>steven doesn't have a mom >KO doesn't have a

>>94462328
Same reasons most kids and teens in Disney movies are just orphans.

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>>94462328
>finn doesn't have parents at all

Anon...

>>94462328
It's a generation thing, just like most dad's from 80s and 90s cartoons being office guys.

>>94462328
Dude, animation as a WHOLE hates parents. Its probably because by getting rid of the parents or making the parents irresponsible, it allows for a larger variety of stories where the characters do shit that by all logical reasoning a responsible parent would not let them do.

Parents are morons in shows because kids see them as morons. That's been true forever. It's a business thing, it makes shows more relatable/marketable for kids.

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>>94462328
Attentive, responsible parents are a major obstacle to fun adventures.
This is true across all forms of media.

>>94464255
Those two are just bad parents and boring characters

>>94462328
Steven has 3 moms, or at least 2 and a sister.
Haven't seen OK
Chad is basically a stepdad.
Wouldn't say gumball family is dysfunctional, it's just most of the responsibility is deposited on Nicole.
Finn has parents, one was a scammer and the other was an AI
I don't watch bears.

>>94462328
Only Steven's mom being dead is relevant to the plot

>>94462328
Because broken homes are the norm now. That shift started in the 80s.

>>94462328
Finn had parents. They were dogs. They were Jake's parents.

>>94464406
divorce rates started skyrocketing right after ww2. it's been the norm for like 70 years