What cartoons did you grow up on?

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Originally posted by neon_duke


I absolutely hated Tom & Jerry (still do in fact) because the mouse would always get the cat in trouble for no reason. The cat would be told to be quiet, so the mouse would run around with cymbals breaking all the china and vases. Then the mouse would disappear and the black housekeeper would come in and whop the daylights out of the cat with a broom. I don't care about the violence at all, but I think it's a crappy message to send: punishment is arbitrary, and you're going to get smacked for it even though you were trying to catch the vase, not break it. The sneak/bully mouse, on the other hand, goes totally unpunished because he lies and says the cat did it.

Great moral to that story. Really constructive.

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Hmm. But it's just a cartoon. I can't think of a single person who grew up on Tom and Jerry who is mal-adjusted or has a twisted concept of justice because of it. It's just comedy based on the premise that cats and mice are archetypal ememies. Who looks for morals in cartoons? Neon, you just sounded so liberal.
 
Originally posted by milefile
Hmm. But it's just a cartoon. I can't think of a single person who grew up on Tom and Jerry who is mal-adjusted or has a twisted concept of justice because of it. It's just comedy based on the premise that cats and mice are archetypal ememies. Who looks for morals in cartoons? Neon, you just sounded so liberal.
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I've got no problem with, say, Wile E. Coyote vs. the Road Runner. The coyote makes a play for the roadrunner, it backfires (or gets backfired), and the coyote gets creamed. He brought it on himself. I just get incredibly annoyed by Jerry perennially getting Tom in trouble, when half the time all the cat wants is a nap. Even as kid I found that annoying.
 
I basically grew up with the cartoons on FOX every Saturday morning. Here are some of my favorites:

Ronin Warriors
Jonny Quest
The whole gang of Warner Bros. animals
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Reboot
Transformers
Transformers: Beast Wars (3d version with animals)
Inspector Gadget
David the Gnome (including some other cartoons I can't remember that they showed on Nick Jr.)
Dragon Ball Z (when it was on WB)

Even though I wasn't really into the "older" cartoons as much, I can't agree more with Duke about the Tom and Jerry cartoon. I wanted to crush that mouse just for being such a jerk!

Originally posted by Sage

Anybody watched Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers? Or what about that show with Scrooge and his three nephews? (The name has slipped my mind). Oh, and, Aladdin, Looney Toons, the Lion King...
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I watched those too. You should buy Kingdom Hearts even though I did give it a somewhat bad review. It has all your favorite disney characters!

OA
 
Originally posted by Red Eye Racer
Couldn't have said it better myself,... except you need to add Thundercats to the list ;)

THUNDERCATS!!! HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAH!!!!!!!!!
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Right on man, I don't remember Thundercats though....:O


Boom,

How could I have forgotten the Smurfs? :D

Oh and D&D was a cool cartoon that didn't last very long, but I did get into it while it showed. They only had like 10 episodes then pulled it out of the Saturday Morning lineup.
 
Smurfs, He-Man, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Looney Tunes, The Simpsons, Thundercats, Rocko's Modern Life (great show) and Transformers
 
Originally posted by Gil
Actually, that's exactly the one I mean.
I also enjoyed "H.R. Puffenstuf" and "The Banana Splits"
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:D I love "The Banana Splits"! Me and my friend Veronique would annoy some of our class mates in school by singing the theme song. :p

H.R. Puffenstuff? Is that the rich dog from the Bugs Bunny?
 
Originally posted by neon_duke
Gil, man, with every post you make, the more I want to meet you. Damn straight I remember Kimba the White Lion. I grew up on:

Action shows
Kimba
Tobor the 8 Man
Ultraman (live action)
Johnny Quest
Clutch Cargo - anybody remember? It was mostly animated, but they filmed the voice actors' mouths as they read the lines, then animated the faces around them - wierd)
Thunderbirds
Captain Scarlet
Speed Racer
Star Blazers (a little later)

Comedy cartoons
Rocky & Bullwinkle
American Heroes (Diaperman, Tornadoman, Strong Man, and Rope Man)
Bugs Bunny, Roadrunner, Daffy and the rest of the Warner Bros gang
Pink Panther/Aardvark

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[edit] Yeah, I have to put a vote in for Tex Avery as well. He was an amazing guy and I love all the fairy tale spoofs, and the ones about what happens in the store at night when all the people are gone; stuff like that.

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OH god!!!!! someone really remembers Tezuka's Kimba???? WOW. I am not THAT old. I didnt grow up on Kimba, but I have seen it and I enjoy it very much. also, as some people stated, robotech voltron, mazinger Z, transformers and all that cool stuff was religious practice every afternoon. one that really got my atention in yer post, neon, was captain scarlet. holly ****. that was one helluva FLASHBACK.

Cano

and I am glad that at least some people here are aware of what tex avery did on those golden years of american comedy animation. he was just the best at what he did.
red hot riding hood and swing shift cinderella rule!!!
 
Super Duper Mega Something Something Ninja Pizza Cats.

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I can't remember anything else, I didn't care much for TV I guess.

Oh, and not quite a cartoon -- but very worth mentioning: RayMan! I loved that guy! :)

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smurfs i absoluetly loved the smurfs!!

also grew up with the gnomes or something the theme went
"youll find em in the kingdom of....the gnooommmesss!:lol: "

and also watched the whole looney tunes gang too favroite one was: Taz he was da bomb:D

oh and pako and anyone else that liked gi-joe to to www.ebaumsworld.com. There are theese funny gi-joe clips with diffrent voices dubbed into them espically watch that one with the kids on the ice is funny as hell:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
various, i still watch some now. btw, i hope tom gets jerry someday. go carnivore!
 
  • Tail Spin
  • Duck Tales
  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
  • Power Rangers (live action)
  • Zoobalee Zoo (live action... possibly mispelled)
  • Darkwing Duck
  • Beetle Borgs (live action)
  • Doug
  • Sonic
  • Smerfs
  • James Bond Junior
  • Transformers
  • Reboot
  • Inspector Gadget
  • Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers
  • others I can't think of right now
 
:bowdown:TEX AVERY:bowdown:

He was the guy who brought you those classic cartoons like "House, Car, Kitchen of Tomorrow." I also loved his Droopy and Spike cartoons. He also did the "The Modern Day Hunter, Fisherman" as well a bunch of general cartoons like the "The First Bad Man of Texas" and cartoons that had Wolfs in it. He was the one who always picking on the Mother-in-law.
 
Growing up in the greater LA area, we had the Tom Hayden cartoon show on every Sunday morning. He would air:

1. Popey
2. George of the Jungle
3. Super Chicken
4. Rocky and Bullwinkle
5. Whacky Speed Racers

Ahhhh, Sunday morning cartoons. Screw church.:D
 

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
    Simpsons
    Power Rangers
    Beast Wars
    Beast Machine
    Batman
    Pokemon
    Reboot
    that show with bugs bunny

TMNT, aw man those used to be my favorites. :lol:
i recently heard from my younger cousin that they came out with a new series...
haha, i guess it's his time to watch TMNT. :p
 
The Simpsons
Duckman
Ren & Stimpy
Reboot
roadrunner/bugs bunny/tweety/etc.

I was into Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when I was really young, but I don't remember that far back.

The first five I have watched for a long while, I started watching the Simpsons, Duckman, Ren & Stimpy, and Reboot all when they first came out, and have always watched them, and still watch them. The Warner Brothers cartoons were obviously repeats, I never watched them as much. I didn't really start watching a lot of other cartoons until 1997 when I we got Teletoon (canadian cartoon channel), and then fox had all their cartoons come out like family guy, futurama, and whatever.
 
Originally posted by mayorbill11
The Simpsons
Duckman
Ren & Stimpy
Reboot
roadrunner/bugs bunny/tweety/etc.

i was into teenage mutant ninja turtles when i was really young, but i don't remember that far back.
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i still have my stuff from back then.. found it in the basement..:lol:
 
Duh, how could we forget Beavis and Butthead.

Favorite lines

Butthead: "Come to Butthead."

Beavis: "I am Cornholio. I need TP for my bunghole."
 
Original Spider-man,DangerMouse,Rocket Robinhood,Tin-Tin(french),Rocky and Bullwinkle,Bugs..etc,and the best of them all Astroboy...did you see the clue kids?:D Kudos to Gil for mentioning The Thunderbirds because they GO!:p
 
Samuri Pizza Cats Oh yeah Those guys are classics!

Captain Planet
Thunderbirds
Assorted Warner Bros
And lots more!

I found the lyrics w00t!
Would somebody please cue that bird?

Samurai Pizza Cats...
Oooh yeah!
Who do you call when you want some pepperoni?
Samurai Pizza Cats...
[Speedy Cerviche: Right on!]
They're stepping out crime, and you know that ain't balony

There's Speedy Cerviche,
he's the leader of the bunch
[That's right!]
A heck of a fighter
makes a heck of a lunch.

And little Polly Esther
who's never afraid
[Polly Esther: That's me!]
of going into battle
when the bad guys invade.

Here's Guido Anchovis
a wild romantic rover.
This cat gets down down
with a love hangover

Here come the Pizza Cats.
They're so bad.
They've got more fur than any turtle ever had!

They're stronger than old cheese...
[Stronger than old cheese.]
Stronger than dirt...
[Stronger than dirt.]
Step on their tails...
[Get off my tail!]
And you're gonna get hurt...
[Don't hurt me!]
Samurai Pizza Cats...
They're fighting crime
All over town!

Four... Three... Two... One...
The Pizza Cats are on the run!

The Big Cheese is the villain,
who's lower than low.
It's a rotten shame
he lives in Little Tokyo.
We've got a nasty Bad Bird
and some nasty Ninja Crowes.
As soon as someone finds the script
we might begin the show.
Sit back and rest your feet
and turn the sound up high.
And if you want the full effects
go eat a pizza pie!
Hahaha!
 
the pizza cats owned!!! they were incredibly cool, even more so here in mexico, where the dubbing they gave to the series was ABSOLUTELY hilarious. the narrator (dunno everywhere else, but in mexico, the series had a narrator) always complained that he didnt get paid, the big cheese was gay, and stuff like that. oh, it was incredibly funny.

Cano

and solid lifters knows too. tex avery rules.
 
He Man\Shara(sorry for the spelling)
Mask
GI-Joe
Transformers
Thndercats
Speed Racer
Inspector Gadget
Woody Wood Pecker
Tom&Jerry
Smurfs
Fragle Rock(I know its not a cartoon,but its still great TV)
Justice League
Heathcliff
Top Cat
Garfield
thats all I can think of right now
 
Originally posted by Mr. Snowtire
Original Spider-man,DangerMouse,Rocket Robinhood,Tin-Tin(french),Rocky and Bullwinkle,Bugs..etc,and the best of them all Astroboy...did you see the clue kids?:D Kudos to Gil for mentioning The Thunderbirds because they GO!:p
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See Gil's Avatar!!
 

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