As it is my opinion that there are still some gems released after the eighties.
Bah, I actually like, and watch, older cartoons, super chicken being one of my favorites, despite the age it came out of...
Cartoons, as I would like to tell myself, simply cater to a different audience today than in that of yesteryears...
Despite this, I still believe there are some newer cartoons that rival the the classics, but are simply too unappreciated for one reason or another.
Eh, I suppose the main address of my point, is simply that there are still some great cartoons being made today... and so the notion that great cartoons belonging only to a bygone era irks me somewhat...
Finally, the concept of age being a construct of an argument also irks me, but alas, I respect your opinion on the subject matter regardless of what it may be...