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For some reason 80s cartoons often had a "moral lesson" tacked on to the end. Whether it was due to FCC regulations or just pandering to parents, I don't know.

For some reason 80s cartoons often had a "moral lesson" tacked on to the end. Whether it was due to FCC regulations or just pandering to parents, I don't know. Some of the lessons were common sense, and some were just bizarre. Most were clearly phoned in. ("Key kids, don't do bad things, mm'K?") The comments on here about the 80s aren't saying they were good or bad, just "weird." Having to watch B grade propaganda after every cartoon definitely qualifies.

talmand 13y ago
That was the beginning of government interference. Over time it started to be mandated that the broadcast networks had to have x percentage of "educational" value in their lineup of children's programs. The results was the gradual removal of children's programming to the point that my cherished Saturday morning and after school cartoons disappeared.