Cartoons used to go off the rails, and we just accepted it. A sponge lived in a pineapple, a dog solved paranormal crimes, and no one ever questioned why a talking baby was British. These shows ...

I’m one of those weird in-betweeners—too young to be full Gen X, too old to be a true millennial. Basically, I’m the guy who remembers rewinding VHS tapes with a pencil and blowing into Nintendo ...