In the 2000s,  lots of iconic cartoons were released that would shape the television world as we know it. Kids, young and old, would come to watch their favorite shows. But now, some didn’t get the same genuine or nostalgic feeling anymore.

Once students share their perspectives on modern television, it was clear which cartoons still have their touch and which ones don’t.

Cal Campo, CKHS freshman, loves cartoons and has lots of strong opinions about them.

“Nowadays I feel like they’re just copying what they already did and I don’t really like cartoons now,” said Campo. “There are still some good ones out there but otherwise all the good ones were released earlier, like in 2016.”

Freshman Michael Moore loves cartoons and has some very strong opinions on them.

“The cartoons now are pretty bad because they don’t give as much humor for the reason being what people would say,” said Moore. “So now the cartoons end up being kiddish and it doesn’t give the same feeling like it did back then.”

Nadine Dockendorf, senior at CKHS, and thinks when at a younger age cartoons have a more joyful feeling.

“When I was younger, they were more entertaining, but now not so much,” said Dockendorf. “I don’t really watch anything like that anymore, like from the boomerang era you could say.”

“One of my favorite cartoons had to be either Tom and Jerry or Looney Toons and for my least favorite it’s Spongebob or Courage the Cowardly Dog,” said Campo.

Moore thinks that new remade cartoons are being remade too much, which results in them losing their touch.

“My favorite cartoon is Tom and Jerry but anything that’s new gen I don’t really like because I feel like whenever a cartoon is remade it loses its touch,” said Moore.

“Back then I would remember waking up and it was amazing watching all the cartoons because every cartoon that was on TV was probably amazing, but now I see my sister watching cartoons and it’s either something random or remade,” he recalled. “I just feel like the companies now are just scared to get canceled.”

Dockendorf said that some cartoons maybe just don’t need to be made.

“They’re definitely classics for a reason but I feel like nothing beats 2010 to 2016 cartoons and now I think cartoons are being made when they don’t need to be,” said Dockendorf.

Campo would like to see different companies of cartoon creation to work together and see what they could make.

“It would be cool to see Disney work and collaborate with other people like the creators of Nickelodeon,” said Campo.

Moore thinks that a new company would need to be introduced that makes new cartoons but with the cartoons being less kiddish.

“I think companies could work together and use new and old cartoons but I don’t think it could be on any of the popular channels like Disney,” said Moore. “I think they would have to start up a new company and start from the ground up and build their reputation so children will know this company for their cartoons, not for something that’s known for kiddish shows. It’s a possibility that it could be on Disney but it could also be a whole new project with fun cartoons like before.”

Dockendorf thinks that crossovers could be possible.

“I do think it’s possible for crossovers or something like that,” said Dockendorf. “I think it would be cool if they made some collaboration with other cartoons but I feel like they could come together and just make something better by combining old and new cartoons but I just see them in two different ballparks, with one I feel being significantly better.”