There seems to be a strange sense of entitlement surrounding children that happened to be born in the years between 1990 and 1999. According to them everything after 1999 becomes worse for not being around during the ‘90s.

Out of all the claims made by this self-entitled generation, the one that really stuck out to me was, “The cartoons were better in the ‘90s.” I don’t know why it bugs me. I guess as a high school senior, it’s my duty to be passionate about programming designed for children.

Could the quality of animation, which has been around since cavemen roamed the earth, really have reached the highest quality possible in the 1990s? Can the quality of cartoons really only go downhill from here? Should any young, aspiring animator give up because that person will never accomplish anything as glorious and cherished as a cartoon from the ‘90s?

The simple answer is no.

There have been many new cartoons released that go above and beyond the quality of any cartoon from the ‘90s. Cartoons have started to get past the common children-only motif and have began having more complicated, while still childish, story lines.

Adventure Time, is one such cartoon. Not only does the show have simple, goofy and colorful stories, but it also has had some of the most complicated and emotional stories seen in a children’s cartoon. It tackles matters such as childhood abandonment, loneliness, drug addiction and of course Finn’s continuing struggle to find another human.

Adventure Time, and other recent cartoons, don’t insult their viewers with an overly simplified plot, unlike ‘90s cartoons.

While I enjoy shows like Ed, Edd and Eddy, Rocket Power and SpongeBob, those show were always the same thing. They were nothing more than just simple entertainment for children.

When I would ask someone who claimed that newer cartoons are terrible shows why they think they are so terrible, the only reason that person would give me is that they look “creepy.”

Some of the art is creepy, but it’s no worse than any cartoon before them. Remember The Power Puff Girls? It had a character that was literally the cross dressing version of Satan.

I’m not saying that all these new cartoons are any better than any of the old cartoons we grew up with. They’re just not worse.

But what do I know? I’m just a self-entitled cartoon expert. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m going to go watch some Adventure Time.