Kid& #39;s Networks basically will not look at your show pitch if the main characters aren& #39;t children unless you& #39;re trying to sell them on recycling an established superhero franchise. https://twitter.com/thecartooncrave/status/1383088877880107011">https://twitter.com/thecartoo...

It sucks, man, there are so many cool ideas that are dead in the water because the main characters aren& #39;t 12 year olds. Like, If they were trying to pitch Spongebob, Regular Show, GI Joe, Looney Tunes, etc for the first time today they wouldn& #39;t get greenlit.

I& #39;m really frustrated that the 9-14 market that produced all the fun kinda "edgy" cartoons of our childhoods has basically dried up as Networks demand things either be 6-11 or Adult, but there aren& #39;t shorts programs that take chances on "adult" shows like there are for 6-11 stuff

Angry Beavers, Rocko& #39;s Modern Life, CatDog, Ren & Stimpy, Garfield & Friends all lack a "child entry point", Rugrats is another one that would get passed over today because they also ask for characters not to be younger than the intended demographic

Invader Zim, Pinky & the Brain, and League of Super Evil also probably wouldn& #39;t get greenlit in a modern landscape, because "bad guys" as the protagonists are balked at for encouraging negative imitatable behaviour.