What a time .
Cartoons aren’t always just entertainment — sometimes, they can be educational, too.
Reddit useru/MysticalMoonbowrecentlyasked: “What animated series taught you a valuable lesson?” And people shared so many great things that they’re even still using today. Here’s what they said:
1. “I’ve been rewatchingTeen Titans, and there’s a lot of good episodes about integrity, and being a hero. To quote Starfire: ‘You may not value my life; but I still value yours.'”
— u / SnooChipmunks126
2. “BoJack Horsemanhelped me become more self-aware of my actions, and to put myself in other people’s shoes.”
– u / phantom_avenger
" BoJack Horseman[taught me ] the inevitableness of sadness . "
— uracil / ninezar
3. “Uncle Iroh fromAvatar: The Last AirbenderandSamurai Jackare two amazing examples of positive masculinity. They are obviously tough and capable, but those aren’t their defining traits. It’s how they use them to better their world that matters. Oh, and they did make mistakes and learned from them, showing that you can grow as a person.”
— uracil / Monteze
4. “Hey Arnold!taught me a lot of lessons as a kid. From ‘Winning isn’t everything’ to ‘Accepting who you are’ to ‘City life can suck at times.’ It really was a fantastic show.”
— u / mjohnsimon
5. “That one scene fromThe Lion Kingwhere Rafiki hits Simba with the stick and tells him ‘the past can hurt, but you can either run from it or learn from it’ always sticks with me.”
— u/1_quantae
6. “Animaniacstaught me world and US geography.”
— atomic number 92 / creditspread
7. “Pokémontaught me it’s very important to be on time in appointments. But still, even if you aren’t, things can go better than you ever imagined.”
8. “South Parktaught me: ‘If you want to find some quality friends, you’ve got to wade through all the dicks first.'”
— u / KermitTheArgonian
9. “Shego fromKim Possibletaught me that it’s perfectly okay to not be in charge because sometimes, being the boss is the worst position.”
— uracil / HostileSkittles
10. “InThe Owl House, Eda says, ‘Look, kid, everyone wants to believe they’re “chosen.” But if we all waited around for a prophecy to make us special, we’d die waiting. And that’s why you need to choose yourself.’ Seriously, this quote impacted me the most. I’ll miss that show forever.”
— u / gabiic95
11. “There’s a line in Episode 55 ofAttack on Titanthat’s incredibly sad and true. Hange Zoe: No matter who it is, there comes a day to say farewell.”
— u/2punk
12. “Honestly,Looney Tunestaught me you don’t fuck around with guns.”
— uranium / UnconstrictedEmu
13. “The majority ofMy Little Pony: Friendship Is Magicepisodes are quite literally a guide on how to be a good friend and a person.”
— u / Noy2222
14. “Ben 10taught me sometimes it’s alright to lose something. There’s always something to gain even from loss.”
— u / inkforoxygen
Note : Some answers have been edited for length and/or clarity .
