Last week I saw that Netflix had episodes of DuckTales available, a Disney cartoon that I watched from 1987-1990, probably while drawing unicorns.
Curiosity got the better of me and I watched an episode and a half this weekend, but whatever magic the show had was gone–along with seven-year-old Karen. (Not all cartoons can be as smart as Animaniacs, I guess.)
I did remember every word to the DuckTales theme song, though. And then had it stuck in my head all weekend. You’ve been warned.
November 8, 2010 @ 5:01 pm
Wow… that’s the sound of early 90s TV right there. Weird how many series (animated and not) had theme songs just like this one. They must’ve had a master template somewhere into which they just plugged a few appropriate nouns, like MadLibs or something.
FWIW, you’re not alone in that experience of returning to a childhood love and finding the magic gone. For me, it was The Jetsons…