Yaba Daba DOOOOO!!!

No people I am not happy...far from it
Its just that I am having a sudden longing for the good old shows that were featured on Cartoon Network. Yah ohk Manchanda will probably say that I am being really childish but then when did I ever grow up, atleast the child in me hasn't.
My tryst with Cartoon Network began way back in 1995 when I was this little chap all of age 6. I had gone to visit a friend of mine and upon arrival I found him totally engrossed in Scooby Doo which was becoming a rage with us back then. After many tantrums and much pleading & begging I finally convinced my parents to subscribe for Cartoon Network.
It was like a whole new world for me. They say that television kills imagination but to me it offered a plethora of intriguing and fascinating ideas. I would say that my early exposure to the outside world( which here mainly refers to the American & European way of life) began with the cartoons. My mom was always apprehensive about my addiction to cartoons but who cares!!
This post is actually the brainchild of a very animated discussion that Fahad, Nikita and me were having the other day in the bus. We were fondly recollecting those happy times when as kids we used to watch Power Zone on cartoon network. I trust that most of you would be remebering Johnny Quest, Captain Planet, Swat Cats, Space Ghost, Fantastic Four, Centurians & the like.
I still remember how I used to shout out, "GO PLANET!!!" whenever Captain Planet used to come. I remember how much I used to like Jesse(remeber that redhead from Johnny Quest) & Wonder Woman. This reminds me of those good old cartoon songs. I sometimes still start humming , 'meet george jetson' or 'the flintstones' or my favourite 'captain planet he's the hero....'. when I feel depressed. I might sound a little sentimental but whenever I look back down the memory lane & find a little guy watching cartoons, it always manages to bring a smile on my face. How wonderful everything was- The Mask, Dexter, Halloween tree................
And then one day Nemesis fell!! Cartoon Network will now be aired in Hindi.
Then we had Megakat city turn into Maahabilla shehar, Swatcats into bade miyaoon & chotte miyaoon, Stanely Ipkiss into Sachin Sabmiss and Mask into nakaab( who kept saying Jhakaaassssssss, rok sako toh rok lo!!) Life took an upleasant turn & now the dumb people at cartoon network have scrapped all the good old shows and now show useless crap like Pokemon and Beyblade. Curses be on them. Bacche kii jaan le lii!!
So now I think I'll sign off in the hope that someone from cartoon network will read my blog and fulfill my wish to put back on all the old cartoons in english.
But remeber kids - THE POWER IS YOURS.........