My main thing is that I can't really stand shows that have no substance - I'd much rather have shows that I can watch together with my 7yo and have things to call back to when we're having our own disagreements and conversations.

I do that with movies with my son, not cartoons. I want things with substance too, but not in cartoons and not too much of it (in cartoons I mean). Sure, a nice thought here and there, that's OK, but elaborate digging into emotional subjects, that's not for cartoons IMO.

I can definitely see there being parents out there who would rather let the TV parent though, and shows like this one enabling them... but on the other hand, I also think that's a positive for the shows. Bad parents are going to be bad parents, so at least in those cases a kid can at least find some kind of role model.

That is true I guess... as much as I'd hate to admit it...

Either way, different strokes and all that. Hope you've managed to find some good ones to watch these days!

Not really, I kinda gave up... plus, I'm way too busy rasing the kid now, so I just watch Discovery Science to relax now. Kinda contradictory, I know, lol 😂.