And let's add some things: -no popular culture references delivered by a wise cracking animal. -somehow they end up being both more emotional and less melodra

And let's add some things: -no popular culture references delivered by a wise cracking animal. -somehow they end up being both more emotional and less melodramatic than the usual us cartoons; and -they often have very serious themes even though they are for children. They often talk about war, death, love, etc. and manage to be perfectly fine children's movies.