That’s not all folks: why is there so much animated TV for adults?

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Adult humour in cartoons was once virtually unheard of – now, animated TV is saturated with grown-up jokes

and Family Guy made animation aimed at adults a familiar TV niche. The last decade has seen an explosion of new series, some with fresh approaches to the genre, some not so much. Have we reached market saturation?

 

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Why?

Because it's cheap?

What’s the problem with animation for adults? I loved cartoons as a kid & I still love em now. U don’t grow up & have ur sense of humour & fun removed (well most of us don’t). Just go with it & enjoy.

Never seen Fritz the Cat, eh? 🙄

Because we like it - and in many cases more than the formulaic dross served up on domestic TV stations.

Adult humor unheard of? Guess you’ve never looked into anime which has existed for decades

What does it matter?

Cheaper than making a 'real' sitcom, and obvs less story limitations. Cartoon humans can also probably get away with saying more 'non pc' things than a 'real' human can

The cartoons shown in movie theatres from the 20s to the 50s were mostly geared to adults.

Why isn’t there a Guardian for adults?

ANIMATION IS NOT FOR KIDS, IDIOT. American breakfast cereals and toy companies to sell their crap to American kids in the 50s and 60s started this whole “cartoons for kids Saturday morning” bullshit that went full bloom by the 1960s. Grow up.

Because there is a demand for it ?

Cannabis

I never watch them.

Kinda narrow minded scope though.... anime has been around for decades - many of which definitely aren't made for children.

because its cheap?

cartoons are good? lol

Where are there so many paintings: shouldn't they all be photographs?

Turning the Adults into Children, same as Corporate Capitalist Consumerism. It has been around forever, somebody just put it on TV.

Because why not? A good story is a good story and entertainment is entertainment. I'd go so far as to say that most adult cartoons operate on a wildly higher intellectual note than, say, 95% of all available reality shows.

this is terrible news

Is it because adults like animated TV?

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