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I think the things we love growing up do a lot to shape who we become. Here are a few of Young Beth's favorites.
I read everything he wrote that I could get my hands on. The Twits was one of his funniest, which is probably why it was my favorite.
This was our "family show," the one we'd gather round to watch together every week. I guess I had a weird family, but this show is so fantastic.
I grew up in the South, FYI. Julia Sugarbaker's takedowns are a thing of beauty and helped me develop a love for a good zinger.
Another syndicated (and primetime!) feminist icon of my youth. We share a love of deadpan humor and Motown.
I was OBSESSED with Ren & Stimpy, and I remember it being the first time I was really interested in the creators of a cartoon. I wanted to know who made it, how they made it, how I could make something half as cool.
And all of Silverstein's work, really. I loved the quirky storytelling, the clever rhymes, the gritty illustrations. It made me want to be a poet.
He owes a lot to Shel Silverstein, but his books helped feed my insatiable appetite for clever jokey poems.