Cartoons!

I had a fun conversation with some friends at work about watching Saturday morning cartoons the other day. We had stumbled upon the topic when I commented on the fact that one of my colleagues was listening to the theme music from Charlie Brown’s Christmas special – which is one of my favourite cartoons of all time. This sparked an amazing conversation about which cartoons we like the best when we were kids. A conversation we probably wouldn’t have had otherwise, if the Charlie Brown theme music wasn’t playing that day. It’s sad to think that as we get older (and older and older), we tend to forget, or at least not think about on a regular basis, the things that made us happy as children. Who could forget the Smurfs, Adventures of the Gummi Bears, Scooby and Scrappy Doo, She-Ra: Princess of Power and her beau He-Man: Master of the Universe)…I could go on and on and on.

These days the cartoon’s that make me happy are the ones I watch with my kids. The Backyardigans, Dora the Explorer (of course), and a super cute one called Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks (a story about an Irish Pig and his friends). Out of these three, I have to say that the Backyardigans is my absolute favourite. The animation is amazing (CGI and 3D techniques) and the music is so entertaining that you will catch yourself singing for hours afterwards. The premise of the show is that 5 friends (Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, Tasha, and Austin) meet in their backyards and use their imaginations to go on amazing, colourful, and entertaining adventures of all kinds. My 3.5yr old daughter loves to dance and she has the best time making up new moves to all the fun songs. Parents, this cartoon is awesome! As is Dora and Jakers….but for me, there is something magical and fun about the Backyardigans…I guess its right up there with the Smurfs in my book!!