It is well-known that kids are easier to entertain by simple things that adults may find boring or poorly-executed. Likewise, they are unlikely to understand and/or appreciate more highly-complicated and mature adult shows. Because of that, shows targeted at younger audiences tend to be simpler than shows targeted at an older audience (like BTSW ), but that doesn't mean that shows aimed at kids should be too simplistic, realistic, and basic.

Often when shows meant for younger audiences or kids aged six and up are criticized for either poor quality, how they don't teach positive messages, rely on cheap comedy, use lazy animation, or lack any real substance and logic, some people might use "It's made for kids" as an excuse for doing so. Saying that "it's made for kids" shouldn't be a good enough excuse for making low-quality and effortless shows and excessively kid-friendly shows that grown-ups will find boring or poorly-executed. This excuse also treats kids like they are unintelligent beings or idiots with no real taste, which isn't true.

On the other hand, some older people dismiss shows targeted at young audiences as "Kiddie shows". Just because a show has a younger target audience that doesn't mean that older people aren't allowed to watch them or won't find challenge and substance in them. If the show is well made, anyone can enjoy them.

Even if a show or movie is aimed at kids, the adults may also be interested in it (the movie would be rated either G-rated or PG-rated, and the television parental guidelines rating "TV-G" means "General Audiences", not just kids, but both kids and adults). There are many shows aimed at younger audiences that can also be enjoyed by grown-ups, for example, BTSW , BTSW , BTSW , BTSW , and BTSW , just to name few; the aforementioned shows are kid-friendly, but yet they have enough substance and real effort put in to be entertaining for adults and don't pander towards kids (either younger or in their pre-teen years).

There is no excuse for making a poorly-made show just because of who its demographic is targeted towards.