Not really. Watch Zeta Gundam instead
Actually, there's lots of great stuff out nowadays. Lucky Star might be good for someone like you as a lot of the comedic material relies on knowledge of old anime or just the otaku culture in general. I would like to mirror what other people have been listing and recommend stuff like Mushishi, Death Note, Monster, code geass, Sousei no Aquarion, Gurren Lagann, etc.