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Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
edited May 2013 in All Encompassing Trip
Really, I flip by Nick and Cartoon Network and there is some really strange shit on there! It all just seems like crazy nonsense to me and I wonder how any kid has a clue what the hell is going on.

When I was lad -- and I am sure most you -- we had the good stuff like Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Looney Tunes, Voltron and Transformers, but 'toons ain't the same anymore....and I say that NOT because I have matured!

So, do kids today have any idea who in the hell Foghorn Leghorn is?

"I say, boy, I ain't no chicken. That over there is a chicken!"
All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    My favourite cartoon:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcFKYgSpMA4


    We'll never see its like again.
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    It_Wasnt_My_SurfaceIt_Wasnt_My_Surface Posts: 851
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    Yellow LedbellyYellow Ledbelly Posts: 3,749
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    My favourite cartoon:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcFKYgSpMA4


    We'll never see its like again.
    That's what I'm talking about!
    My mom got me a Looney Tunes dvd set for Christmas -- I'm 32 by the way -- a couple of years ago and on the rare occasion that I am actually able to get up early on Saturday morning I throw one of those bad boys in, have me some cereal (preferrably Cap'n Crunch) and pretend I'm seven again.
    All I have to do is revel in the everyday....then do it again tomorrow

    They say every sin is deadly but I believe they may be wrong...I'm guilty of all seven and I don't feel too bad at all
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    tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    I blame Scrappy Doo.... :twisted:
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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    PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,225
    tybird wrote:
    I blame Scrappy Doo.... :twisted:
    The entire Cartoon World jumped the shark when that little mutt got drawn for the first time.
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    rival.rival. Chicago Posts: 7,776
    daffy duck's quackbusters was the best!
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    tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Poncier wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    I blame Scrappy Doo.... :twisted:
    The entire Cartoon World jumped the shark when that little mutt got drawn for the first time.
    Yes...yes, it did. :(
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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    redmosquito10redmosquito10 Posts: 568
    Poncier wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    I blame Scrappy Doo.... :twisted:
    The entire Cartoon World jumped the shark when that little mutt got drawn for the first time.

    Come on now, let's not be hasty. Doug and Hey Arnold are two of the best tv shows ever, let alone best cartoons ever, and both came after scrappy. But ever since those two ended I agree, the cartoon world has been on a slippery slope, other than like family guy, but that's not really a cartoon in the traditional sense
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    mnicole22mnicole22 Posts: 417
    Best cartoon channel = Teletoon Retro.

    When my kids ask to watch cartoons, that's what I put on.
    AKA Cinnamon Girl :(

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    milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    Animaniacs was one of my favorites. It was pretty clever for a cartoon.
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
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    kenny olavkenny olav Posts: 3,323
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    Really, I flip by Nick and Cartoon Network and there is some really strange shit on there! It all just seems like crazy nonsense to me and I wonder how any kid has a clue what the hell is going on.

    When I was lad -- and I am sure most you -- we had the good stuff like Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Looney Tunes, Voltron and Transformers, but 'toons ain't the same anymore....and I say that NOT because I have matured!

    So, do kids today have any idea who in the hell Foghorn Leghorn is?

    "I say, boy, I ain't no chicken. That over there is a chicken!"

    I dunno... those cartoons may not seem crazy because we grew up with them, but think about how bizarre these cartoons really are. Cartoons have gotten edgier though, and I take it that's what you mean.

    My favorite cartoon, and I was in high school when it started airing on Sunday mornings, is still Ren & Stimpy. Now that's some crazy nonsense!
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    George, George, George of the Jungle (watch out for that tree!) :shock:
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    FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    Grew up watching Looney Tunes of course. And I really liked Animaniacs. That was the closest you could get to the original Looney Tunes kind of humor.

    May be cliched now, but SpongeBob is the best cartoon going now. I think it has a lot of the same elements of Looney Tunes and is consistantly funny without being too mean-spirited.
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    KeiranKeiran Posts: 393
    Today's cartoons are hideous! I lived for Saturday mornings and the Bugs Bunny & Road Runner show. The best hour of my life each and every week.
    I also loved Rocky and Bullwinkle!
    I wish a guy like Eddie, would like me.
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    tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    Nothing could be sadder than Disney tarnishing the Underdog legacy with an awful live-action movie. :(
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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    mca47mca47 Posts: 13,255
    Nobody mentioned "He Man"?!?!?!?!
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    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEsHUel04dY
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    acoustic guyacoustic guy Posts: 3,770
    80's cartoon were and always will be the best.
    Ducktails
    Smurfs
    GI Joe
    He-Man
    Rock N Wrestling
    Q-bert
    Inspector Gadget
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    mca47mca47 Posts: 13,255
    Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was a great cartoon too!
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    libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Yellow Ledbelly wrote:
    Really, I flip by Nick and Cartoon Network and there is some really strange shit on there! It all just seems like crazy nonsense to me and I wonder how any kid has a clue what the hell is going on.

    When I was lad -- and I am sure most you -- we had the good stuff like Scooby Doo, Flintstones, Looney Tunes, Voltron and Transformers, but 'toons ain't the same anymore....and I say that NOT because I have matured!

    So, do kids today have any idea who in the hell Foghorn Leghorn is?

    "I say, boy, I ain't no chicken. That over there is a chicken!"

    I agree they seem like nonsense to me too. I remember watching looney tunes every saturday morning, that and the smurfs. :)
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    tybird wrote:
    Nothing could be sadder than Disney tarnishing the Underdog legacy with an awful live-action movie. :(


    Agreed. Underdog the cartoon was fantastic. "When Polly's in trouble, I am not slow/So it's hip hip hip, and away I goooooooo!"
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    CommyCommy Posts: 4,984
    spongebob has to be on someone's list. that show is hilarious. if its on I'll watch it.
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    milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    Commy wrote:
    spongebob has to be on someone's list. that show is hilarious. if its on I'll watch it.

    It's true. Totally a guilty pleasure. But Spongebob is pretty funny...
    "The dude abides. I don't know about you, but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there. The Dude. Takin' her easy for all us sinners."
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    shaggy15shaggy15 Posts: 190
    muppet babies !!!!!!!!!
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    tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    Nothing could be sadder than Disney tarnishing the Underdog legacy with an awful live-action movie. :(


    Agreed. Underdog the cartoon was fantastic. "When Polly's in trouble, I am not slow/So it's hip hip hip, and away I goooooooo!"
    Simon Bar Sinister and Cad!!!
    All the world will be your enemy, Prince with a thousand enemies, and whenever they catch you, they will kill you. But first they must catch you, digger, listener, runner, prince with the swift warning. Be cunning and full of tricks and your people shall never be destroyed.
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    Thoughts_ArriveThoughts_Arrive Melbourne, Australia Posts: 15,165
    The early 90's were a great era for kids.
    I remember so many great cartoons in those days, Simpsons was introduced to the world, Smurfs, Flinstones, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, X-Men the list goes on.
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    FinsburyParkCarrotsFinsburyParkCarrots Seattle, WA Posts: 12,223
    tybird wrote:
    FinsburyParkCarrots wrote:
    tybird wrote:
    Nothing could be sadder than Disney tarnishing the Underdog legacy with an awful live-action movie. :(


    Agreed. Underdog the cartoon was fantastic. "When Polly's in trouble, I am not slow/So it's hip hip hip, and away I goooooooo!"
    Simon Bar Sinister and Cad!!!


    Cad was a brilliantly complex character for a cartoon figure, because he looked as if he should be a knucklehead, but was sometimes much smarter than the evil scientist!
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    DewieCoxDewieCox Posts: 11,412
    Flagg wrote:
    Grew up watching Looney Tunes of course. And I really liked Animaniacs. That was the closest you could get to the original Looney Tunes kind of humor.

    May be cliched now, but SpongeBob is the best cartoon going now. I think it has a lot of the same elements of Looney Tunes and is consistantly funny without being too mean-spirited.

    But weren't the better Looney Tunes the more mean spirited.

    And I watched Muppet Babies all the time. It kick started saturday mornings for years. When your world is kinda weird and you wish that you weren't there, just close your eyes and make believe and you can be anywhere.
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    LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Thoughts_Arrive wrote:
    The early 90's were a great era for kids.
    I remember so many great cartoons in those days, Simpsons was introduced to the world, Smurfs, Flinstones, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, X-Men the list goes on.
    Most of those shows were 80s.. Weren't the Flinstones from the 60s?
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    LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    shaggy10680 wrote:
    muppet babies !!!!!!!!!
    I freakin loved Muppet babies!

    So many Star Wars and Indiana Jones references..
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