myOtaku.com: Manic Webb

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Vitals

Birthday
• 1984-06-21
Gender
• Male
Location
• California, where it never rains... except in the fall, winter, and spring
Member Since
• 2003-08-19
Real Name
• K. Webb

Personal

Achievements
• The C. Montgomery Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Excellence
Anime Fan Since
• 1998
Favorite Anime
• Excel Saga, Slayers, Tenchi, DBZ, Sailormoon, Captain Tylor
Goals
• To become a voice actor or TV personality
Hobbies
• Writing parodies, listening to that Neo-Soul music
Talents
• Some say I'm a fairly decent actor.

myOtaku.com: Manic Webb

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

Happy (C)Hannukah / Cartoon Chronicles: Educatoon #6

I'd like to wish all my Jewish friends out there a Happy Hannukah. However, since I don't actually know anyone Jewish, you can consider this gesture very much moot.

I'm very upset with Donald Trump and the huge trend he's started. Everywhere you go, people are saying "you're fired." I was saying that long before Trump made it his catchphrase. Don't believe me? Check out this November 14th, 2003 blog entry.

Now grab your partner, and bring it on home with another Cartoon Chronicle. Hoowee!!

School House Rock
Where grammar school meets music.

It was the 1970s, and they (don't ask who "they were") needed to find a new way to get their kids to pay attention their school lessons. The answer? Combine education with the hipness of contemporary (1970s) music.

Enter School House Rock. This series of songs and animated shorts allowed kids to ask such questions as "Conjunction junction, what's your function?" They also learned that Bill sits on Capitol Hill, what the heck an interjection is, and exactly how electricity reaches your house. And these songs were really really catchy, too. If you grew up on these songs, I can guarantee you that if "Conjunction Junction" came on TV or the radio right now, you could sing along to it.

Not that you ever really cared, but you learned something after hearing one of these songs. The people who came up with this were geniuses. Of course, with today's competitive parents and the jump in the educational system (did you know you're expected to read before starting Kindergarten these days?), it'd be best to start your kids on these cartoons when they're still in the womb.

Would I recommend it? Yes. In fact, more than anything else on this Educatoon list. It's just classic animation. Besides, can you name any other good cartoons from the 1970s? I thought not.

Next Time: Time Squad. It's Go-time!

Much Love

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