It is so funny to be a Dad. I get to relive my childhood. My son watches TV for a half hour before going to bed. It works well to calm him down, and gives my wife and I a break too. No I am not a big let the TV baby sit the kid kinda guy. This is just about the only “shows” he gets to watch all day. Regardless, the latest big hit is “The Magic School Bus.” As Wikipedia tells us:
“The Magic School Bus is a Canadian/American Saturday morning animated children’s television series, based on the book series of the same name by Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen. It is notable for its use of celebrity talent and combining entertainment with an educational series. Broadcasting & Cable said the show was “among the highest-rated PBS shows for school-age children.” Although it has long since concluded its original airing, the series still airs reruns on a variety of different networks worldwide.
Cartoons today (even those from 1994) are soooo different from the beat em and blow em up cartoons I used to watch. The Magic School bus is of course goofy as can be, and it can be silly and stupid, but it is also meant to be educational. As I sit here watching the latest – about a praying mantic, spider and 50’s horror movies – I am really enjoying it. Not as much as my son, but still it is pretty good.
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