The Best TV Shows STILL Aren't On TV!

Amazon.com: Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers - Volume One Collection

A week and a half ago I wrote in my review/rant of Disney's newest animated film "Chicken Little." While it may still be easily readable if you scroll down, the basic idea is that "Chicken Little" was a poor attempt to copy the competitions (A.K.A.: Dreamworks) successes, and that I wonder whether or not we'll still want to watch "Chicken Little" twenty years from now. I could say the exact same thing about their TV shows. Last week "Ducktales" and "Chip & Dale: Rescue Rangers" were released, at long last, in season box sets for the DVD format. These shows are both about fifteen years old, maybe more, and I swear to God these shows are still very good. Some of the animation may seem a little dated, but that is a rare case. These shows have great storylines, wonderful characters, and lots of humor and drama that works for both kids and adults.

Fifteen years old, and if Disney started to re-air these today on basic TV kids would still watch them and enjoy them as if they were brand new shows. Heck, they may even like these shows BETTER then most of the kids shows that are on TV now! Much like "Chicken Little," I watch some of the animation Disney produces for TV now. I think their most recent creation is "Dave The Barbarian," and compared to "Chip & Dale" and "Ducktales," "Dave The Barbarian" is a steaming pile of monkey crap. I watch most of the recent animation Disney has produced in the past seven years, and of ALL the shows Disney has made, the only two shows that I see holding up are "Recess" and "Kim Possible!" The reason Disney doesn't get too much respect is that for every good thing they produce, they produce five turds to match that one quality product.

While Disney may have made a great show in "Recess," at the same time they produced "Pepper Ann," "The New Adventures of Doug," and "The Weekenders." Maybe not all at the same time, but within the same two years. Compare THAT animation block (which was 1 Saturday Morning) to the four shows on Disney's old block (which was The Disney Afternoon) to "Chip & Dale," "Ducktales," "Tale Spin," and "Darkwing Duck," and there is NO question which block most people would rather spend time watching! I truly feel sorry for my kids. The shows on THEIR Saturday morning are going to be so poor, that they may just grow up thinking that cartoons really are just for kids! Oh well, at least I can always show them the good stuff on DVD. Thank God for season sets, otherwise there would be nothing on TV worth watching.