Btw, youre right...its funny to notice all the deeper, existential or even potentially naughty layers of subtext in "kids" movies and shows back then through modern eyes. Even the 1969 pilot of Sesame Street had some pretty interesting social commentary.
That's why I watch kid's shows most of all. Even some newer ones have subtle in jokes, adult humor, innuendos, literary references, satire...etc. that goes over your head when you're a kid. Most of the people who write kid's cartoons, you all understand, have had to take all these different humanities courses in college to be qualified to write. Even Sesame Street had that great I. M. Pei reference in the one about Big Bird having to rebuild his nest. Even I didn't get that the first time, and I was in my 20's.
And yeah, kids these days will never fully get to appreciate the glory of 80's arcade gaming. I mean, when you put your token into TMNT arcade, for the remainder of the game the 3 other kids you were playing with *were* your best friends/NAVY Seals commando buddies/soldiers in arms. That was the beauty and magic of 80's arcade gaming. Thats all gone now.
The arcade has been dead for some years, sadly
One of my fondest memories was that one time I played the Simpsons with a bunch of other kids, and we were at the end. They were so determined to win that when I ran out of money, they
gave me quarters until the game was over. That's how tight those guys are. I hate how that place had to be torn down to put an Ikea that may never get built... especially when there's a dead movie theater on the other side of the street.
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