Has Disney lost its magic?

[potioncat]

> carol responds:
> 
> Really, what *is* the appeal of Spongebob Squarepants? 

Potioncat:
There is one episode that will send my husband into peals of laughter. 
We'll watch that one brief part of one episode just for that. (Sponge 
Bob draws a circle by first drawing a complicated picture and erasing 
he extra parts....OK, you had to be there.)

But I've always disliked the show just for its noise level. 

My youngest has now forbidden Sponge-Bob to the whole family because of 
an episode in which Sponge-Bob pretends to be mentally challenged and 
wears a helmet.

My son finally caught on that it was demeaning to Austic children, and 
as my son has Autism, he was furious. So no Sponge-Bob for us.

Thank goodness, we're also past Billy and Mandy---evem noisier than 
Sponge-Bob. 



Carol: 
> Carol, who remembers some equally stupid stuff from a long time ago
> ("Romper Room," "Captain Kangaroo," "Howdy Doody") and realizes that
> bad children's programming is nothing new

Potioncat:
I always liked Barney and Captain Kangaroo, but never Romper Room with 
it's Do-Bees and Don't-Bees or the Teletubies.
>