At schools around the country, students gather in dormitory rooms, sorority lounges and student unions. Books and studying are set aside to participate in the nation`s favorite activity.
Regardless of the school, students at all colleges and universities have certain things in common: classes and dormitories, fraternities and sororities, Batman and the Bradys.
Batman and the Bradys? Sure . . . along with the Beaver, Pee Wee and the Cunninghams.
If it`s 1 p.m., it must be ”Andy Griffith” or ”Woody Woodpecker.” The ”Care Bears” or ”Slimer! and the Real Ghostbusters” are passable, but the ”Flintstones,” ”Bugs Bunny” and ”Donald Duck” are applauded.
Cartoons aren`t just for children anymore, especially if they are cartoons with plots, human-like characters and above-average vocabularies. Many a student might argue that ”Porky Pig” strengthened their vocabulary more than any SAT prep class ever could. Anyone who watched Road Runner knows what an anvil is-how many 10-year-olds can boast that?
The college student with the busier-than-average schedule, seldom has time to sit down and watch one show with any regularity. Nowadays, plots make occasional viewing next to impossible. With this older generation of shows, who cares? When we rush into a lounge and crowd around a television on Sunday afternoons, chances are high that everyone recognizes the particular episode of the Bradys after the first few lines.
Parents send their children to college, expecting them to return as mature, educated and independent young adults. Little do parents know, but college is often the one last opportunity to revert back to childhood.
