So, we get this channel with our cable plan.

And besides the horrible reboots of old shows that you see here, their programming tends to fall into the 70s/80s category. Lots of sitcoms with a healthy mix of cartoons.

Well, every night they show a full hour of two 80s failsafes, back to back: G.I. Joe & Transformers.

(Though not anything like this. Thankfully, THIS never happened.)

So, here’s the deal. I regret that out of all the hours spent watching these shows back in the day, I never had any fucking idea what was going on.

Sure, I knew that G.I. Joe was battling Cobra the whole time.

But holy shit! There were so many fucking characters on both sides that I never could track what the Hell was going on. EVER.

Same for Transformers.

I knew the Autobots were battling the Decepticons the whole time.

But holy shit! There were so many fucking characters on both sides that I never could track what the Hell was going on. EVER.

See a pattern here?

What this comes down to is that I’m not a complicated man. And I haven’t gotten less complicated over the years. I’ve ALWAYS been like this, I suppose. Because watching it now is like watching it when it first aired. Just too many things going on. 

And maybe it’s an overused phrase, but I like to use it when it truly applies. ESPECIALLY regarding cartoons.