The Simpsons reinvent the prime time cartoon, while
Animaniacs,
Ren & Stimpy, and
Batman take the animated world to wacky, icky, scary new frontiers. Preschoolers get a new pal in
Barney, budding ninjas get their kicks from the
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and older kids thrill to the exploits of the
X-Men. New networks seem to sprout up every year, offering round-the-clock choices for kids of all ages, but Disney reminds us it all comes back to
One Saturday Morning. Cartoons become movies (
Rugrats), movies become cartoons (
Men in Black), and the decade closes with a massive outbreak of Pokemania.