After a quick search, I'm not even entertaining that. Some people say its fake, some say its a part of millenials, etc. Lets not make a thread about cartoons too deep lmao. The point of my post is that I remember The Real Ghostbusters well despite how young I was. I consider it a part of my generations toons.
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Those born in 1997: did you grow up moreso with Millennial shows, or Gen Z shows?
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After a quick search, I'm not even entertaining that. Some people say its fake, some say its a part of millenials, etc. Lets not make a thread about cartoons too deep lmao. The point of my post is that I remember The Real Ghostbusters well despite how young I was. I consider it a part of my generations toons.
BocoDragon
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That's pretty much the standard definition. 1982-2000.
To be clear: Gen Y is another name for millennials
I am a 1982 kid. While I make the cut-off for most millennial definitions, I identify more with the list with Real Ghostbusters than I do the OPs list. The only shows on there that I have seen are Recess (I was about 15 when that started and have younger siblings) and Malcolm in the Middle, which cast a wider viewership net. Even my parents watched Malcolm in the Middle.
As is the case with every generation, early millennials and late gen x-ers grew up with the same stuff. I would imagine that the OP is trying to see if the same is true with late Millennials and early Gen Z (or whatever they will eventually be called).
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You Are Viewtiful
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There are posters on GAF who got a PS3 when they were 8.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
Oh I'm sure there are Gaffers here whose first console was a PS4 at the point
we're all getting so old.Hello fellow person born in 1997.
If they got it at launch, those posters are already well into college. We have a few 15-16 year old members floating around. No doubt some even younger than that if they are mature enough to dodge a junior ban.
HammerOfThor
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Poor kids never witnesses the glory of Beast Wars when it was fresh.
What did he watch?
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Ren and Stimpy is the only worthwhile millennial show
Mortimer Brewster
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I remember getting my NES system for Christmas in 1985. Lived near the Windsor/Detroit border so my parents had bought one in Michigan( NES didn't see a proper release in Canada until 1986). I have vivid memories of playing Suoer Mario Bros ,Duck Hunt and Excitebike.
I thought this was a bumped thread cause we had one real similar not too long ago.
Born in '96, and watched '90s reruns and early 2000's stuff. Basically everything from the mid 90's to 2005 was my childhood. Out of those you listed, totally millennial shows.
Born in '96, and watched '90s reruns and early 2000's stuff. Basically everything from the mid 90's to 2005 was my childhood. Out of those you listed, totally millennial shows.
The PS3 was my first console and I got it in the sixth grade : p I probably could have got it earlier, but I had to save up to get it.
Yoshimitsu126
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We all know it was Pokemon Digimon and YuGiOh we really wanted to watch.
billy beane
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Now THAT'S a Millennial show.
Oh I'm sure there are Gaffers here whose first console was a PS4 at the point
yeah I feel like a fucking grandpa on the internet at this point.
Every time someone expresses nostalgia for something after the year 2000 I think my hair goes a little greyer.
Dongs Macabre
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We had to make do with the Unicron Trilogy.
MrCunningham
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I was born in 1981, and I honestly don't know if I am a millennial or party of generation X. I grew up on cartoons from the '80's and early '90s. Real Ghostbusters, Pee Wee's Playhouse, Transformers Generation 1, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Batman: TAS, Animaniacs among other things. By 1997 I was 16... and I have no Idea what was was watching then? South Park? I don't remember what else...
Show was called "Beasties" in Canada, believe it or not. I did get to watch this show in its original run, and I liked it for the time. The CG looks bad now, but the writing was actually solid. But I was a big fan of Mainframe Entertainment from that era. Reboot is still great.
Show was called "Beasties" in Canada, believe it or not. I did get to watch this show in its original run, and I liked it for the time. The CG looks bad now, but the writing was actually solid. But I was a big fan of Mainframe Entertainment from that era. Reboot is still great.
CadetMahoney
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What was the worst gen to grow up in? Not just in cartoons I mean.
Justin Beiber, Iraq War, garbage cartoons, also 2016 election would be front and center for them as they are mature enough to understand it.
Thundercats etc.
Is there a better era for cartoons?
Justin Beiber, Iraq War, garbage cartoons, also 2016 election would be front and center for them as they are mature enough to understand it.
Thundercats etc.
Is there a better era for cartoons?
ThePrequelsSuck
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Chaos2Frozen
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Where do we go after gen 'Z' ? What would the next gen be called?
The Albatross
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As a millennial (1984) I've heard of only 2 of your millennial shows. Missing like some of the most iconic.. fresh prince, the entire tgif line up, home improvement, etc.
Whatever catches on, and it's likely to change. Millennials used to be called Gen Y because whoever makes this shit up is not creative.
Whatever catches on, and it's likely to change. Millennials used to be called Gen Y because whoever makes this shit up is not creative.
Vulcano's assistant
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You gotta wider the gap between those two groups of shows. Like mostly pre 1999 shows missing. Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Tiny Toons.
More importantly, depending on the socioeconomic status and geography, the access to cable television is an enormous factor. Many Millenials experienced the Saturday morning cartoon block as as broadcast TV phenomenon, but gen Z kids had channels airing cartoons the entire day as the norm.
A strong list would be made taking into account the type of distribution the shows had. Reruns and Syndication would be a particularly common phenomena for the times when cable was still expanding, even after you have to control for shows that that had never been taken completely off the air. Malcolm in the middle, Dragon Ball Z, The Fresh Prince for instance.
More importantly, depending on the socioeconomic status and geography, the access to cable television is an enormous factor. Many Millenials experienced the Saturday morning cartoon block as as broadcast TV phenomenon, but gen Z kids had channels airing cartoons the entire day as the norm.
A strong list would be made taking into account the type of distribution the shows had. Reruns and Syndication would be a particularly common phenomena for the times when cable was still expanding, even after you have to control for shows that that had never been taken completely off the air. Malcolm in the middle, Dragon Ball Z, The Fresh Prince for instance.
Android18a
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Born in 83 here. The cartoons I remember most myself (as someone who is just at the oldest-age era of what is apparently millenials even though I'm sure we were told we were Generation X as kids) as my era are things like Ducktales, Talespin, Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Earthworm Jim, the Zelda/Mario/Sonic cartoons, Garfield and Friends, Superted, Count Duckula, Thundercats, Dangermouse, Dexter's Lab etc...
I feel a huge disconnect with younger millenials I know when it comes to the cartoons and shows they used to enjoy. Someone born in 1992 who I am good friends with has completely different memories.
I feel a huge disconnect with younger millenials I know when it comes to the cartoons and shows they used to enjoy. Someone born in 1992 who I am good friends with has completely different memories.
'88 reppin here. Year of the dragon mothafucka
MatrixMan.EXE
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Why 1997? I was born in the early 90's and remember every single one of those shows fondly.
Yeah born 94 and my lil bro was watching these shows as well as the ones in op with me. Great times.
As I got older I was watching family channel and stuff.. incredibly weird but that's what was popular.
I enjoyed that.
Tal Shiar Agent
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Yeah. Millennial shows would include Rugrats, Hey Arnold, Dexter's Lab, SpongeBob, Johnny Bravo, Ed Edd n Eddy, etc.