorite toy, but the cartoon wasn't the stories I told when I was playing with the toys. I viewed my show very much as a do-over." It was such a do-over, in fact, that when the warmer and wittier version began in 2010, it attracted legions of dedi cated adult male fans. (And yes, they call MARY H. K. CHO Toy Stories themselves "bronies.") Faust's Super Best Friends Forever is similarly great-what's not to like about Kids today lead charmed lives. It's Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Girl being Turns out that '80s cartoons sucked, but at least they let us choose our own adventures. not an uncommon sentiment teenage pals? Like fellow DC/Warner Lord knows it's been uttered by Bros. titles Young. Justice and Batman: The every grumpy grown-up since Brave and the Bold, it's inclusive enough for ng uphill to school n00bs and kids yet still rewarding for comics both ways-but have you seen their cartoons? It's insane! If fans and present-day fanboys. (Neil Patrick you thought the probiotic juice boxes and invisible braces Harris did a guest voice on Batman-I dare were irritating, go gawk at the lineup on Cartoon Network's you to find a voice on Voltron's IMDB page Abraham first lied to Isaac about Iditaroddi DC Nation block and the updated Hasbro cartoons on the Hub that's even half as enjoyable.) But maybe all this is doing the kids a franchise without resorting to the cliché- disservice. The toons are totally engaging ntil riddled story lines of the original show but they're consumption-only transac- tions-no action-figuring needed. That ate them," says Lauren Faust, crea- breeds complacency and ultimately makes n streaming a mix ofold-school Hasbro tor of the Hub's rebooted My Little Pony: veal of kids' imaginations. So do your part: Nation's Super Encourage them to make up their own sto- h the ramshackle, Generation 1 of being influenced directly by the shows old-timey versions. Even better, turn the nd then check out of our childhood, we're influenced by our sound off and force them to create the dia log. While doing push-ups. And eat their call it a luxury It's damn near unfair how good they are. I hope hoverboards don't get invented u the little ingrates have bum hips. "You remember the feelings and want to For evidence, head to Netflix. In April re-create them," says Lauren F shows (G.I.Joe, My Little Pony, Transformers) Friendship Is M nd their current-day iterations. Want to Best Friends Forever shorts. "But instead feel old? Watch Transformers: ries like we had to wit the new Transformers Prime. The latter's episod managing to satisfy older fans of the memory of them. It's a blessing that our rose-colored otherwise it'd es are a masterful balancing act, snacks in front of them. Just tax. glasses are so comfortable. Email: mhkchoi@gmail.com

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be too easy to write off '80s cartoons. See. the episodic-animation boom of the decade inverted the Star Wars "make the movie then move the product" merchandising model. Instead, the playthings came first, and the shows just shilled. As a result, the half-hour toy infomercials masquerading s cartoons were empirically awful. No 书 matter-we made up for it during playtim "Everybody would create huge stories with each other" says Brad Neely, creator of the Adult Swim cartoon China, IL. "It was, I'm going to be Tunnel Rat, and you can be Duke, and I'm into Lady Jaye, so you can't date Lady Jaye It turns out that '80s cartoons were excel lent for make-believe. Armed with the toys, we churned out ur -fanfic that spackled over the holes left by the shows' crappy dialog and lazy mythology. "My Little Pony from the '80s was boring." Faust says. "It was my favorite toy, but the cartoon wasn't the stories I told when I was playing with the toys. I viewed my show very much as a do-over." It was such a do-over, in fact, that when the warmer and wittier version began in 2010, it attracted legions of dedi cated adult male fans. (And yes, they call MARY H. K. CHO Toy Stories themselves "bronies.") Faust's Super Best Friends Forever is similarly great-what's not to like about Kids today lead charmed lives. It's Batgirl, Supergirl, and Wonder Girl being Turns out that '80s cartoons sucked, but at least they let us choose our own adventures. not an uncommon sentiment teenage pals? Like fellow DC/Warner Lord knows it's been uttered by Bros. titles Young. Justice and Batman: The every grumpy grown-up since Brave and the Bold, it's inclusive enough for ng uphill to school n00bs and kids yet still rewarding for comics both ways-but have you seen their cartoons? It's insane! If fans and present-day fanboys. (Neil Patrick you thought the probiotic juice boxes and invisible braces Harris did a guest voice on Batman-I dare were irritating, go gawk at the lineup on Cartoon Network's you to find a voice on Voltron's IMDB page Abraham first lied to Isaac about Iditaroddi DC Nation block and the updated Hasbro cartoons on the Hub that's even half as enjoyable.) But maybe all this is doing the kids a franchise without resorting to the cliché- disservice. The toons are totally engaging ntil riddled story lines of the original show but they're consumption-only transac- tions-no action-figuring needed. That ate them," says Lauren Faust, crea- breeds complacency and ultimately makes n streaming a mix ofold-school Hasbro tor of the Hub's rebooted My Little Pony: veal of kids' imaginations. So do your part: Nation's Super Encourage them to make up their own sto- h the ramshackle, Generation 1 of being influenced directly by the shows old-timey versions. Even better, turn the nd then check out of our childhood, we're influenced by our sound off and force them to create the dia log. While doing push-ups. And eat their call it a luxury It's damn near unfair how good they are. I hope hoverboards don't get invented u the little ingrates have bum hips. "You remember the feelings and want to For evidence, head to Netflix. In April re-create them," says Lauren F shows (G.I.Joe, My Little Pony, Transformers) Friendship Is M nd their current-day iterations. Want to Best Friends Forever shorts. "But instead feel old? Watch Transformers: ries like we had to wit the new Transformers Prime. The latter's episod managing to satisfy older fans of the memory of them. It's a blessing that our rose-colored otherwise it'd es are a masterful balancing act, snacks in front of them. Just tax. glasses are so comfortable. Email: mhkchoi@gmail.com

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May 24, 2012 at 03:35PM EDT

"The toons are certainly engaging, but they're consumption-only transactions . . ."

MFW I look at the massive explosion of creativity that this show has prompted:

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