With regards to which audience the PT or the OT were aimed at... a good analogy is Bugs Bunny. Those old cartoons enjoyed commercial success because of the overwhelming audience of kids. And they were designed to capitalize on that. But they were also made intelligently so that an adult could enjoy them too - they were crafted with general quality in mind. They contained jokes that only adults would get. The OT was like that... obviously their financial bread-and-butter was kids, but everyone could appreciate and enjoy them. But when an adult sees a PT movie, they generally see that as a movie, it's crap. I agree that the "it's for kids" is just an excuse. Nobody tries to make crappy movies, even for kids.