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Same could be said about the 1980s, which had stuff like “The Temple of Doom,” and “Gremlins,” Inhumanoids, Garbage Pail Kids, and then stuff like “David the Gnome,” or “Rainbow Bright.”
Come to think of it, every decade has it’s edge, and cute stuff.
The ‘90s had Simpsons, Ren and Stimpy, Beavis and Butthead, South Park, and then stuff like Tomagochi, Pokemon, Blue’s Clues, and such.
2000s had the rise of Adult Swim, an edgier 2003 Ninja Turtles reboot, and then stuff like Hamtaro, and Curious George.