The final set of my media literacy students’ first media memories:
- Dragon Tales – “Max and Emmy are the main characters who are able to touch a magical dragon scale and travel to a place called Dragon Land. In Dragon Land, the two children help their dragon friends fulfill certain tasks, while learning important morals.”
- The Snow Queen (Russian cartoon) – “I grew up in Russia, so my first media memory is Russian cartoons. Those cartoons were pretty old, made back when it was Soviet Union. I remember they were very kind and innocent; they never showed even a sign of violence. Each cartoon either had a deep meaning or taught a life lesson. My favorite cartoon was The Snow Queen, which is based on a fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen.
Editor’s Note: I’m not certain this is the right cartoon, but it’s what I could find.
- Rugrats, The Wild Thornberries, Hey Arnold– I remember my brother and I would get up early on Saturday mornings just to watch those shows while we waited for my mom to make breakfast for us.“My parents let us watch them because it opened your mind to think outside of the box and use your imagination.”
- Flintstones & Jetsons – My mother always had them when I would come home from school and I enjoyed them because they were in the Jetsons case, so futuristic and in the Flintstones case, so amusing!
- Chalk Zone – I remember getting up early on the week days and sitting in the living room eating my Fruit Loops watching Rudy Tabootie and his friends Snap and Penny going on their adventures in the chalk zone. I loved the idea that there was an alternate universe, I did a lot of daydreaming as a child so Chalk Zone was my kind of show.
- Disney’s The Little Mermaid – One of my first media memories is watching my favorite movie, The Little Mermaid
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