I watch old cartoon clips with my daughter, the kind of things I thought were funny when I was in high school. Space Ghost Coast to Coast is one we like a lot. It’s goofy and absurd, and when I laugh at it, my daughter laughs too.
The show drips with irony. Wacky clips of the 60s cartoon hero Space Ghost get spliced together with interviews of contemporary celebrities. The results are awkward at their worst but hilarious at their best. In one episode, wrestler Randy Savage guest stars as Space Ghost’s grandfather. He then interviews guests like Raven Samone in his full-tilt Macho Man persona.
My daughter thought this was hilarious.
At church on Sunday, the pastor’s daughter asked my wife if we had a pet monkey. No, my wife replied. Why on earth would she ask that?
Because our daughter had been talking about a monkey hitting her over the head with a folding chair. In short, our daughter had been quoting the Space Ghost clip for the kids at church.
After I got done laughing, I felt very proud and aware of the vast responsibility of raising a child. She notices what I enjoy, even silly cartoons featuring the vocal talents of Randy Savage.
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