User blog comment:Avaflava1/Animaniacs/@comment-53539-20130305192918

Having gone back over the 80s, I don't think the cartoons were as good as many make them out to be. There are a few iconic ones... But a lot of the 80s cartoons were make-shift "lets crank out x title", usually on a formula-based situation with only the series gimmick separating the shows.

The quality of modern cartoons animation wise is higher. About all I can say is the one thing the 80s had that was slowly lost during the 90s resulting in what we have now? The 80s were more adventurous cartoons and the industry was booming thanks to the removing of laws that restricted cartoons based on certain things. This led to studios snapping up every kids toy, video game or comic book and making a show of it.

On top of it, Disney's influence on cartoon production was still in full flare thanks to the success of movies of the 80s. Sadly, there ended up being so many studios making cartoons that it caused everything to collapse and the cartoon industry practically caved-in on itself leaving the legacy of the late 90s to present day cartoons.