Cartoons (excluding anime)

[Elizabeth]

I've always absolutely adored cartoons so I was hoping maybe we could start talking about some of the older ones that used to be on TV. This is just my opinion, but I've always felt that the ones created during when I was a kid or even before I was born were the best.

Hanna Barbera cartoons were always some of favorites, the tops being Wacky Races, Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines, The Perils of Penelope Pitstop, and Hong Kong Phooey. It was funny to see some of their characters revived in Adult Swim's Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law; I especially enjoyed what they did with Scooby Doo.

Disney did really well, too, and I still watch Darkwing Duck and Gargoyles on the box sets they've released and am still anxiously waiting to see if they'll release anything of Bonkers as well.

The first three seasons of Batman: TAS were terrific (I purposely forget there was a fourth). On the boxsets I have I frequently watch the episodes with the Mad Hatter but I also liked the episode "Almost Got 'em".

Other cartoons I really liked are Mighty Max, Road Rovers, Animaniacs, Courage the Cowardly Dog (I heart Freaky Fred), and Thunder Cats.

Adult Swim has kind of gone downhill since it first came on, but besides Harvey I watched Home Movies (best show ever) and Venture Brothers religiously.

What about you guys? Did you watch any of these shows or others you'd like to get a discussion going about?

[Crabman]

I don't watch cartoons that often anymore, but as a kid...that Spiderman series during the 1990's was pretty boss. Also, Reboot! Love that show :D

[Emilio Morales]

Family Guy is my favorite and one of the only ones I really like.

[raiku]

cartoons these days are crappy

[Elizabeth]

I don't watch cartoons that often anymore, but as a kid...that Spiderman series during the 1990's was pretty boss. Also, Reboot! Love that show :D

Heh... As a kid I didn't like cartoons at all but now they're really all that I watch. Oh, I'd forgotten about Reboot! That was fantastic!

Family Guy is my favorite and one of the only ones I really like.

Blech, I'll never understand why a stupid show like that is so popular. It's repeats the same material over and over, and it's terrible that they have to make "jokes" about rape. I really have to wonder about the character of someone who enjoys a show like that.

cartoons these days are crappy

Agreed, but past ones were great. Didn't you like any of those?

[Crabman]

It's kinda funny, looking at these CGI shows now because what enraptured you as a kid - the graphics - look horrible now. I remember watching Reboot somewhere a while back...I had no idea when I was younger how many computer references there were!

While reminds me, Beast Wars/Beasties was also awesome :D

Family Guy is funny sometimes, although I don't watch it that much. It can be offensive, but it's up to the viewer what they watch or not. I play games/go on the internet more than I watch any TV these days...

[Elizabeth]

Family Guy is funny sometimes, although I don't watch it that much. It can be offensive, but it's up to the viewer what they watch or not.

I understand that but when I decided to try the show I knew it was a show for adults but didn't know to expect that sort of thing. Once I watched it, I certainly couldn't unwatch it, and I've heard someone saying they thought the line "It's not rape, it's surprise sex!" was hilarious, which disturbed me quite a bit. I have a friend who assaulted and I know she would've been quite upset to hear something like that.

[Rednusander]

I learned all I needed to know about the world from He-Man.

[Crabman]

Family Guy is funny sometimes, although I don't watch it that much. It can be offensive, but it's up to the viewer what they watch or not.

I understand that but when I decided to try the show I knew it was a show for adults but didn't know to expect that sort of thing. Once I watched it, I certainly couldn't unwatch it, and I've heard someone saying they thought the line "It's not rape, it's surprise sex!" was hilarious, which disturbed me quite a bit. I have a friend who assaulted and I know she would've been quite upset to hear something like that.

Fair enough. I thought it was more of a "this sick filth should not exist" than a "some people are pretty unsensitive" angle in the first post. No hard feelings!

Also, Captain Planet. I always wanted one of those rings :( I didn't really like He-Man; I guess it was too much man for me to handle as a child.

[Pibbman]

Family Guy is awesome. I think for the "material" repeating thing, you gotta understand the show better to get why it's funny. It's one of those shows you gotta watch from the beginning to truly understand a lot of the humor.

In comparison, Family guy is much better than the Simpsons, which has gone down hill these days.

Even though Cartoon isn't anything like anime, you got something against anime?

[Crabman]

This is just more to get people talking about other shows. We already have the anime thread and Atlus Online, after all ;)

I'd say "LOL WEABOOS", but that would be me trying to be cool....despite the fact I'm going to a convention in a month xD

[Pibbman]

Ah I was just curious.

There aren't really many quality cartoons anymore. I can recall watching....Spongebob, Ren and Stimpy, Rocko's Modern World, Doug, Ed, Edd and Eddy, Angry Beavers, Johnny Bravo, Dexter's Lab, etc etc. I never really watched the Superhero stuff.

[Delition]

One of my old favorites was (and still is) Bucky O'Hare. Also, pretty much anything video game related was always fun to watch, despite how terrible they all were (I'm looking at you, Captain N). I'm glad the DVD box-set craze has brought back many of the older cartoons, such as Freakazoid, Darkwing Duck, and the Sonic cartoons.

I'm still hoping for a Bucky O'Hare DVD release stateside, as they have one in Europe, and I'm still hoping they'll make an Earthworm Jim DVD set as I have all of the VHS but the VHS tapes don't have all of the episodes on them.

[Elizabeth]

Family Guy is awesome. I think for the "material" repeating thing, you gotta understand the show better to get why it's funny. It's one of those shows you gotta watch from the beginning to truly understand a lot of the humor.

I've forced myself to watch enough of the show so I can counter comments like that. Peter clutching his knee for a minuet straight is lazy and stupid. "You think that's bad..." or "How about the time..." and inserting something stupid and random isn't funny or creative. I like smart humor like Home Movies where there characters have some laugh out loud conversations and situations.


Even though Cartoon isn't anything like anime, you got something against anime?

Umm... We clearly already have an anime thread. If you want to talk about anime, go there, if you want to talk about cartoons outside of Japan, come here. It wouldn't have made much sense if I started talking about Sailor Moon when there's a more appropriate thread to do so.

[Pibbman]

Family Guy is awesome. I think for the "material" repeating thing, you gotta understand the show better to get why it's funny. It's one of those shows you gotta watch from the beginning to truly understand a lot of the humor.

I've forced myself to watch enough of the show so I can counter comments like that. Peter clutching his knee for a minuet straight is lazy and stupid. "You think that's bad..." or "How about the time..." and inserting something stupid and random isn't funny or creative. I like smart humor like Home Movies where there characters have some laugh out loud conversations and situations.


Even though Cartoon isn't anything like anime, you got something against anime?

Umm... We clearly already have an anime thread. If you want to talk about anime, go there, if you want to talk about cartoons outside of Japan, come here. It wouldn't have made much sense if I started talking about Sailor Moon when there's a more appropriate thread to do so.

It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

The humor behind Peter doing that for a minute is just that....he's been doing it for a minute. It's funny because it's being carried out to such ridiculous lengths. The same with the chicken fights lasting for 5 minutes. Everyone is different in what is found to be funny, some like sarcastic humor, some like humor that makes them think, and so forth.

On that note, people say I have a weird sense of humor, so that's probably why I find the show funny.

The ones you watched as a kid, being your favorite really shouldn't be much of a surprise, since that is when those type of shows have the most impact on your life. The only one I truly enjoyed from that time period was the flintstones and scooby doo. The jetsons were ok.

[Elizabeth]

It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

Oh, please. It's certainly not every episode where an issue is brought up; how is Brian and Stewie being stuck together with glue an "issue"? Gay marriage and sex talks in school are two that I've seen, but once again it's something other shows have tackled, too, further adding to the pile of unoriginality that Family Guy is. The only time they're "pushing it" is when they're making "jokes" out of rape which happens way, way too frequently. You don't have to start from the beginning to see with Family Guy you get basically the same thing every episode.

The humor behind Peter doing that for a minute is just that....he's been doing it for a minute. It's funny because it's being carried out to such ridiculous lengths. The same with the chicken fights lasting for 5 minutes.

But It's NOT funny. It makes people who have a good sense of humor roll their eyes and think "OK, move on, we get it.".

The ones you watched as a kid, being your favorite really shouldn't be much of a surprise, since that is when those type of shows have the most impact on your life. The only one I truly enjoyed from that time period was the flintstones. The jetsons were ok.

This is sort of choppy. Are you still directing a response at me or going on about something else?

[Pibbman]

It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

Oh, please. It's certainly not every episode where an issue is brought up; how is Brian and Stewie being stuck together with glue an "issue"? Gay marriage and sex talks in school are two that I've seen, but once again it's something other shows have tackled, too, further adding to the pile of unoriginality that Family Guy is. The only time they're "pushing it" is when they're making "jokes" out of rape which happens way, way too frequently. You don't have to start from the beginning to see with Family Guy you get basically the same thing every episode.

The humor behind Peter doing that for a minute is just that....he's been doing it for a minute. It's funny because it's being carried out to such ridiculous lengths. The same with the chicken fights lasting for 5 minutes.

But It's NOT funny. It makes people who have a good sense of humor roll their eyes and think "OK, move on, we get it.".

The ones you watched as a kid, being your favorite really shouldn't be much of a surprise, since that is when those type of shows have the most impact on your life. The only one I truly enjoyed from that time period was the flintstones. The jetsons were ok.

This is sort of choppy. Are you still directing a response at me or going on about something else?

So are you just going to attack all my opinions here? I thought this was a forum. Like I said, it's fine that you don't like Family Guy, it's not for everyone.

The last part was simply saying, I'm not surprised that those shows you watched as a kid are among the best, because as a kid that type of thing you watch then tends to have the most impact. There wasn't any secret hidden meaning to that.

Either I'm misinterpreting things here, or people are hostile today on the forums.

[Elizabeth]

So are you just going to attack all my opinions here? I thought this was a forum. Like I said, it's fine that you don't like Family Guy, it's not for everyone.

I'm just stating my opinions, same as you. Indeed this is a forum, a place where people respond to posts and then respond back if needed.

[Pibbman]

So are you just going to attack all my opinions here? I thought this was a forum. Like I said, it's fine that you don't like Family Guy, it's not for everyone.

I'm just stating my opinions, same as you. Indeed this is a forum, a place where people respond to posts and then respond back if needed.

Yeah, but you were still attacking my opinion. Which I think goes beyond the scope of a forum.

"it makes people with good sense of humor roll their eyes".

Which you're implying I have a bad sense of humor.

A cartoon shouldn't be expected to have an issue being addressed every single episode, I suppose I should of been more clear on that, as I meant that it does do it at times.

[Elizabeth]

Yeah, but you were still attacking my opinion. Which I think goes beyond the scope of a forum.

"it makes people with good sense of humor roll their eyes".

Which you're implying I have a bad sense of humor.


Interpret that anyway you wish, you yourself said you had an odd sense of humor.

A cartoon shouldn't be expected to have an issue being addressed every single episode,

Ummm...


It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. < Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

[Futomimi]

LOL at this thread. Someone has had too much haterade this morning.

[Pibbman]

Yeah, but you were still attacking my opinion. Which I think goes beyond the scope of a forum.

"it makes people with good sense of humor roll their eyes".

Which you're implying I have a bad sense of humor.


Interpret that anyway you wish, you yourself said you had an odd sense of humor.

A cartoon shouldn't be expected to have an issue being addressed every single episode,

Ummm...


It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. < Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

Never said anywhere in that every episode does it.

"Interpret" it anyway I want? Nice save there. You even went as far as to reinforce my "odd" sense of humor.

[Elizabeth]

It's fine that Family Guy isn't your type of thing, the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great. < Like I said, you really have to start from the beginning.

Never said anywhere in that every episode does it. [/quote]

Then what does "the show is meant more to poke at issues people take way too seriously these days. While some issues might be really pushing it, there are some that are great." mean? That statement implies that nearly every episode you're going to see some issue tackled.

"Interpret" it anyway I want? Nice save there. You even went as far as to reinforce my "odd" sense of humor.

Whatever, kid. People like you are the reason I was hesitant to post a thread about cartoons, anyway.

[Emilio Morales]

I totally agree with everything Pibbman had said in his posts, specially this:


In comparison, Family guy is much better than the Simpsons, which has gone down hill these days.

[Rednusander]

This is the official "keep it civil" warning.

[Pibbman]

You could argue that you could potentially find an issue in every episode if you really wanted, depends on how hard you look. I honestly believe in every show there is, every episode they have, there is some issue or something you could learn from it.

I don't find anything wrong with posting a topic about cartoons. Seeing how I'm getting the impression that you don't like anything that opposes your opinion, and clearly appear to take it to heart by the statements you made by attacking and calling me "kid". I'll have this be my last post in this thread. I still stand by what I've said previously though.

[Olethros]

This is the official "keep it civil" warning.

HEY RED!!!! Look, I wasn't involved in this one! See, I can behave after all!!!!! :p

[Vincent Alexander]

When I was a kid, I watched Speed Racer, Looney Tunes (I miss June Bugs), Dexter's Laboratory, Johnny Bravo, Scooby-Doo, and a bunch of others.

And there are still some great shows on now-a-days. I love Fairly Odd Parents and Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

[Crabman]

http://cassafrass.files.wordpress.com/2008/02/tick-graphic.jpg

Gotta love it :D

[maddy]

i love this thread because i hate family guy and i love when people start their counter arguments with "UM" because i feel as though i do that constantly in a real life setting.

anyway: here are some cartoons i like or have liked in the past 23 years: simpsons, strawberry shortcake, rugrats, BARBIE ONES (these are true), i do like futurama, ren and stimpy, ninja turtles (for sure), alvin and the chipmunks rock and roll awesome movie with the girl chipmunks cuz i was a little girl feminist, scooby doo, rupert and MUPPET BABIES.

and

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/7/3/3/733ad86dea1ad677efed3b59efe68427.jpg

[Gen Eric Gui]

I like Family Guy specifically because of it's non-sequitor nature. The parts of the show where they'll be doing one thing and Peter has a flashback to some completely unrelated event are funny because they are completely unrelated, but the show treats them like they are. It's just a different kind of humor that some people find funny and others don't. Why there was a discussion about this for so long baffles me, but whatever.

And yes, the show is purposefully trying to offend people. That's why there are so many offensive jokes in it. Which, again, if you don't find it funny, it's because you have a different style of humor, in which case the show isn't for you.

Some people find Lewis Black and Jon Stewart funny, others think Larry the Cable Guy is the haute-cuisine of comedy. Neither of them is "right" and neither of them has a "better sense of humor", they just have DIFFERENT senses of humor. (Although, Larry the Cable Guy SUCKS and shame on you if you like him and his terrible act)



Anyway, this topic is about Cartoons, so I'll swerve back in that direction. IMHO, Hanna-Barbera is the king of all american cartoons. I <3 the Jetsons, Flintstones, oldschool Scooby-Doo(13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo with Vincent Price is epic), everything related to and brached off from Wacky Races(Dick Dastardly is the best villain ever), and pretty much all of the various animal characters like Yogi, Huckleberry, Ricochet Rabbit and the million other characters they created. Their superhero stuff was incredible too, like the Justice League(Especially the season with the Wonder Twins) and Birdman. And then, of course, there's the newer shows(Well, some of them) and the ones making fun of the older shows, like Harvey Birdman. I just love the whole company so much.

Some of the WB stuff is pretty good too, although nothing from recent years. Freakazoid, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and the Tiny Toons were incredible shows, and I dare anyone to disagree.

And of course, classic Looney Tunes are something I don't think I'll ever get tired of and will still be watching long after any children I have grow out of them. Same goes for the classic Disney stuff, both the movies and most of the shows. Ducktales and Chip & Dale Rescue Rangers were amazing.

[Delition]

It's an odd question, but has anyone here watched "The Maxx"? I remember it being on MTV along with Aeon Flux (Which I disliked, and still do), but going back and watching The Maxx on the internet has made me interested in it again.

Also, on a weird note, did anyone here watch the Donkey Kong CG "cartoon"? Even with songs, which I tend to hate in most cartoons, I actually enjoyed the terrible-ness of the DK cartoon.

As for the whole Family Guy discussion...cut the crap. We get it, people have different opinions and I don't want this thread being shut down due to a stupid argument that has been had since the creation of Family Guy.

[Emilio Morales]

^Now that you mention The Maxx, Aeon Flux and MTV, I remember of Beavis and Butthead! Really cool but I saw it when I was little so I just remember some parts of the cartoon. It do counts as a cartoon, right?

[raiku]

[QUOTE=raiku;110816]cartoons these days are crappy

Agreed, but past ones were great. Didn't you like any of those?

hell yeah i did, scooby doo, ghostbusters, teenage mutant ninja turtles, ducktales, chip and dale rescue rangers, looney tunes the list goes on and on

and for family guy, the show is very hit and miss for me, i pefer american dad neways

oh and aqua teen

[Camanche]

I like a LOT of cartoons, though I can rarely watch anime anymore. It has to be something special for me to. I've basically watched every cartoon you guys have listed at some point.

[Foryth]

The only show I watch regularly is South Park. Thirteen seasons later Trey Parker and Matt Stone are still pure genius IMO and they have no qualms about calling out any bull#### they see and dissing those who deserve it, even if some may hate them for it.

Other than that I like King of the Hill (for those who didn't get the propane thing in my profile), Family Guy(tho I did get a little tired of it after a couple of seasons), Ren & Stimpy, The Simpsons, Futurama and various french cartoons : Rahan, Flintstones' Quebec dub, Les Mysterieuses Citées d'Or and probably some others I can't be bothered remembering.

[Gen Eric Gui]

Futurama

How could I forget to mention Futurama? *self facepalm*

[Fatney]

It's not like I have read any of the posts here, so how original this post will be is uncertain.

I like cartoons more than Anime, especially Courage the Cowardly Dog and Dexter's Lab. And although they are not the best, I like Fairly Oddparents and some stuff like that.

Also, I really like Family Guy and the Simpsons.

[Crabman]

Also, on a weird note, did anyone here watch the Donkey Kong CG "cartoon"? Even with songs, which I tend to hate in most cartoons, I actually enjoyed the terrible-ness of the DK cartoon.

Oh hell yes!

[raiku]

sad KotH is getting cancelled

[jeffx]

Futurama

How could I forget to mention Futurama? *self facepalm*

Pretty much the only American cartoon I still care about. Back then though, I was all about Duck Tales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, The Tick, Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck.

Here's one series that really didn't age well: The Critic. *shudders*

[Delition]

The Critic? It Stinks!

Ha ha ha...*Sigh*. I actually haven't seen any episodes of The Critic since I was younger. The closest thing was the episode of The Simpsons where that character came to visit.

[Gen Eric Gui]

Hey now, the Critic is funny, especially if you like older movies. They pulled some fantastic Orson Welles jokes.

I own the boxset of the show. It's one of Jon Lovitz's only good performances.

[dungeon_man]

Family Guy really isn't that good. I normally like random humor, but they do so much that it's no longer feels random or absurd.


When I was young, Smurfs was my favorite. Not the syndicated reruns on USA Cartoon Express where they show a half hour of the same few episodes over and over. No, I'm talking about the Saturday morning 90 minute Smurf's show. That was the real deal. It probably created my interest in medieval fantasy with all of the alchemy, wizards, knights, fantasy worlds, etc.

This was later followed by the Dungeons and Dragons cartoon. Like most semi-serious cartoons it eventually turned into corny cheesy crap, but I have fond memories all the same.

In middle school, Duck Tales and later Rescue Rangers were my favorites. Duck Tales actually had some very good episodes with lost aztec-ish treasures (valley of the sun?), but I think it went downhill when some prehistoric character entered the cast.

In early high school, Prince Valiant was my favorite show. It was about a prince who escapes his home being destroyed by an enemy army and travels across the land meeting and helping people and eventually finds Camelot and seeks to become a Knight of the Round Table. I really liked the show, but later episodes seemed more focused on pushing morals than telling a good story.

Late high school, Batman: the Animated series was my favorite. It was a super hero cartoon that retained a fairly serious tone and some pretty good stories. It eventually had it's animation team replaced by people who suck, and the writing also went to crap, but those first seasons were fantastic.

[Delition]

Hey now, the Critic is funny, especially if you like older movies. They pulled some fantastic Orson Welles jokes.

I own the boxset of the show. It's one of Jon Lovitz's only good performances.

I was making a joke. It was practically (if not was) his catchline. Unless you were referencing jeffx's post, but everyone's entitled to their own opinions.

[jeffx]

Like I said, I think it didn't age well, especially in terms of animation (or lack thereof). I also hated the secondary characters with a passion, except for the dad. Otherwise I agree that Jon Lovitz was good, and I own that boxset too.

Need I remind you this is all IMHO?


In early high school, Prince Valiant was my favorite show.

Interesting!!! I used to watch that too but I had forgotten about it until you mentioned it. Upon gooooooogling it, I found out that the complete series (2 seasons, 10 discs) can be bought for 10$ brand new on eBay.... I'm tempted!

[SickleCellAnemia]

Doug and Rocko's Modern Life.

[comorbid]

Looking back through the years, some of my favorites are/were (in no particular order):

Storm Hawks
ATHF
Code Monkeys
Invader Zim
The Weekenders
Kidd Video (possibly the show that got me into music)
pretty much everything that showed up on Liquid Television -which was also my first exposure to John Dilworth (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sd99mywdK_8), who made another favorite, Courage The Cowardly Dog
Biker Mice From Mars
Dangermouse
Count Duckula
Tale Spin (probably why I like Storm Hawks so much)
Bananaman

Best theme songs EVAR:
Jayce & The Wheeled Warriors OP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCOU1k0EKks) ED (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6hxdVsy86g)
Pole Position OP (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NpgsUOKQs8)
Les Mondes Engloutis / Spartakus & The Sun Beneath The Sea Fre (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54NrJi-CjD8) Eng (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48NaLR8V9fE)

They pulled some fantastic Orson Welles jokes.
If I remember nothing else from that show, I will always remember that Rosebud Frozen Peas are full of "country goodness and green pea-ness." X)

Les Mysterieuses Citées d'Or
That was actually anime. Joint project between France & Japan, if I'm not mistaken. Also on my "best theme songs EVAR" list. Granted, a lot of American cartoons utilized Japanese animation houses, but I'm pretty sure that one was specifically intended to, for lack of a better term, "function" as anime.

[Gen Eric Gui]

If I remember nothing else from that show, I will always remember that Rosebud Frozen Peas are full of "country goodness and green pea-ness." X)

OH GOD, THEY'RE EVEN BETTER WHEN YOU'RE DEAD

(And sensibly priced at a dollar a jug!)

Jeffx: I don't see wher eI was saying you weren't allowed to have that opinion? That was just a declaration of love for Mrs. Pell's Fishsticks. I mean, The Critic.

[PersonaFan]

Dexter's Lab = Awesomeness.

[Vincent Alexander]

http://content.ytmnd.com/content/7/3/3/733ad86dea1ad677efed3b59efe68427.jpg
I didn't even think about Adult Swim shows, but if we are counting them, Home Movies is definetely one of my favorites. You have good taste in greatness.

[Foryth]

Les Mysterieuses Citées d'Or
That was actually anime. Joint project between France & Japan, if I'm not mistaken. Also on my "best theme songs EVAR" list. Granted, a lot of American cartoons utilized Japanese animation houses, but I'm pretty sure that one was specifically intended to, for lack of a better term, "function" as anime.

Yeah, I know, but its cult status and the way it has been accepted within Quebec's general cartoon culture has most people considering it as a cartoon despite its origins. I know a lot of people who can't stand anime but love that show. Which is why I included it here. (Like I could've included "Sous Le Signe Des Mousquetaires" aka Anime Sanjushi, which has probably my favorite opening and ending song ever.)

[ViolenceJack]

Family Guy (only gets tiresome cause I feel like I've seen them all 4 times over.. TBS used to show them in blocks of 4 episodes every day).
Futurama
The Simpsons (Really dig the Halloween ones the best)
He-Man
Scooby Doo (only the ones with the whole group and w/o scrappy)
Thundercats
Thundar the Barbarian
Johnny Quest (the old ones & the newer ones)
Mr. Stain in Junk Alley
Robot Chicken (if this even counts)

Hmm I think thats it, least that I can rem.

[Kakizaki]

"We've got Shannon, right in the Canon!"....

Home Movies

The Simpsons - seasons up until about 98/99. Then they went downhill for me.

Stuff from when I was a kid:

Inspector Gadget

Bionic 6

[DamageCity]

I learned all I needed to know about the world from He-Man.


Ha, I have the complete box set with the christmas special. When I was a kid there were some great shows but come to think of it He-man was the only one animated IN the U.S.

M.A.S.K.
Thundercats
Transformers
G.I. Joe

all animated in Japan or Korea.

[Kakizaki]

all animated in Japan or Korea.

I was going to mention this. lol.

[DamnedToBeFree]

Lack of Eek! The Cat, Mission Hill, Metalocalypse, and Batman: Brave and The Bold means this thread fails.

[Neveryll]

Its used to be when you said cartoons I thought of nothing but kid friendly material but these days some of the cartoon shows in the evenings can get away with more than what you can do in a live TV show. Anime has become my new favorite to watch since I think a lot of the newer animation done in the US is crap and has little to no story plot apart from injecting some political angle into you. I don't think its all bad I just feel that we could do better than what we are. Its just the American society still has that cartoons are for kids mentality.

That all being said I can remember.... <Deep breath...>

He-man, She-ra, Smurfs, Snorks, Gummi Bears, Scobby Doo, The Banana Splits Show, a bazzillion Hanna Barbara cartoons, GI JOE, Talespin, Ducktales, Blackstar, Dungeons and Dragons, Darkwing Duck, Thundercats, Tigersharks, Silverhawks, Bugs Bunny (And all the other Looney Toons characters), Popeye, Tom and Jerry, Mighty Mouse, Heckle and Jeckle, Richie Rich, Shirt Tales, Heathcliff and Marmaduke, Pac Man, Alvin and The Chipmunks, Superfriends, Charlie Brown and Snoopy, Garfield and Friends, The Littles, Kidd Video, Dragon's Lair, Ewoks, The Berstain Bears, Care Bears, Pound Puppies, Galaxy High, Slimer and The Real Ghostbusters, Beetlejuice,.... and I know there were a few more in there... :p

[ViolenceJack]

Now that I think of it.. didnt I make a thread like this a long while back? lol

[Ike.]

this is the only cartoon (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqi5F5MqqTQ)

[Yazarc]

Futurama

How could I forget to mention Futurama? *self facepalm*

Pretty much the only American cartoon I still care about. Back then though, I was all about Duck Tales, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, The Tick, Gargoyles and Darkwing Duck.

I'd like to add Eek the Cat and Super Dave to this list. Snorks before school, Tiny Toon Adventures after school when I was older. It used to be He Man and Thundercats as a little kid.

EDIT:
On second though....I think Neveryll has the most complete list of all the shows I watched as a kid.....Great list!

[Dead to Rights]

Now that I think of it.. didnt I make a thread like this a long while back? lol

Yes, yes you did. I don't know what happened but more than half of all the old threads are gone now.

Here's my post from VJ's thread.

Animaniacs, Adventures of Jonny Quest, The Adventures of Popeye, Alvin & the Chipmunks, Captain N: Game Master, Captain Planet, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Duck Tales, Dungeons and Dragons, Garfield and Friends, Ghostbusters, G.I. Joe, He-Man and the Masters of the Universe, Inspector Gadget, Jetsons, Looney Tunes, Richie Rich, Scooby Doo, Super Mario Brothers, The Legend of Zelda, Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, My Pet Monster, ThunderCats, Tom and Jerry, Transformers, TaleSpin, TMNT, Voltron, Defender of the Universe.

[Elizabeth]

Yay! There's fellow Home Movies fans! That show was so underrated and I've never met anyone else who watches it.

What are some of your favorite episodes? I can't remember all of the exact titles but I'm fond of Guitarmageddon, Psycho-Delicate, History, and Honkey Magoo. 98% of the episodes were fantastic but those are the ones that really stand out in my mind.

Also, Coach McGuirk is quite possibly one of the best cartoon characters ever.

[maddy]

Also, Shannon is quite possibly one of the best cartoon characters ever.

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[Vincent Alexander]

Also, Shannon is quite possibly one of the best cartoon characters ever.

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You couldn't have broken it more. Lookin' through my DVDs, I think the best ones are Honkey Magoo, Time to Pay the Price, Writer's Block and Bye-Bye Greasy. Also, is the final episode kinda depressing, or is it just me?

[DamnedToBeFree]

Also, Walter and Perry are quite possibly two of the best cartoon characters ever.

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Also, is the final episode kinda depressing, or is it just me?

I'm not gonna lie, it brought a tear to my eye.

[Elizabeth]

Heh, they're all great characters.

The last episode (Focus Grill?) was indeed depressing but I like it when a final episode really ends like a finale instead of like any other episode where you think it'll pick up next week. Throughout Home Movies you see growth and changes in characters and their situations, the final in this series strongly implying that Brendon realizes that their films are taking them nowhere and that they will move on to other things (he doesn't say a word when his camera breaks, while if it had happened in the other seasons he would've freaked out). It was almost the perfect ending but then they ruined it by switching over to the perky, happy theme song in the credits.

I noticed there were quite a few Futurama fans as well. I'm not sure why I never really got into that show; I knew what I was watching was pretty good but it just didn't hold my interest. I love the episode with Seymour, though; I honestly almost cried at the end.

[Vincent Alexander]

I can't remember that episode...The most depressing episode of Futurama for me is the one with Fry's brother, when Fry is trying to get his lucky clover back.

[Elizabeth]

^ Really? You should try to see it sometime. It's the one where it shows Fry before he was frozen and meeting a stray dog during his pizza delivery job. In the future he finds Seymour fossilized at a museum, gets it back, and the professor almost brings him back but Fry stops him when he learns Seymour lived to be 15, thinking he lived a long and happy life after he was frozen and it would be wrong to bring him back. However, it then goes back and shows Seymour spent all those years waiting for Fry to return in front of the pizza place until the day he died.

I really admire a comedy show that takes a risk by taking a break from the laughs and throws in a few episodes like that.

[Decept]

I thought I was the only person who liked home movies. None of my friends seem to enjoy it like I do. I kinda want to watch it right now. Maybe after work.

Also I agree with the original post saying the coach is the best character.

[Vincent Alexander]

^ Really? You should try to see it sometime. It's the one where it shows Fry before he was frozen and meeting a stray dog during his pizza delivery job. In the future he finds Seymour fossilized at a museum, gets it back, and the professor almost brings him back but Fry stops him when he learns Seymour lived to be 15, thinking he lived a long and happy life after he was frozen and it would be wrong to bring him back. However, it then goes back and shows Seymour spent all those years waiting for Fry to return in front of the pizza place until the day he died.

I really admire a comedy show that takes a risk by taking a break from the laughs and throws in a few episodes like that.
OKay, I remember that episode now. I didn't remember the dog's name. Ya, that one is pretty damn good too. Still like the brother one more though.

I thought I was the only person who liked home movies. None of my friends seem to enjoy it like I do. I kinda want to watch it right now. Maybe after work.
None of my friends like it either...not sure why we even hang out.

[DamnedToBeFree]

^ Really? You should try to see it sometime. It's the one where it shows Fry before he was frozen and meeting a stray dog during his pizza delivery job. In the future he finds Seymour fossilized at a museum, gets it back, and the professor almost brings him back but Fry stops him when he learns Seymour lived to be 15, thinking he lived a long and happy life after he was frozen and it would be wrong to bring him back. However, it then goes back and shows Seymour spent all those years waiting for Fry to return in front of the pizza place until the day he died.


I hate you.

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a181/DamnedToBeFree/seymourloyalty.gif

:(

[Gen Eric Gui]

Dammit now I'm depressed too.

[jeffx]

posting that GIF should be a bannable offense!

I'm going to cry myself to sleep now.

[Olethros]

posting that GIF should be a bannable offense!

AGREED! Starting a petition to kick Damned out of here. (Should have happened a long time ago anyway). ;)

[DamnedToBeFree]

Whatever. I never liked this place anyway. BYE! :very_sad:

[Olethros]

Awww. Now I'm sad too!!!! :(:very_sad:

[Futomimi]

:grouphug:

[DamageCity]

oh jeez grow a pair

[DamnedToBeFree]

Harsh.

[Vincent Alexander]

:grouphug:
Let's not have this going on again.

[Kain Mare]

Let me see...

From Disney, I remember The Little Mermaid and Aladdin animated series, there was Gargoyles as well. Possibly one of my favourite series by Disney. I watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, ReBoot, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, Tom and Jerry, Space Ghost, Birdman, Speed Racer and Sailor Moon (before I knew these were anime), Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders, Flash Gordan (1996), Peter Pan and the Pirates, The Pirates of Dark Water (FOUND THE ####ING TITLE!), Captain and the Planeteers and a lot more that I can't remember right now.

Here's a list:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_television_series