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You ARE WHAT YOU WATCH !

You ARE WHAT YOU WATCH !. 60’s. Largest number of recurring characters Crazy cars Stereotypical damsel in distress Other racers let her pass Mobsters are good guys Evil wins until he cheats, then he loses Military loves blowing things up. Underdog. Originally made to sell cereal

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You ARE WHAT YOU WATCH !

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  1. You AREWHATYOU WATCH!

  2. 60’s

  3. Largest number of recurring characters • Crazy cars • Stereotypical damsel in distress • Other racers let her pass • Mobsters are good guys • Evil wins until he cheats, then he loses • Military loves blowing things up

  4. Underdog • Originally made to sell cereal • Crime-fighting dog • No natural super powers • Took vitamins to gain powers • Hero is the mutt • Purebred beauty is the love interest

  5. Jetsons • Life in the future • People lived in the sky • Robot and talking dogs • Shopaholic mom • Whiny teen daughter • Moving sidewalks

  6. Top Cat • Con-man • Scheme’s to get food from people • Ran from police • Leader in his own right

  7. Jungle Book • Monkey’s wanting to be human • Jazz music • Broken English of Monkeys • King Louie=Louis Armstrong • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9cWkUhZ8n4

  8. What did this means for the 80’s • Apple’s sells first computer • Crack is first introduced in Los Angeles • Game Boy is made • Women are pushed more into the work force • Women try to appear more powerful • African American music becomes popular

  9. 70’s

  10. Hong Kong Phooey • Asian Dog Janitor • Fake Karate • More robe than an actual Kimono • No hakama is worn • Bumbling hero

  11. The New Adventures of Batman • Bruce Wayne uses is vast wealth his parents gave him to becomes Batman • Takes in orphans like himself, turns them into side kicks • Joker—complicated, had a real bad day and was forced into being a villain. One of his back stories says the police killed his wife and unborn child • Penguin—rich turned poor, loss of money turned him into a thief • Cat woman—based on cat, seen as a soul sucker since that was how creator thought of cats. • Clayface—always remade, a disfigured actor that becomes addicted to a cream that restores his appearance for a time. He is cut off after failing to kill guy, when trying to steal some he falls into a vat of it. A chemical from Wayne labs can stabilize him but he fails to steal that and falls into the swear. The swear water is what stabilizes him.

  12. How did this effect the 90’s • Economy increased • People felt secure in the central power • First cloned sheep • More genetically altered crops • 3rd wave feminism • Level of make-up decreased

  13. Spider-man • Biological testing • Dangerous of radiology • Women once again portrayed as cats • Lab test on animals • Lizard man, trying to regrow arm, uses radiation

  14. Incredible Hulk • Dangerous of radiation • Russian’s are shown as aliens • A weapon is needed to fight another weapon • Dangerous of government projects • Also showed us that not everyone is who they appear to be

  15. Inspector Gadget • Incompetent police • Faithless technology • A case of do as I say and not as I do

  16. Jem • Female signer/music producer • Has to care for 12 orphans • Shows a woman balancing two lives and caring for others • Positive women’s image

  17. Duck Tales • Rich millionaire has to take care of nephews, while their uncle joins the navy • Rich duck wants more money • Villains continually try to rob him • Tough business man, seen as kind to his family • Embodies Ebenezer Scrooge

  18. So, how did the 2000’s go • Economic downfall • People start holding back their money, fear runs rampant that wealth will be stolen away • Wars, men are sent away from their families • More women with college degree’s, rivaled the number of men • Women become the primary bread winners in many households • Stay at home dads are seen more often

  19. Hey Arnold • Various Character backgrounds • Each episode involves a lesson • Arnold is continually an image of reason and care.

  20. Aladdin • Portrays Arabs as thieves • Opening song was selected because of the racism is applies • The main character is very Americanized • Sultan and Aladdin as a prince are dressed in light colors • Idea that women should break tradition and marry who they want • Arabs are depicted as being evil—Jafar—dark colors • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkiITQnrAYM

  21. Lion King • Hyenas=Bad=Black People • Hyenas are second best to the lions • Shows that everyone must grow up and accept their position in life.

  22. Ren And Stimpy • Violence • Scams • Adult humor • Sick jokes http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv2LCSJcDaE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEdIf_gx_e0&NR=1&feature=endscreen

  23. Animaniacs • Sexual innuendo • Portrayal of women • Highly ranked show • Continually thought it was going to be taken off the air • http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CG9-SCVc-E0

  24. Sailor Moon • Children in short skirts • Older men dating younger women • Homosexual relationships • Transgender • Overprotective male • Main character is a wimp when she has relationship problems • Sailor says segment

  25. Rugrats • Showed us how children in different situations felt • Adressed the idea of how a motherless child would feel on mother’s day • Gave us step families • Positive role models • A Christmas, Chanukah, and Kwanzaa special

  26. So what are we in 2010 • We are the people of protest • We are the people of acceptance • We are also a gerneration of younger people dating older people • We are the generation of overly sexual people • Thankfully even with some of the movies we watched giving us what scholars call ‘a white supremeist ideal’ we are a very tolerate generation. • We are the generation that said if a stupid white guy can be incharge, then what is stopping us from putting a black guy in charge • In the end we are the generation of our cartoons

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