The Channels That Raised Us Might Be Defining Us

Ashlyn Monroe, Student Life Reporter

We all grew up watching PBS Kids, Nickelodeon, Disney Channel, and Cartoon Network. The shows from these channels practically raised us, and it shows. We’ve all met someone and thought that they were definitely a Disney Channel kid or a Cartoon Network kid. There is no more reliable personality trait than that of childhood taste.

“I get a lot of my humor from Cartoon Network, super sarcastic, super witty. I like being funny because you think of those PBS kids, they’re not funny, they’re not cool,” junior, Ky Hartley, said.

Some people have very strong opinions about opposing groups but I think we can all agree that each one has its pros and cons. Each fits a certain demographic and you can tell who falls where.

“You definitely can tell. By the way they act, you just know when you meet a Cartoon Network kid,” junior, Mara Robinson, said.

This raises the question, who is the most stereotypical? Who do you see in the hallways and just know right away that they were raised on that channel?

“The most stereotypical kid has to be a nickelodeon kid, you see them and just know,” Hartley said.

Everyone has a different opinion on this issue and that heavily relies on which group you fall under. You aren’t going to think that you are the stereotype and I hate to break it to you, but you just might be.

“I was probably a Nickelodeon kid. The stereotype is definitely PBS kids because their summit is green. Or Disney Channel, they’re brats,”junior, Liz Kim, said.

In the end, society simply wouldn’t be able to function without each of these groups contributing. All are of equal importance and bring their own skills to the table. We should appreciate all for their odd traits that TV gave them and next time you are walking the hallways keep an eye out and you would be surprised how easy it is to guess what channels raised your fellow Farmington High School students.