Nyuk, Nyuk

The other day, WGN the 'Super Station' from Chicago, had a retrospective of their sixty years on the air. I am fifty eight years old, so that means I have watched that television station for most of it's existence. In my mind WGN had some of the best shows on television when I was a child, so it was with great anticipation that I tuned in to watch their special. Unfortunately, all the special did was shatter my memories. Every single television show that I remembered, seemed extremely lame on second viewing. Garfield Goose, was no more than a sock with a plastic beak sewn onto it, and Frazier Thomas, the shows host was just a fat man who talked while the sock puppet, made a clacking noise back. My favorite show, 'The Three Stooges', was hosted by an old guy named Andy Starr, and I remembered that he was almost as funny as the Stooges themselves. When viewed again as an adult he seemed lame, in fact the Three Stooges viewed as an adult seem lame. Probably the reason I considered those shows to be so entertaining is that I was only a kid and easily amused.

It makes me wonder what kids are watching now. Is their television vastly superior to what I watched? Spongebob Squarepants, Snork, and Squirrel boy don't sound all that entertaining, but I guess when your brain is still ninety percent silly putty, they seem brilliant.

It is gratifying to know that when you grow into adulthood your tastes become so much more refined. We have 'Turner Classic' Movies, 'The Fine Living Channel' and other informative and uplifting television to turn to now. I can spend my television viewing time learning from the 'History Channel', or the 'DIY' (Do It Yourself) channel. The list is long of available, decent, intelligent programming. In fact I think I'll go watch some right now. If I hurry I can still catch the last half hour of Ren and Stimpy.