Rotten Kids today... Is TV to blame? parents?

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Lets face it, its a sad state of affairs when majority of people can easily picture a rotten kid they had the unfortunate chance to meet.  I just read another story about an awfully behaved child that is doing so with full support of their mother for the rude behavior. Sure I want my kids to have the freedom to talk and socialize with who they want to. I don't believe in forced hugs or kissing people that are strangers to them. There is however a fine line between common courtesy and disrespect. Where do children learn about what is acceptable or not? From their parents! I fully believe they are little mirrors that will reflect what they see. I also think a lot of parents are not taking their role in their kids life seriously. They allow the cell phone, tablet, and television to be a parent.  Modern children cartoons are deplorable when it comes to teaching children positive things. At the end of the old cartoon He-man the main character would speak respectably about social concerns. Have you seen the modern day lesson equivalent on the magic school bus? Good lord... Its deplorable.  My kids saw the show on netlix. They were so excited to see it because its something they saw while at school. So I turn it on. The first part of the show is really neat and educational. Its at the end when the child calls in and complains during the producers segment. The manner in which they do it so disrespectful that I don't understand how they think its okay for a school to show this to kids. I feel it could be a great thing for a child character to share information, for sure. Except it should be done respectfully. Most of the ones that I willingly sat and watched with my kids had them complaining about not covering all the information during the show. To me, that is like a child going to a birthday party and then complaining to the host how awful it was because not everything was done. Like seriously? The tone and the manner in which the kids relays information is so disrespectful that if kids spoke that way to their actual teachers, they likely would end up with detention or sent to the principals office. So why allow this kind of behavior to be a role model? So IF my kids do watch this show at home, I do have them turn it off before the producers segment gets on. Sadly, most of the other cartoons that highlight and promote obnoxious behavior are not that easy to turn off. Its part of the actual show. Have you seen any modern cartoons for kids? How do they compare to the ones you watched as a child?