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    28 Reasons Why Hamtaro Was The Best Show To Grow Up With

    Kushi-Kushi-Kushi-Kushi-Kushi-Kushi!

    1. The opening theme featured the best feel-good lyrics of any anime

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    "When we work together, it's much better. HAMTARO!"

    2. Each hamster had a different personality that kids could identify with

    3. The closing credits featured a dancing hamster, 'nuff said...

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    4. You woke up every morning for your daily dose of pure joy

    5. If your day's got you down...

    6. Watch the show...

    7. And watch all of your troubles wash away

    8. Still a better love story than Twilight

    9. If this doesn't make you go "awwwwww", you're not human

    10. The show teaches kids that friends occasionally do get into arguments

    11. But no quarrel is a match for your friendship

    12. You'll develop a healthy appetite for sunflower seeds.

    13. The characters could be doing the most mundane thing and you won't care because it's the cutest thing you've ever seen!

    14. The amount of slides in the show was unreal

    15. Wheeee!

    16. Personally, it would be my favorite mode of transportation too if I was 2 inches tall

    17. There was always a mystery behind Penelope...

    18. Like why did she wear that yellow blanket over her body all the time?!

    19. That episode when the Ham-Ham crew found out that Santa doesn't exist

    20. There were some very imaginative episodes

    21. You were convinced that owning a hamster would be the greatest thing to happen to you

    22. So you convinced your parents to buy you one

    23. Then you would pick them up and sing the theme song to them like this

    24. Every ending made you feel warm and fuzzy inside

    25. Other kids might've made fun of you for watching the show

    26. It didn't matter because this show was your happy place

    27. And your escape from the real world

    28. In conclusion, it's the perfect amount of fun you need to end any day off with a smile