Batman was hands down my favorite show as a kid. Now my kids watch it and it still rocks!
On today's episode our heroes were climbing up the side of a building when Robin wondered if they were caught in the act of switching the jewels in the safe with fakes couldn't they be mistaken for crooks? This exchange followed:
Batman "Well, that's a chance we'll have to take. You see, Robin, in our well-ordered society protection of private property is essential."
Robin "Golly you're right Batman, it's the keystone of law and order."
Then they went and got into a pow zam fight with The Penguin and his henchman.
Shows like Batman and Get Smart and Bullwinkle hold up because the characters were doing things that were interesting to kids but saying things that there were funny to adults. Alot of children's entertainment has gotten this formula backwards-the characters behave like adults but talk like kids and nobody is happy. The Simpsons, of course, gets it right.
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1 comment:
heh, you've put it very succinctly. Another good example of a show that follows your formula: The Upside Down Show. :-)
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