New cartoons vs old cartoons

I remember the cartoons I used to watch when I was little:

• Scooby Doo that had scary scenes
• Tom & Jerry with fights between the cat and mouse
• The Flinstones, I don't think this was aimed at little kids but we used to watch them

I am just trying to figure out what these cartoons taught me. 

Cartoons from the new millennium are more inclined to teach something to children. Some examples of these types of cartoons are: Dora the Explorer, Little Einsteins and Go Diego Go. You can read an article about what they teach here.

My favourite episodes are: