Lets just all agree that recent cartoons are going to to hell with acceptations to the rare Gems.
Nickelodeon has produced nothing but stuff like ICarly and Victorious since the Spongebob Movie. Lame live action teenage soaps is all they have on.
Cartoon Network still has 'real' cartoons with some ranging from piss poor quality to very clever and funny. Unfortunately, it seems the stuff is starting to outweigh the gem.
Ouch, my childhood.