Letters to the Editor
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Some echoing...
The Kroft shows also affected my subconscious as a 70s youth: I vividly remember VERY bad dreams about the opening sequence of Lidsville (falling into a dark, bottomless hat) and the Sleestaks of "Land of the Lost". Those huge black eyes were scarier than most things that passed for horror in the years following.
I also have to agree with other parents about the state of childrens shows today - at least the Pre-K stuff. I mean, give the kid(s) a break! The whole Blue/Dora/Diego/(new)Pooh/(new)Mickey type of show where the kids are "engaged" to help in solving some sort of problem/mystery just grates on me after a while. My kid seems to like it, but like some other poster mentioned, he never laughs at it!
I thank Boomerang and Tom & Jerry for my first experience of hearing my kid laugh while watching cartoons! I mean - they're kids! They need to laugh - not to be constantly "learning"!