So I had a little time to kill after watching the Pittsburgh Penguins completely dismantle the Philadelphia Flyers this afternoon. I flipped through the online guide and saw that Scooby-Doo was on. I haven't watched an episode of one of my childhood favorites in a long time so I switched it over to check it out. Sadly, it wasn't a classic episode - it had Scooby-Dumb in it. I wonder if Jump The Shark listed Scooby-Dumb as the beginning of the end for the Scooby Crew? It got even worse when they added that little Puppy Power dude. He was annoying as shit. In retrospect, wasn't it pretty weird that Fred was never Mac'n on any other chics and never made a move on Dafney? He did wear a scarf, though. i thought of something else while watching this episode - what are kids today afraid of? I have an eight year old and I don't know. The episode involved The Bermuda Triangle. I remember as a kid being fascinated by a few mysterious things like the triangle, Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster....Jimmy Carter.....and a few other things that always seemed to be in the news or the subject of TV shows. I also remember worrying for some time that my Dad might get drafted to fight Russia, but Mr. Reagan saw to it that that would never happen. I remember shows like The Brady Bunch and some other cartoons and sitcoms going to Ghost Towns. I'd bet $100 that my bunky pants doesn't even know what a Ghost Town is. I watched a ton of movies that had to do with Headhunters and Army Ants as well. Even Gilligan's Island had a Headhunter! All of these items mentioned were topics of conversation between my friends and I. I really don't think there is anything out there today like what my friends and I discussed. Was it just because I was a boy? I'm going to go ask her right now what she's afraid of. Be right back........ Just as I thought, she looked at me like I was nuts. Was it the time? Was it just me and my friends? I remember seeing movies and stuff about dudes going over Niagara Falls in barrels and I remember we talked about that an awful lot too. Hrumph. Oh well, it must be nice to go to bed with thoughts of nothing but Miley Cyrus, pizza and Webkinz.
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I don't have any children yet, but honestly I don't know what kids these days are afraid of either. Not being popular? Or rich? Not having the latest clothes or cell phone? Not having big boobs? Instead of being afraid of things like the Bermuda Triangle I think kids today are more vain and afraid of things affecting themselves.
The mystery and magic of many things is long gone and it was better when we were kids, dreamed big, and knew less about "life". Kids today know how to text, use computers and are far advanced that way, but when it comes to common sense or having an imagination they are way far behind. Computers do the thinking for them now. They are losing out.
I can recall being afraid of a couple things as a kid. The witch in the Wizard of Oz and Charles Manson. LOL Never was afraid of Gene Simmons and KISS for some reason. LOL
P.S. Scrappy-Doo is only rivaled by The Great Gazoo in terms of being annoying;-)
I was never afraid of the wicked witch in the Wizard of Oz. I've encountered much more scary, wicked, and evil witches in real life.
But them flying monkeys were another story altogether. I was petrified of them. Especially after they swooped down and took the little dog.
To this day when people use the phrase, "Yeah, the Ravens will sweep the season series with the Steelers... when monkeys fly out my ass." I am so afraid of that happening pee drips down my leg. But hey, it's just another reason to root for the Steelers. Cause I damn sure don't want to see them monkeys!
Once again I am in sync with Still A Dog about the monkeys. Creepy bastards aren't they?
I was also afraid of sharks and wolves. Still am afraid of sharks.
NOT afraid of Detroit OR Dallas!
Bring it!
(Although I am rooting for Dallas simply because I will not be here Saturday to watch the game if Detroit wins tonight.)
I asked both of my boys - the 10 year old just said "extra-terrestrials", the 6 year old said "bees, snakes, monsters and the dark".
Can we do more on 70's cartoons? Remember when Saturday morning was the only time to watch them?
My Saturdays were eat some Lucky Charms, watch cartoons, and get out and play and don't come back until dinner.
And after dinner I was my dad's personal remote control. "Hey! Go put on Channel 4! (5 minutes later) Put on Channel 2!"
Oh, and I wasn't allowed to watch Three's Company because 2 girls were living with a guy and nobody was married - shame shame shame.
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