That one comment from a Blockbuster clerk changed my cartoon choices

I was renting a VHS tape of "Gargoyles" at the Blockbuster on Miller Road and a teenage clerk said "that show's actually pretty deep for a kids cartoon." He pointed out how the storylines were like grown-up dramas, and I went back and watched all 65 episodes that summer. Anybody else have a random person at a video store steer you toward a show you'd normally skip?

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finleyk8715d ago

Gargoyles was 78 episodes, not 65. But yeah that clerk was right, that show pulled zero punches for a Saturday morning cartoon. Darkest thing Disney put out back then.

paulb9815d ago

Loved that comment... I remember renting "Batman: The Animated Series" from a tiny mom and pop store and the guy behind the counter told me to keep watching because it gets real dark later on. He was right too, especially with that Clayface episode where it starts getting into identity stuff that went way over my head at first. Gargoyles was definitely one of those shows that kids thought was cool but adults could actually get into for the writing. Makes me miss those little recommendations you'd get just from talking to someone at the counter.