>>929046
>and actually gets to have jokes made (by both himself and others) about his condition. This shit would get them death threats sent nowadays.
Toph in ATLA did the same thing. I think this what can make characters like this so endearing, they have a physical disability but they can make fun of it and aren't sad sacks about it. They are also self aware about there being awkwardness in certain situations like Sokka pointing out they can't see inside a underground tunnel created by Toph because it's dark while Toph sarcastically responds oh no, what a nightmare.
>>929061
>The late 90's DTV Action Man cartoon was the same. It had a kid in a wheelchair who kept an eye on things from a space station with artificial gravity. One time the villains get on the station and turn the artificial gravity off, so he pulls himself around with his hands, "doesn't need rescuing" and foils the plot.
Fuck, that sounds amazing. I know I watched that series as a kid and yet most have not seen that episode.
>>929046
>>929061
>>929069
Another show that did diversity right would be The Magic School Bus. While you had 4 white kids of different backgrounds, you had a black girl Keesha (created for the series) and black guy Tim (who served as the series straight man) and Wanda the Asian and of course Carlos the Hispanic (also created for the series).
These characters all had their own personalities with some minor overlaps (like humor provided by Carlos and Ralphie) or opposing personalities
>Dorothy Ann who would research things before taking action while Carlos would just wing it.
>Arnold's being reluctant/slight cowardliness contrasted by Wanda's courage and charging into things without thinking them through.
>Ralphie served as a believer/Agent Mulder in things (like thinking Miss Frizzle is turning their parents into vampires) while Keesha would be a skeptic/Agent Scully to counter him with actual evidence.
Now outside of their class, there was Carlos's wheelchair bound brother Mikey, who was never hindered by his chair (or even mentioned the chair) who the class only feared because of some previous incident that exploded or something. In an episode with a parent teacher night (bats episode), it revealed that Phoebe's father is a blind man, complete with black glasses and cane. Nothing is said about his condition by anyone and at one point when a bunch of bats fly out and scare the other parents he doesn't react in fear because he can't see them but can hear them when they fly over him.
While that Netflix's The Magic School Bus Rides Again removed Phoebe (she went back to her old school) and replaced her with a Hispanic girl who capable of building gadgets (so that means the cast now is not a 50/50 white/non-white class anymore)