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Ten reasons why adults should watch cartoons

Athar Sameer, a stylist and makeover expert at Studio 8, Dubai, gives us his list

  • As told to Hina Navin for Friday magazine
  • Published: 00:00 February 17, 2012
  • Friday

Aladdin
  • Image Credit: Supplied picture
  • Aladdin and Princess Jasmine proved that happily ever afters are possible.

1. Make an impression: A few hours of Johnny Bravo and you'll get enough tips on how to impress a girl. 

2. Believe in love: Happily ever afters... let Jasmine and Aladdin prove to you that it is possible. 

3. Sibling trouble? Dexter's laboratory will teach you to deal with a pesky sis. 

4. A lesson in how to be a team leader, friend and confidant: The residents of a village in Gaul, namely Asterix and Obelix, can teach you and how! 

5. Living healthy: Popeye proves that eating your greens, especially spinach, can make you healthy and wise. For tips on how to be wealthy, there are adult books on money and finance. 

6. More power to them: Blossom, Bubbles and Buttercup ... these Powerpuff Girls can make good role models for your little girl. 

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7. Politically incorrect and still popular, Shinnosuke "Shin" Nohara in Shin-chan can show you how to achieve that. 

8. Can we fix it? Bob the builder and his team will prove to you that there is nothing that can't be fixed... relationships included. 

9. Boys love toys: Time travel, flashy gizmos... Doraemon will give a glimpse of what's going to be trendy in the tech world.

10. Be positive: Now who wants a dose of harsh reality when you have Tom and Jerry telling you that all's well that ends well? 

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