I’d like to confuse everyone with an unknown cartoon, but I have to say The Simpsons 😀. I used to enjoy cartoons as a kid, but none of them were very good. I suppose Mr. Magoo was my favourite back then. I should make a list of what I watched. I will in a while. Shortly after we got married back in 1988, we used to watch the Tracey Ullman show, which had a short Simpsons slot. Even then, I used to enjoy them.
And then, in the 1990s, all our kids were born, and they grew up with The Simpsons. The Simpsons has a strong moral dimension. Back in the early 1990s, I remember George Bush saying that he wanted America more like The Waltons and less like the Simpsons, but both families were like most of us really. As a Christian, perhaps I should be more like Ned Flanders, but most of us feel more like Homer 😀.
I have this book on my shelf for years, which I still haven’t got around to reading. I must read it over Christmas. The Gospel According to The Simpsons by Mark I. Pinsky is a book that explores the religious and spiritual themes within the The Simpsons. It examines how the show portrays faith, morality, and theology through its characters, storylines, and humour.
I find the recent episodes disappointing. I don’t know when it stopped being good. But I find that I enjoy watching the 1990s episodes over and over again. Back in the late 1990s, we used to enjoy Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain too. I don’t think we ever produced cartoons in Ireland, at least none that were popular. And I don’t even remember much coming from the UK. I vaguely remember Lolek and Bolek from Eastern Europe. It was the sort of thing that they’d put on if they were having trouble with another show.
Anyway, here’s a list of cartoons that I fondly remember from my childhood.
- The Flintstones
- The Jetsons
- Wait Till Your Father Gets Home
- The Pink Panther
- These Are the Days
- Tom and Jerry
- Woody Woodpecker
- Roadrunner
- Top Cat
- The Bugs Bunny Show
I always like to end with a song. The Prince of Egypt is an animated movie rather than a cartoon. I just love this song. I ignored it back in 1998, but I rediscovered it a couple of years ago.
Hibernia Gospel 