Yeah and what's coming on TV today is pretty much telling kids they're stupid and the proper way to act is a potty mouth dumbass.
Cartoons now treat kids like they're STUPID and all they want to do is be bare minimum entertained by stupid potty jokes. They do not reach out to the kids who have brains who are itching to use their imagination that can only be stimulated by cartoons that don't insult their intelligence. Sure, lulz cartoons like Flapjack are ok, but damn near EVERY cartoon from the past 10 years is like that.
And I'm like the only person I know that can't get into Avatar. Blah. But it is a GOOD example of the kind of cartoons that are engaging and interesting to kids without having to resort to potty humor and slapstick (not slamming all slapstick cartoons, just the ones that are disgusting).
I might be in the minority griping about this but I was pretty much raised with all this in mind (I was in the small minority of… 2 people not allowed to watch the simpsons). But it really disturbs me when a little kid only wants to tell you poop/fart/pee jokes.
Meh that's getting off-topic a bit but its exactly why American TV needs a show like One Piece. Give the kids a show that encourages them to imagine and really get into the plot and characters, and not a show that just encourages them to laugh at bodily functions.
Are there any specific shows you're talking about?