By Clive Periera
They used to
put a smile on your face every time you saw them scampering around fighting
with one another or just plain lazing around not doing anything besides eating
and having the day off. If you’re thinking what I’m thinking then we are
talking about your favourite cartoons. Tom and Jerry, Pink Panther, Garfield
and Friends, Powerpuff Girls and so many more. When you think back to when you
used to watch these cartoons you go back into a simpler time, a time without
responsibility, a carefree time just like the one Garfield seems to still
have.
Well, this
month, it is all about reliving your childhood. Take a day or two off and spend
that time with your favourite cartoon character. Watching re-runs is always
fun; every joke, every dynamite stick hits you with a wave of nostalgia. They
definitely don’t make them like they used to. Nowadays it’s all peace, love and
joy and purple dinosaurs, which ironically makes me feel violent. The classics
were not only entertaining, but also educational, giving us ideas on how to get
back at our annoying sisters or how to steal pic-a-nic baskets….ahhh childhood…
good times!Jokes apart, watching old cartoons makes you realize how clever they
really were, and gives you a second chance to appreciate hidden pop-culture
references or humor that may have gone over your head as a child; you’re not
only watching re-runs, you’re seeing them in a different light.
The old
episodes of Tom and Jerry were some of the top rated and had a completely
different feel form the modern computer generated ones. Unfortunately, most of
the cartoons we love, the classic cartoons, are difficult to come across. They
are off the air and rarely found on DVD. The best way you can have access to
all those old memories is by turning towards the internet. Websites like
toonjet, internet archive, Hulu are some of the best when it comes to old
cartoons. You can enjoy old episodes of that modern Stone Age family or episodes
of Wile.E.Coyote chasing the Roadrunner (shockingly, for 48 episodes, a half
hour special and a feature film; if that isn’t a lesson in perseverance I don’t
know what is).
There might
be several instances where you feel that the cartoon you were watching was much
better back then. Just chill out, you’re
not 7 anymore! Go with it and watch it like you watched it in the good old days
(but in HD of course). So with the theme being cartoons this month lap up all
you can get and catch up with your childhood favourites!
Clive Pereira
Interested in adventure sports and experiencing urban culture
Interested in adventure sports and experiencing urban culture
