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[-] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 75 points 1 year ago

Once again, Gen X is ignored/forgotten.

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 33 points 1 year ago

We had better things to do than watch TV. We were all being beaten and molested by relatives.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee 13 points 1 year ago

Who chased us around with rolling pins trying to bake us into pies

Also the silent generation, since Tom & Jerry came out in 1940.

[-] snooggums@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

They can speak up for themselves!

[-] Horik@artemis.camp 48 points 1 year ago

Gen X skipped, again. As usual.

[-] hactar42@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

As a fellow gen-xer...whatever

[-] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

We had Eek the Cat. Superior in every way!

[-] vic_rattlehead@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Certainly had a metal intro.

Aaaaaahhh!

[-] cynar@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

I made the mistake of watching the new Tom and Jerry. Let's just say, I'd advise you forget it even exists. There is no new Tom and Jerry.

...I didn't know there was a new one.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

Please continue doing so

[-] HeartyOfGlass@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

As long as a copyright makes money, there'll always be reboots.

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 32 points 1 year ago

100% boomer humor. The jokes are so dated, they literally changed the housekeepers voice to sound less racist than the original version.

[-] rockerface@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago

The best jokes are the ones that don't need the voice though

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

That's just slapstick humor, something all cartoons back then had.

[-] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

We know Tom and Jerry because it holds up and is funny now. Look at the other cartoons and see the quality difference. They are unfunny by today's standards and probably not great when they were released.

[-] Buffaloaf@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah there was a lot of racism, at least in the beginning. e.g.

[-] Kiosade@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 year ago

Wow I thought Jerry dressed up in blackface was the shocking part, then it showed the actual islanders… they didnt even look human 😨

[-] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

We must’ve watched different shows then.

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

There are literally two versions of the OG cartoons.

[-] intensely_human@lemm.ee -3 points 1 year ago

Because as we all know, you can identify racists by the sound of their voice.

[-] GrammatonCleric@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

No, the voice was a racist depiction of a black housekeeper. Read up on it, or find the old versions.

[-] rustyfish@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

Humor based on pain will always be timeless.

[-] robo@feddit.uk 15 points 1 year ago
[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Based disclaimer

[-] wowwoweowza@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Entirely rejected by GenX

[-] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago
[-] Lmaydev@programming.dev 4 points 1 year ago

Tom and Jerry have changed quite a bit over the years.

[-] Daisyifyoudo@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Mid 80's. Dial up.

this post was submitted on 08 Oct 2023
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