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October 24, 2008 | Comments (138)
A few years ago, after a particularly heavy night of drinking and nasty-ass hangover, I woke up on a Saturday morning feeling fetal. It was in that state that I decided that the closest I could get to returning to my mother’s womb was to watch some Saturday morning cartoons, for old-time’s sake. Only when I flipped on the networks, there were no cartoons to be found, just the weekday versions of those morning “news” shows.
What the hell happened to Saturday morning cartoons, y’all. I used to wake up at 6 a.m. on Saturday mornings just so I could catch Gummi Bears. And now? Matt Lauer knock-offs and infomercials.
Worst Saturday Morning Cartoons
5. “Pac Man”
4. “Dungeons and Dragons”
3. “Hello Kitty’s Furry Tale Theater”
2. “Pound Puppies”
1. Droids: The Adventures of R2D2 and C3PO
Best Saturday Morning Cartoons
5. “Pee Wee’s Playhouse”
4. “Smurfs”
3. “Superfriends”
2. “Bugs Bunny / Road Runner” Show
1. Jim Henson’s “Muppet Babies”
In doing a little memory-refreshing research, I also ran across a few other shows that I either vaguely recall or don’t recall at all, which bear some mention. Shows like: “Monchichis,” “Pink Panther and Sons,” “Little Clowns of Happytown,” Captain N: The Game Master,” and ohmygod, do you guys remember John Candy’s cartoon, “Camp Candy” or the “Karate Kid” cartoon?
No, but anybody remember a James Bond Junior cartoon show??
Posted by: vdo86 at October 24, 2008 1:05 PM
What about Turbo Teen? WHAT ABOUT TURBO TEEN? Oh, and that Rubik's Cube/Menudo Power Hour bullshit?
Posted by: Abazur at October 24, 2008 1:06 PM
Snorks were laaaaaaaaame,
here's the list:
Smurfs
Gary Coleman Show
Dungeons and Dragons
Garfield and Friends
Mister T
PS: Pee Wee's Playhouse wasn't no fucking cartoon show!
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 24, 2008 1:07 PM
Dammit, Rowles!
I fucking loved Pound Puppies when I was like three or four. And I refuse to believe that my opinion as a toddler could as fucking misguided as all that. Fuck you.
*watches clip*
er... Just because you're right it doesn't mean I'll apologize.
But Muppet Babies was the shit. Better than the Loony Toons Babies, for sure.
Posted by: Kayanne at October 24, 2008 1:09 PM
"...just close your eyes and make-believe, and you can be anywheeeeeere!!!"
I loved the Beetlejuice cartoon (god knows why), Rainbow Brite (I had a crush on Indigo. I was a bi-curious toddler with jungle fever), Duck Tales, Garfield and Friends (gah), Jem, Gummy Bears, Thundercats, and Ninja Turtles. And I still managed to play outside for hours upon end.
And I am not lying, but I used to rabidly watch Beverly Hills Teens. There was obviously something wrong with 8 year-old Julie. Still is.
Does anyone else remember Dinosaucers? What were cartoonists smoking in the 80's, star crystals?
Posted by: Julie at October 24, 2008 1:09 PM
Oh, and these were the worst:
Captain motherfuckin' Planet
Snorks
Slimer and the *ahem* "Real" Ghostbusters
Goof Troop
Sonic the Hedgehog (American version)
I'd like to add to my best list:
Eek and Bobby's World
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 24, 2008 1:13 PM
MUPPET BABIES.
Posted by: Macafee at October 24, 2008 1:14 PM
Bar none, the Smurfs were the pinnacle of Saturday morning cartoons. Bigmouth is one of the greatest cartoon characters ever created.
Posted by: Pete at October 24, 2008 1:14 PM
Anybody remember Santo Bugito? It rocked. Unfortunately, I think it was quickly canceled.
Posted by: Slash at October 24, 2008 1:15 PM
Bugs Bunny, hands down. He was the master of the no-win scenario (even better than Captain Kirk). He introduced me to opera, cross-dressing, everything left of Albuquerque, and monsters who lead interesting lives. Never cared much for the Road Runner, but Bugs is my hero.
Posted by: funtime42 at October 24, 2008 1:16 PM
vdo86 I totally remember James Bond Junior. Well, I don't actually remember and specific things about the show but I know I must have watched it because I still know the theme song:
"He learned the game from his uncle James,
Now he's heir to the name,
James Bond, Bond, James Bond Junior"
Posted by: Allingsworth at October 24, 2008 1:16 PM
My Saturday morning favorties were the in between the cartoon inserts. Anyone remember Time for Timer? And there is no denying that Schoolhouse Rock fucking rules.
Posted by: Kristen at October 24, 2008 1:17 PM
Top 5
-Thundercats
-Chip and Dales rescue rangers
-Darkwing duck
-The Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles
- and finally JEM - truly outrageous
honorable mention goes out to Shera Princess of Power, The real Ghostbusters, and The adventures Teddy Ruxpin.
Thank you for making me want to spend all day tomorrow crying dragon tears into a bottle of room temperature vodka while reliving my lost youth.
Posted by: Synergy at October 24, 2008 1:18 PM
Also, am I the only person who watched Captain Planet?
Posted by: Allingsworth at October 24, 2008 1:18 PM
BSlim, you take Captain Planet, Ghostbusters, and Goof Troop back. You take that back! I do, however agree with with your additions to the best list.
Now it's my turn for sacrilege: I watched Thundercats again a while ago, and, I hate to say it, but that shit does not hold up.
Posted by: Macafee at October 24, 2008 1:18 PM
It does not get any more trippy or obscure than "Spartakus and the Sun Beneath the Sea". Of which there are clips on YouTube.
Also, I realized my very first anime was "The Mysterious Cities of Gold."
I was doomed from a very young age.
Posted by: twig at October 24, 2008 1:18 PM
I have seen one episode of Dungeons and Dragons, but I've seen it six times. Every time over the last twenty years that I happen to have seen five minutes of it come on some random cable rerun network, it has been that same episode. It's stalking me.
Posted by: stipe42 at October 24, 2008 1:19 PM
Excuse me, but Scooby Doo is by far the all-time greatest Saturday morning cartoon show ever created. I'm talking the original version, not the Scrappy-Doo crap or the Scooby-Doo Meets the ... version.
How dare ye leave me scoobs out. Way better than smurfs, snorks, or any of that garbage.
Posted by: Duane at October 24, 2008 1:19 PM
vdo86, I definitely remember James Bond, Jr. I even mentioned it in the Latchkey Kids post (it was on Fox on weekday mornings for me).
I'm glad that other people have mentioned Garfield and Friends because that was a Saturday morning staple for me as well. Also, I was just telling my husband the other day how I long for the Cartoon Network to bring back their old Saturday morning line-up of classic Looney Toons. They seriously just ran Looney Toons for, like, four hours. Best Saturday morning viewing ever!
P.S. I'm loving these nostalgic TV posts!
Posted by: tbean at October 24, 2008 1:20 PM
Rainbow Brite (I had a crush on Indigo. I was a bi-curious toddler with jungle fever),
Julie continues to be my favorite person.
Posted by: twig at October 24, 2008 1:20 PM
Excuse me, but Scooby Doo is by far the all-time greatest Saturday morning cartoon show ever created. I'm talking the original version, not the Scrappy-Doo crap or the Scooby-Doo Meets the ... version.
How dare ye leave me scoobs out. Way better than smurfs, snorks, or any of that garbage.
Posted by: Duane at October 24, 2008 1:20 PM
Your placement of Dungeons and Dragons on the "Worst List" is nothing less than a crime against humanity. I can't believe you.
I hate you.
But really, the best thing to ever run on Saturdays was the old-school Creature Double Feature that ran every Saturday in these parts. Old Japanese monster movies, every Saturday, from 11AM to 2PM?
Not only do I remember the James Bond Junior show, but I even remember playing the NES game!
I totally agree that Muppet Babies was the king of the Saturday morning cartoons back when. I'd also add the Ninja Turtles. I enjoyed that atrocious and short-lived Battletech show too. I don't think this was on Saturdays, but I loved Rocko's Modern Life too.
Posted by: Drayke at October 24, 2008 1:22 PM
I just looked up Dinosaucers for fun, and was HOWLING at the character names.
Terrible Dactyl
Genghis Rex (ha ha ha ha ha ha)
Steggy
...and the best god damned thing I have read all year...
BRONTO THUNDER. If I had a penis, that would be its name.
Posted by: Julie at October 24, 2008 1:23 PM
I have to totally 2nd Duane. I can't believe Scooby isn't on here. Of course, I'm a 34 year old woman with Scooby Doo floormats on her car, too. And yes, they totally rock!
Posted by: jessi1974 at October 24, 2008 1:23 PM
Dungeons & Dragons episode "The Dragon's Graveyard" is quite possibly the best cartoon episode ever made.
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 24, 2008 1:24 PM
Snorks, Shirt Tales and A Pup Named Scooby Doo.
Posted by: SCannakate at October 24, 2008 1:27 PM
For once I almost entirely agree, except that I really think Looney Toons should be first and Pee Wee's Playhouse should be higher.
Posted by: Eep at October 24, 2008 1:27 PM
What????
Thundercats does not stand up to current standards? The only change that has occurred is that Lionel now makes for some tingly feelings in private places that he didn't before. Hmmm, that is one ripped, furry piece of man/cat meat if I ever saw one.
Posted by: Synergy at October 24, 2008 1:27 PM
Was Voltron on Saturday mornings? If so, then my vote for best all-time Saturday mornig cartoon goes to Voltron. If not, then Smurfs all the way.
Posted by: Kolby at October 24, 2008 1:30 PM
When I saw that "Dungeons & Dragons" was on the "Worst" list, I thought, "Okay, I loved that show, but I haven't seen it in years and maybe it just doesn't hold up very well."
When I saw that something -- anything -- ranked higher than Bugs Bunny and the Roadrunner on the "Best" list, I knew that I had fallen down into Hell, where my eternal torment consists of Dustin/Satan saying things like "Man, Torque is like the best action movie ever!" just to piss me off.
Posted by: Todd at October 24, 2008 1:31 PM
Muppet Babies!!
I also loved Garfield, but hated those stupid U.S. Acres cartoons.
But I think my favorite thing on Saturday mornings was actually the teen block of shows - Saved by the Bell and California Dreams. I ate that shit up!
Don't wake me uuuuuuuupppp
Don't wake me up if I'm dreamin'...
Posted by: Melissa at October 24, 2008 1:33 PM
What about Batman: the animated series? or Transformers? and yeah, Pee Wee's Playhouse isn't even a cartoon! Terrible List.
Posted by: Lou at October 24, 2008 1:33 PM
Was Voltron on Saturday mornings?
Posted by: Kolby at October 24, 2008 1:30 PM
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Interestingly, there were TWO Voltrons, one was formed by various types of vehicles and small ships, it was part of an interplanetary expeditionary force or some shit. (it sucked) I believe that's the one they aired on Saturdays.
The Voltron that most people are referring to is the one formed by the colored lions and it was based on a planet. That one aired on weekdays, after school :)
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 24, 2008 1:35 PM
Batman doesn't count (actually, was it even on Saturday mornings?), since it transcends the boundaries of a "cartoon show."
Posted by: Macafee at October 24, 2008 1:36 PM
Voltron, Thundercats, Transformers and GI Joe all aired during the week, folks.
Posted by: TK at October 24, 2008 1:38 PM
What about Jonny Quest?
That is hands down the best Saturday morning cartoon ever! mr.wsapnin and I seriously considered naming a boy "Race Bannon Wsapnin". However, a higher power intervened and made our 2nd & 3rd crumbgrabbers girls.
Muppet Babies Suck! And Muppet Babies Suck almost as much as Loony Toon Babies. BLEH! And I never got into Smurfs.
Posted by: wsapnin at October 24, 2008 1:38 PM
DR, I used to put in about a 7 a.m.-noon shift every Saturday morning too.
BEST
1.-infinity: Basically, anything Chuck Jones ever had his hands on and anything Mel Blanc ever voiced. "The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour" was the best thing ever on TV. I liked serious mayhem in my cartoons.
Runners-up: Droopy, "Tom and Jerry," "Johnny Quest" (Dr. Quest, Race Bannon, Hajji, Bandit).
It doesn't count, but I also loved a marionette show called "Fireball XL-5."
WORST
1. "Kimba the White Lion" as a representative of those cartoons that weren't even really animated much, just a drawing of a face with a superimposed mouth that moved. I blame the Japanese. The Hannah-Barbera canon (except for the Flintstones, which once aired in prime time, didn't it?), in retrospect, wasn't really very good. Which doesn't mean that for all the awful cartoons that have been turned into awful live-action movies, "The Jetsons" wouldn't be an interesting project, in the same way it would be ineteresting to revisit the 1939 New York World's Fair or the "World of Tomorrow" at Disneyland.
Posted by: bucdaddy at October 24, 2008 1:40 PM
Oh my God Julie, I loved Dinosaucers. Loooooovvvvved it. I think I even had a crush on one of the dinosaurs as weird as that is(probably the leader? I like alpha males.) I also loved Dungeons and Dragons.
I recommend that if you happen to have one of those movie rental places with everything and a vcr that you go out and rent the first episode of Rainbow Bright right now, possibly to watch while drunk. It is much more awesome than you might think. It's all dark and creepy.
Posted by: s. pisaster at October 24, 2008 1:43 PM
Okay, first, which subset was worse: The Three Junior Superfriends or Zan and Jana? I'm gonna have to go with the Wonder Twins...
And man, I'd totally forgotten about watching Dungeons and Dragons but had to laugh... the rest got to be rangers, wizards, fighters, etc... and the one chick gets stuck with "acrobat."
Boy, what a trip down (suppressed) memory lane.
Posted by: sherry at October 24, 2008 1:44 PM
Whoops, what I meant was that the Wonder Twins were preferable to the junior mints. Memory... still... malfunctioning...
Posted by: sherry at October 24, 2008 1:45 PM
There is one Saturday Morning Cartoon on now that I actually kinda wanna watch. It's called Jane and the Dragon, and it's one of those tough girl shows with really good CGI and it's all British and quiet.
Posted by: Lucas at October 24, 2008 1:46 PM
To those of you who keep picking Looney Tunes: they shouldn't count. The only good ones were the film shorts produced in the 30's, 4O's and 50's. Mostly they were repackaged and shown in the afternoons after school, and they were (and still are) awesome. Same goes for Tom and Jerry.
I grew up with Saturday morning cartoons in the 70's and they all sucked compared with today. You were lucky if they bothered to animate the mouths when the heroes talked. Still, the one's I wouldn't miss were Superfriends, Scooby Doo and Flash Gordon.
As bad as they all were though, at least they were violent and taught us no lessons. I weeped for a whole generation weened on Barney, My Pretty Pony and Care Bears. No wonder we got metrosexuals and emo-spiderman. What the hell did we expect? Luckily Power Rangers and TMNT were born and gave me something I could watch with my son.
Posted by: Ed Newman at October 24, 2008 1:50 PM
I'm sure these were weekday after school shows, but I was a HUGE fan of Gummi Bears, Wuzzles and Ninja Turtle.
And the before school show, hands down, Ducktales - though, I do remember watching James Bond Junior and The Adventures of Tin Tin.
Anyone remember The Littles or Zoo-ba-le-zoo?
Posted by: TO at October 24, 2008 1:51 PM
"Your placement of Dungeons and Dragons on the "Worst List" is nothing less than a crime against humanity."
"best thing to ever run on Saturdays was the old-school Creature Double Feature that ran every Saturday in these parts."
Jesus Christ, TK, if you weren't married, I wasn't straight, and we were both really drunk and the lights were low, I'd totally try to molester you. D&D was the shit! I'm not a role-player, never have been, but I dug the shit outta that show... And when the last of the morning cartoons rolled around it was time for Kung-Foo flicks, Monster movies, and eventually American Gladiator (I touched myself to Lace once... Actually more like fifty times...)
The Rubik Cube show was friggin' dipshitty and anything "Babies", "Junior" sucked balls. Punky Brewster sucked scabby taint and Godzooky? What the hell was that?
Posted by: Skitz at October 24, 2008 1:53 PM
Scooby-Doo somehow has become elevated to "good"? Y'all are weird. It had one plot and ten animation cels that they rearranged every week to make the new episode appear fresh.
Maybe it's early onset Alzheimers, but I don't remember *any* quality Saturday morning cartoons. My cartoon era would have been circa 1970-76, so maybe there weren't any. I remember such craptastic fare as Hong Kong Fooey and the Harlem Globetrotters. Schoolhouse Rock was the only reason to watch...that and the fact that if you had the TV on, you could probably talk Mom into letting you watch the early Saturday afternoon Japanese monster/black-and-white scifi movie.
Posted by: Wednesday at October 24, 2008 1:56 PM
Say what you like about the Garfield comic strip, the Garfield cartoon (AND US Acres) was hilarious.
How can you leave out The Tick???? Come on, get with it. Best Saturday morning cartoon EVER.
I liked Muppet Babies, but hated that I never ever saw nanny. That pissed me off beyond reason.
So many of the above mentioned cartoons, although good, weren't Sat. morning cartoons. The Tick was, though--have I mentioned The Tick, yet? Good.
Posted by: Sally at October 24, 2008 1:57 PM
i LOVED james, james bond jr
it was on every weekday morning. i had an alarm on my tv and it would wake me up before school
ghostbuster and beetlejuice were without a doubt the best cartoons made fom movies ever
bottom 5
gummi bears
david the gnome
the pebbles and bamm bamm show
sonic the hedgehog and that nasty mario brothers thing that used to be on
bobby's world
Posted by: courtney at October 24, 2008 2:01 PM
Hammerman? No? No??
Screw you guys.
Posted by: Helen at October 24, 2008 2:03 PM
"I'm Bill Der Beaver, I invent things on command! ...Zoobilee Zoo, Zoobilee Zoo, magic and wonder are waiting for you..."
Oh my GOD, David the Gnome!!! That show was terrible. Anyone remember Eureka's Castle? Heh.
Posted by: Julie at October 24, 2008 2:05 PM
Muppet Babies!!! YAY!
Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true
Muppet Babies will do the same for you
(Kermit)When your world looks kind of weird and you wish that you weren't there
(Piggy)Just close your eyes and make believe, and you can be anywhere!
I can picture Nanny's feet and skirt. Hee.
I also liked Care Bears, Jem, Duck Tales and My Little Pony. Saturday morning was Garfield and Friends. Yessir, I would wake up aruond 6 or 7 and be all antsy for it to come on at 8.
Posted by: tt_marie at October 24, 2008 2:06 PM
Where is GI Joe on this list?
Doesn't matter which list (since it could be on both), it needs mentioned.
Not only did it work to spread capitalism/consumerism (gotta buy all the toys!) but he also reminded youngsters not to take their parents medication or fuck around on railroad tracks.
And knowing is half the battle. YO JOE!
Posted by: MadameUgly at October 24, 2008 2:08 PM
Dungeons and Dragons as one of the worst... Heh! Rowles continues his proud tradition of being a geek hater just 'cause. So predictable.... Stay golden, Pony Boy.
As mentioned above a lot of those cartoons, like Voltron (both versions), Thundercats, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Robotech, Silverhawks, etc. were weekday after school shows. (Though Transformers had a run where I lived in Dallas on Sunday mornings for a while.)
As for Saturday mornings, my favorites were Spiderman and His Amazing Friends, Super Friends, Smurfs, Dungeons & Dragons, and Thundar The Barbarian.
I remember the networks used to have premiere shows giving you previews of the new season's Saturday morning offerings. I also remember sitting down with the TV Guide and sketching out my Saturday morning viewing schedule. I was dedicated.
As for the greatness that was The Tick, that show didn't appear until well after my Saturday morning cartoon viewing days were over. Luckily, I caught them all later during late night re-runs on Comedy Central or the Cartoon Network or whatever and then bought a bootleg DVD.
Posted by: ajax19 at October 24, 2008 2:09 PM
i gotta go with all the cold war boy cartoons
gi joe
tansformers
go bots(transformers bitch)
voltron
thundercats
my brother would wake up and watch Amazing Discoveries butt ass early in the morn and spend the whole day bugging my mom to get these ginzu knives cuz "but Mooooooooommmmmm, they can cut a tomato and a can!!!!"
awesome times
Posted by: pabs at October 24, 2008 2:10 PM
And I couldn't tell ya why, but Scooby Doo and Winnie the Pooh skeeved me out when I was little. I have no idea why.
Also...did anybody ever see Superbook? It was kind of like this Bible stories cartoon about this little dude Christopher and his friend Joy and a robot who time travel and meet characters from the Bible? My parents liked me to watch that...and it was actually kind of cool.
Posted by: tt_marie at October 24, 2008 2:10 PM
For some reason no one else my age remembers my favorite Saturday morning cartoon ReBoot. Man, that computer animation was advanced for 1994. Plus, Reboot took place inside a computer where the characters would actually be forced to play the computer games the user would play. Also, either best or dorkiest villain names: Hexadecimal and Megabyte.
Posted by: kelsy at October 24, 2008 2:11 PM
i forgot, the wuss in me watched Dino the Last Dinosaur for a little bit with my little brother. I think it had some magic dinosaur shell with a bunch of kids time traveling?
Posted by: pabs at October 24, 2008 2:14 PM
I'm not going to dispute the quality of your top five (except perhaps for Superfriends), but there's no way in hell Dungeons & Dragons deserves to be on any worst list. It had a few lame episodes, but at it's best that was damn quality television.
I also woke up very early for Gummi Bears back in the day. I would wrap myself in a blanket like a little burrito and flop onto the living room floor in front of the television. My schedule was regimented - precise channel changes for appointment television at each half hour. I remember being disappointed when four weeks into the season there would already be reruns.
I have a vivid memory - perhaps I was in third or fourth grade at the time - of thinking that I could not ever envision a time at which I would not want to wake up early on a Saturday morning to watch cartoons. They were simply the best thing ever. This crossed my mind after one of those excited Monday "watercooler" conversations in the elementary school hallway, in which details of that Saturday morning's episodes were excitedly discussed. I clung to this concept with a Peter-Pan stubbornness.
And then...not too long after...I simply stopped. I dunno...maybe I grew up. Maybe the quality of the shows slipped. Maybe I became an older slug-person who simply did not want to wake up on Saturday mornings. It certainly wasn't due to some terribly active social life on Friday nights. (Even when I reached the teen years during which watching these shows might have seemed gauche and a social life was the cool thing to have, those Friday nights would never be mine.)
Sometimes in my adulthood I'll wake up on a Saturday morning and surf past the network channels. There are no cartoons to be found. I don't know what the hell they are showing these days. It all looks like lame reality shows and pre-teen dramas. That enthusiasm for my Saturday morning cartoons dissipated all those years, but this present state of affairs makes me sad nonetheless.
Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 24, 2008 2:17 PM
Best Five:
1. A Pup Named Scooby Doo (much more intelligent than the original, I think)
2. Muppet Babies
3. USA Cartoon Express (as I recall contained Smurfs, Snorks, Hanna-Barbara Cartoons, Scooby Doo, and some other stuff...all of it good)
4. Super Dave (was this Saturdays?)
5. Garfield
Worst Five:
1. David the Gnome
2. Reboot
3. Doug
4. Transformers
5. Thirteen Ghosts of Scooby Doo
For some reason no one else my age remembers my favorite Saturday morning cartoon ReBoot. Man, that computer animation was advanced for 1994. Plus, Reboot took place inside a computer where the characters would actually be forced to play the computer games the user would play. Also, either best or dorkiest villain names: Hexadecimal and Megabyte.
And any show that referenced The Last Starfighter halfway-seriously is a winner in my book.
You seriously don't want me to get into this discussion.
But to answer they question, for some weird reason most Saturday-morning cartoons are being shown on SUNDAY. It is sickening, really.
There is no such thing as a "best" Saturday morning cartoon. Unfortunately, my cartoon watching was limited to the 1960's and I don't remember the animated ones. I remember Captain Scarlett, and The Thunderbirds (both marionette shows), and our local Creature Feature starring Dr. Paul Bearer. It was my first introduction to the classics -- Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Creature From The Black Lagoon, Bride of the Monster, etc. etc.
Posted by: BWeaves at October 24, 2008 2:28 PM
I'm with you on the ReBoot love, Kelsy. The kid who owned that computer must have been so depressed after losing nearly every game he played.
Posted by: Macafee at October 24, 2008 2:32 PM
Another favorite non-cartoon show was Hey Dude. Anybody know what happened to the girl who played Brad? She was adorable.
Posted by: tt_marie at October 24, 2008 2:39 PM
I guess I'm old. All I remember are Bugs Bunny, the Smurfs, Superfriends, and then being very sad when Soul Train came on because that meant I had to do my weekend chores. Maybe that's why I'm such a lousy dancer.
Posted by: Captain Tuttle at October 24, 2008 2:42 PM
My son and I used to watch Beast Wars before I would walk him to school everyday when he was in the 3rd grade. That cartoon will always be special to me.
Posted by: EricD at October 24, 2008 2:44 PM
My fondest memory EVER is of my son freaking out on his 3rd birthday over the Muppet Babies VHS tape we got him! *sigh* he's a college freshman this year........that's o.k. we taped his party!
Posted by: joy at October 24, 2008 2:49 PM
tt_marie>> Thanks for the link. Very interesting - especially the bit about lobbyists trying to save me from premature brain-rot.
I was at least partially complicit in the phenomenon, as I certainly did play video games and did watch Nickelodeon on cable for a time. Also, I recall a loyalty to some weekday afternoon cartoons (although that inclination began at an age much younger than when I stopped watching Saturday morning cartoons). Beyond that, I think that I did stop watching before the cartoons stopped airing, but it's possible the industry trend played a role in that creative devotion and funding for the Saturday morning cartoons had slipped, thus lessening the quality.
Then again, it could just be that I got old.
Sorry to bring you down. :- )
Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 24, 2008 3:00 PM
I am officially old as shit. Sid and Marty Krofft owned my childhood:
Gumby and Pokey (I'm Gumby, dammit!)
HR Pufnstuff
Lidsville (are you feeling the Charles Nelson Reilly love?)
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (shello......)
Land of the Lost (yeah it was live action, suck off a Sleestak, it made my Saturday)
The worst shit was Sunday morning when you were stuck with Davey and Goliath. "Gee Davey, doncha think you outta go to church?". Sanctimonious fucking dog.
Posted by: slower lower at October 24, 2008 3:02 PM
also "its" instead of "it's." I really aren't dumb. I is just getting old and can't type with my brain.
Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 24, 2008 3:03 PM
Julie: BEVERLY HILLS TEENS... Ahhhhh!!! I wrote a petition and made all my 5th grade classmates sign then sent it to my local station when they took it off the air. I LOVED that show so much. The rejection letter I got back from the station tore my little 10 year old heart to shreds.
BWeaves: Dr. Paul Bearer lived a few streets over from me. His son is working with some friends of mine to maybe let us use some of the old props for our zombie parties ^^
Muppet babies sucked you guys, come on... really?
For me, top 5:
Jem
Rainbow Bright
Ducktales
The Tick
(effing) He-Man - the worlds most homoerotic kid's show. My husband and I watch it and giggle like 5 year olds whenever they show He-Man humping some bad guy/monster or making bedroom eyes at Man-At-Arms. It makes for a good drinking game too. And the innuendos in that show, sheesh. Or maybe we just read too much into it *shrugs*
Posted by: CherryPie at October 24, 2008 3:17 PM
Anybody remember the sweet specials like CBS Storybreak or ABC Weekend Specials? I freaking loved those, the ABC version in particular because it ran live-action version of my favorite books, like Ralph S. Mouse. SUCH goodness! One of the Ralph S. Mouse incarnations even starred a very young Fred Savage - pre-Princess Bride!
Posted by: Tammy at October 24, 2008 3:17 PM
And I forgot, to add on best:
Pepper Ann
Recess
Posted by: BarbadoSlim at October 24, 2008 3:25 PM
Wow, so no love for probably the greatest sat. morning cartoon? X-MEN (or spiderman...maybe)
Posted by: Alex at October 24, 2008 3:36 PM
Wow, so no love for probably the greatest sat. morning cartoon? X-MEN (or spiderman...maybe)
More selections:
- The Tick
- Adventures of Sam and Max
Posted by: Alex at October 24, 2008 3:38 PM
i don't really think of the superheros when i think of my saturday mornings. the superheros were after school goodness. if we included those, my list would be
batman
batman beyond
superman
i wanted to be fair to all of my underepresented animated shows.
Posted by: courtney at October 24, 2008 3:47 PM
TV watching age-10:
Muppet Babies
Reboot
Gummi Bears
Dino the last Dinosaur
Captain Planet
ZOOBELEZOO was my favorite!!!
Age 11-?:
Saved By the Bell (old, new and college editions)
California Dreams
Hang Time
One World
Posted by: jmurae at October 24, 2008 4:05 PM
I guess I must skew a tiny bit younger here. My list:
classic Looney Tunes (I had a radio show in college playing classical music, and I would always use Bugs Bunny to explain why each song was familiar)
Animaniacs (BIG points for all their Gilbert & Sullivan references)
The Tick/Freakazoid (both simply absofuckinglutely awesome, there are no words)
Tiny Toons (hey, I was very young and didn't know better)
I vividly remember a Freakazoid episode where they were doing a Star Trek ripoff and actually got Ricardo Montalban on to do the voice. These shows were, to me, the last days before Saturday morning cartoons started totally fucking phoning it in. Current ones are beyond idiotic.
Posted by: Anne (in Reno) at October 24, 2008 4:07 PM
My Saturday morning cartoon-watching days were all in the 60s, but here we go.
The best:
Bugs Bunny (the local stations still played the wonderful old ultra-violent, politically incorrect classics)
Fireball XL-5
Captain Scarlet
Stingray
Thunderbirds (yeah, I know they're not animated, but so what? They were cool.)
The worst:
Beany and Cecil
Kimba the White Lion
Woody Woodpecker (that maniacal laughs till haunts my nightmares)
Clutch Cargo
Dodo the Kid from Outer Space (don't even ask)
Posted by: The Wanderer at October 24, 2008 4:10 PM
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters ..I'm pretty sure it aired saturday mornings on Nickelodeon and I fuckin loved it!
Posted by: ruby at October 24, 2008 4:20 PM
G-Force
Tom & Jerry
Smurfs
And really people, what about The Flintstones?
Posted by: SilverDeb at October 24, 2008 4:21 PM
why would anyone -intentionally- try to recall "pink panther and sons"???
Rainbow Bright is seriously the shit. (as long as you ignore everything after episode 1)
Posted by: s. pisaster at October 24, 2008 4:32 PM
I can't believe no one has mentioned the Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. That and Bugs Bunny/Road Runner are my favorites. I also really liked George of the Jungle--totally silly fun.
Posted by: ariadne at October 24, 2008 4:45 PM
Oh my god, X-Men. How did I forget X-Men?? Good call, Alex! That cartoon was my introduction to the world of comic books... and led to my hatred of the X-Men movies because Halle Berry's Storm sounded NOTHING like the cartoon! :P
Posted by: Melissa at October 24, 2008 4:49 PM
Oh, fuck you! Hello Kitty was insane and awesome!
And so was Smurfs. And the Muppet Babies!!
I love you and hate you, as usual.
Posted by: figgy at October 24, 2008 4:56 PM
Am I the only one that always found Reboot a retread of Tron?
TK, you hit the nail on the head! I had the cartoons in the morning and then around noon my dad would finish mowing the lawn and we'd watch Movie Macabre hosted by Elvira.
I can't think of a better way to introduce a child to zombies, Godzilla and friends and some of the best (read mother fuckin' worst) sci-fi B movies, EVER! Not to mention Elvira's rack. What knockers!
I professed my love for the Looney Tunes in a previous post this week. (to sum up, Bugs, Daffy, Foghorn good...Fuck Tweety) But I can't believe no one mentioned Fat Albert. All of you are like school on a Saturday.....no class.
Posted by: Rubble44 at October 24, 2008 5:15 PM
Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true
Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you
Kermit: When your world looks kinda weird and you wish that you weren't there
Piggy: Just close your eyes and make believe and you can be anywhere
Kermit: I like adventure
Piggy: I like romance
Fozzie: I love great jokes
Animal: Animal dance!!
Scooter: I've got my computer
Skeeter: I swing through the air
Rowlf: I play the piano
Gonzo: And I have blue hair
Bunsen: Me, I invent things
Beaker: Mee mee mee meee!
Nanny: Is everything all right in here?
All: Yes, Nanny.
Muppet Babies, we make our dreams come true
Muppet Babies, we'll do the same for you
Muppet Muppet Muppet Muppet
Babies Babies Babies Babies
Make dreams come true.
Posted by: Be Adequite! at October 24, 2008 5:27 PM
Remember Alvin & the Chipmunks from the 80's? It's annoying as hell now, but I took that shit very very seriously back then.
Beyond that it was Bugs Bunny, The Smurfs and whatever super hero show was on. Usually the Superfriends. Wonder Twin Powers? Awesome.
Little known fact about Captain Planet, though. Sigle handedly caused global warming. True story. And his show was ass.
Posted by: greer at October 24, 2008 5:29 PM
Remember Alvin & the Chipmunks from the 80's? It's annoying as hell now, but I took that shit very very seriously back then.
Beyond that it was Bugs Bunny, The Smurfs and whatever super hero show was on. Usually the Superfriends. Wonder Twin Powers? Awesome.
Little known fact about Captain Planet, though. Sigle handedly caused global warming. True story. And his show was ass.
Posted by: greer at October 24, 2008 5:30 PM
I am officially old as shit. Sid and Marty Krofft owned my childhood:
Gumby and Pokey (I'm Gumby, dammit!)
HR Pufnstuff
Lidsville (are you feeling the Charles Nelson Reilly love?)
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (shello......)
Land of the Lost (yeah it was live action, suck off a Sleestak, it made my Saturday)
The worst shit was Sunday morning when you were stuck with Davey and Goliath. "Gee Davey, doncha think you outta go to church?". Sanctimonious fucking dog.
slower lower, I am in love with you. I, too, am older than the dirt shit sits on. I was SOOO gonna name all the Sid & Marty Krofft, obviously-inspired-by severe-acid-trip Saturday morning shows (yes, I DO own Witchy Poo socks!!!) although Lidsville really kinda blew. I did catch an episode of "The Banana Splits" on Boomerang the other day and again wondered how I survived my childhood without being hooked on serious psychotropic drugs.
Here are my top & bottom 5:
TOP:
1) Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour (yeah, they were old, but WHO CARES!!! Watch "That's Opera, Doc," and kiss my ass!
2) HR Pufnstuf/Sigmund & the Sea Monsters
3) Underdog
4) Pee Wee's Playhouse
5) Land of the Lost
BOTTOM:
1) Smurfs (yes, I HATE the blue bastards and the one blue whore...smurf on that one time)
2) He-Man/Captain Caveman
3) Shazam!/Isis
4) Yogi's Space Race (WHY? Oh, Why, ruin a perfectly good bear???)
5) Jabberjaw
geez, I need a drink now...
Posted by: dammitjanet at October 24, 2008 5:43 PM
Ahh, nostalgia. Reading this post and skimming the comments makes me feel warm all over. I suddenly want to curl up with a bowl of Cocoa Puffs and watch X-Men, DAMMIT!
Anyways, one disagreement here: Pound Puppies? COME ON! I freakin' loved that show as a kid. I even owned a stuffed Pound Puppy. I'd lock him in this plastic cage I owned and foil all his "escape attempts" while laughing maniacally.
Hell yes to Smurfs, Muppet Babies, and Bugs Bunny. Actually, all the Looney Tunes shows were superb. I especially loved the ones where the taxi cabs or fighter jets could talk. Anyone remember those?
But WAIT! What about Tom and Jerry? And THE SNORKS?!? Glaring omission, here. The Snorks ruled. I'm so glad someone mentioned them in the first comment. The Smurfs, Snorks and Carebears used to be on back-to-back after I came home from kindergarten, and I'd sit on my mom's exercise bike, eating a snack, watching them and all was right with the world.
Posted by: monkey_b at October 24, 2008 6:32 PM
Battle.Of.The.Planets.
...and I'm done
Posted by: Steph at October 24, 2008 6:55 PM
I used to get up early and watch Turkey Television on Nick. I fucking LOVED the "music video" of Dr. Demento's Fish Heads. I was a weird kid.
But I also just want to put in a vote Wuzzles.
But here's my list of best cartoons of all time:
Danger Mouse
Count Duckula
Bananaman
Belle and Sebastian
I mean of course the cartoon boy and his dog and not the shitty scottish emo band, which I will never forgive for stealing his name. I wanted nothing more than to run away with a band of gypsies in the Pyranees when I was 8.
And the Little Prince.
There was some cartoon about lions that I remember watching. I loved that one. Life in the jungle kind of thing.
Posted by: JenK at October 24, 2008 7:24 PM
Three words: Pirates of Darkwater.
Posted by: McGeek at October 24, 2008 7:24 PM
After some 3 years, I have to delurk just to say this. Best cartoon ever...Avatar: The Last Airbender. In fact, season 2 of Avatar is behind only Season 4 of The Wire for the best season of TV I've ever seen...period...tied with Deadwood season 1.
It's a show for kids aged 7-teen that aired on Nickelodeon. But still. Seriously. Someone needs to review this show.
Posted by: birj at October 24, 2008 7:32 PM
JenK>> I would reenact the Danger Mouse opening credits along with the show, leaping behind furniture as each bomb went off. Penfold ruled! Wasn't Count Duckula a Danger Mouse spinoff, or am I misremembering that?
I was a Belle And Sebastian fan myself (still remember that theme music), although in hindsight Sebastian was a bit emo himself. I loved how Belle would always leap at villains and knock them down with her paws. :- )
Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 24, 2008 7:37 PM
And if we're going to veer away from Saturday morning to anything that was syndicated, then I gotta give props to both Thundarr The Barbarian and Starblazers.
Posted by: DarthCorleone at October 24, 2008 7:38 PM
Omg I can't believe there was no mention of X-Men or Spiderman! Also The Tick! I think that Fox had the best Saturday morning lineup in the 90's. Followed by ABC's One Saturday Morning, then NBC. I long for the days when I would wake up, get a bowl of cereal (usually HoneyCombs or Fruity Pebbles)and sit on the couch for hours watching everything from Goosebumps to Bumb In The Night. I remember there was a show called Tales from the Crypt Keeper which was basically an animated Tales from the Crypt that I loved. There was another show called Bone Chillers that was about a haunted high school or something. I just remember that Brad Garrett was the creepy principal.
So after all the cartoons went off I would turn to Nickelodeon. Watch GUTS, Legends of the Hidden Temple and all of those other great ass shows. At night I would watch SNICK. Are You Afraid of the Dark anyone?! Why were there so many scary shows on saturdays?!
Posted by: B. at October 24, 2008 7:52 PM
Avatar = The Wire? You are nutso, I'm afraid.
It's not bad for what it is. I'll grant you that it has some of best plotted storylines of any cartoon AIMED EXCLUSIVELY AT CHILDREN.
But for heavens' sake, it's not *that* compelling.
Posted by: Wednesday at October 24, 2008 9:04 PM
Since the last post I read before commenting now is the wonderful Wednesday's 9:04 pm comment,
I have to holla out to you for my FAVORITE comment of this thread, a true gem:
"Scooby-Doo has somehow been elevated to "good"? Y'all are weird. It had one plot and ten animation cels that they rearranged every week to make the new episode appear fresh."
Oh, that SO cracked me up, you wonderful Pajibatributor! SO true, SO funny... would you consider me as a possible new best friend, if there's a vacancy?
I have my own thoughts on this, i.e., the BEST (theatrical) cartoons were made before most of us were born, so as such, they really can't be included in the best original Saturday morning cartoons, as represented by the esteemed Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Roadrunner, and Tex Avery masterpieces that, although shown, (and the only ones I and my brother watched, aside from the Superman/Batman animated series), were always acknowledged as the only true cartoons worthy of watching.
So I always felt a bit above my friends when I'd implore them to ignore the current Hanna-Barbera and latest Kroft Creature cornucopia o' crap and the endless cheapo animated series that followed and tell them to enjoy these classic cartoons, made with true care and appealing to audiences of any age, that would be lost to history otherwise- alas, I couldn't convert everyone...
and this preaching continued throughout my entire adolescence, friends, long after I stopped caring what came on Saturday mornings.
The past is the past now, and we all have our own special Saturday-morning TV experiences (I remember catching the Monkees TV show when it went fresh into Sat morning sydnication- at 11:30am you did not DARE bother me while watching the Monkees)
And it was great reading all of these memories tonight. We'll never get those times back again, but the memories remain strong, don't they?
Sorry for long post, I haven't bloviated in awhile.
Posted by: TMax at October 24, 2008 10:52 PM
Earth, fire, WEEEND, water, heart! GOOOO PLANET!
Posted by: Dingles at October 24, 2008 11:42 PM
Wednesday: I know, I know. The Wire is still the best TV I've ever seen, by far, and when I watched Avatar, I struggled to figure out its place amongst all I've seen. It is animated, after all, and though no children I know can appreciate 20% of what makes Avatar great, it is still a cartoon.
Nevertheless, it has the subtlety and thought in direction, philosophy, art, and character development that I so rarely find in TV and movies. For its genre, it is unbelievable. Better (mostly because it is deeper) than Pixar movies, which I love. Comparable really only to (of what I've seen) the Miyazaki films that inspired it. It's hard to compare it to non-animated (live action?) counterparts, but it's still some of the best TV I've ever seen. The second season blew me away.
To anyone who, like me, mourned the passing of The Wire characters (and ultimately, the show), like family members, trust me and watch this show from the start. I really don't believe it to be completely blasphemous to relate the two shows.
Posted by: birj at October 25, 2008 12:03 AM
While Tiny Toon Adventures (the TV show) tended to be shitty, the Tiny Toon Adventures full length movie, How I Spent My Summer Vacation, was the baaaalls. I keep searching for it on DVD, because I now realize that at least half of the jokes in that movie were way over my head at the time. Example: there is a Deliverance reference. In a children's animated movie. For real.
Posted by: Bethany at October 25, 2008 1:38 AM
Jem. I loved Jem.
And She-Ra.
And for some reason I remember really being into a Hulk Hogan cartoon. Where Rowdy Roddy Piper was the bad guy. I might be mad...
Posted by: VampireNomad at October 25, 2008 4:38 AM
Oh. my. gawd. Bethany. "How I Spent My Summer Vacation" was so good, my brother and I rented it on VHS only a million times when it came out. I still sing the songs from it from time to time.
That scene where Hampton gets carsick and vomits all over Plucky's comic? Just gold.
Posted by: Dingles at October 25, 2008 9:16 AM
One of things I loved about Tiny Toon Adventures was the music video episodes. Those were awesome. Especially "Istanbul" and "Particle Man".
Posted by: Vermillion at October 25, 2008 10:36 AM
I might be mad...
No, there was indeed a WWF cartoon. You bet I watched it.
That was a good idea. Sgt. Slaughter joining GI Joe was a bad idea.
Number 1 for now and forever: Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show. All Chuck Jones era.
Number 2: Dungeons & Dragons. Do not deny.
Number 3: Tale Spin. Take The Jungle Book and transplant it in a bizarro world of smugglers and thieves. Brilliant.
Number 4: Battle of the Planets. Not Eagle Riders. Not G-Force. Same show but different theme song and opening credits so nowhere near as good as Battle of the Planets.
Number 5: Animaniacs. And kids show that features a joke about getting to 3rd base with Prince is on it's way to greatest ever.
I am aware most of these were weekday afternoon shows.
1. Alvin and the Chipmunks
2. Muppet Babies
3. Garfield and Friends
4. Smurfs
5. Fraggle Rock
And remember "Life with Louie"? I really loved that one for some reason.
Also adored Pee Wee's, but it's not a cartoon. I LOVED Animaniacs, but I always watched that after school, not on Saturday mornings. Guess I was too old at that point? Ducktales, another great after-school cartoon
Posted by: lucy at October 25, 2008 1:46 PM
loved camp candy.
Posted by: rosa at October 25, 2008 3:02 PM
Some of the worst ever:
Punky Brewster
Critter Tales
Snorks
Pound Puppies
Posted by: Sushi at October 25, 2008 6:49 PM
Sorry guys,
the last comment should have been
Shirt tales instead of Critter Tales
actually who cares, because it was one shit ass cartoon!
Posted by: sushi at October 25, 2008 6:54 PM
Jay, thank you for confirming my sanity!
I knew I'd watched a WWF cartoon... and loved it.
Posted by: VampireNomad at October 25, 2008 9:32 PM
would you consider me as a possible new best friend, if there's a vacancy?
Ah, TMax, you used bloviate in a sentence. I think that automatically bumps you up to best friend status.
Posted by: Wednesday at October 25, 2008 9:34 PM
The two best cartoons, at least that I liked, weren't Saturday morning cartoons. Purely weekday afternoon. During middle and high school I'd watch Gargoyles, but before that, it was all about Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates. There was even a time when the two were playing at the same time . . . and Gargoyles lost. Then they created that crappy Gargoyles Saturday morning thing and it went to hell.
Oh, and folks, it's Denver, the last Dinosaur, not dino. Unless there's a show I missed. Denver had a mohawk and played the electric guitar, and the kids found his egg in something like the La Brea tar pits.
And let's not forget those Sunday morning cartoons that were utterly and completely crap, but you watched them because you were up and the rest of the family was showering before church. You know what I'm talking about. Richie Rich is the one everyone knows. I think I'm the only person who remember Around the World in 80 Dreams. And then there was that aweful Hanna Barbera cartoon where all the HB stock characters competed in drag races. . .
Posted by: Rowen at October 26, 2008 12:30 AM
Robotech bitches. The first interracial relationship in cartoon history. Roy got his ass shot in combat, made it home to play the guitar and died in his girlfriends living room. I was 5 years old looking at the TV like....
What the fuck is going on...MOOOOOOOOMMMMM!!!!
Posted by: gamal at October 26, 2008 3:01 AM
Angry beavers. Funny then and funny now. Cartoons nowadays have such ugly artwork and stupid dialogue, it's like they don't even care anymore...
Posted by: Michelle at October 26, 2008 8:38 AM
Angry Beavers should get points just for the name.
I miss Ren & Stimpy.....
Posted by: dammitjanet at October 26, 2008 9:27 AM
Duh da da DUT, da dah....
Shirt Tales!
Posted by: Jen at October 26, 2008 5:12 PM
You totally forgot Gummi Bears even though you mentioned it in the intro paragraph...WTF?!
Posted by: ph at October 26, 2008 8:29 PM
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Posted by: blacksred at October 26, 2008 9:28 PM
A total of 8,630 words have been dropped into the comments section before these, a veritable cornucopia of opinions. And yet somehow, in a jaw-dropping omission, there are two which don't feature at all.
1. Inspector
2. Gadget
This is a show that inspired such devotion that a friend of mine launched himself, in a bold show of defiance against Newton's first law, from the top of a playground. As you can imagine, his body was acted upon by an external force, messing up his inertial frame. And legs.
But he still believed.
He believed that a man's necktie could lasso hapless baddies. That a sunflower could emerge from someone's head. That a bloke could be equipped with "gadget flaps" and still look great in grey.
That belief is scarce on Pajiba. For shame.
Go-go-gadget-post.
Posted by: Squrrox at October 26, 2008 11:34 PM
Also, how good was Samurai Pizza Cats?
Maybe these shows didn't play in the States and we got all the cast-offs in Australia. I'd like to think so. The alternative, that nobody cares about Inspector Gadget or Samurai Pizza Cats, is too much to think about.
Posted by: Squrrox at October 26, 2008 11:43 PM
Late to this party...but anyone out there remember The Smoggies? It may be exclusively Canadian...but it taught me to be less of an environmental terrorist.
Posted by: popejenn at October 27, 2008 12:57 AM
jesus cristo - a eureka's castle reference??? and david the gnome - i peed a little when i saw. those were after school shows though, not sat morning.
i would still watch muppet babies if i could find them.
Posted by: beckells at October 27, 2008 1:32 AM
Anybody remember the Sonic the Hedgehog that came out probably in the early 90's? Dr. Robotnik had conquered the world and Sonic and his pals were a bunch of terrorist rebels (a la the good Star Wars movies...which is why I liked this show so much). I remember it being darker and a little more serious than the crappy Super Mario/Sonic hour that I also saw.
I remember the week before the new Saturday morning season would start they would show previews of the new shows during TGIF. I used to love that shit. It was the only way I would watch Full House
Posted by: ASterisk at October 27, 2008 9:23 AM
I don't think Inspector Gadget was Saturday morning. That should explain the omission.
Posted by: becks at October 27, 2008 12:08 PM
Muppet Babies???? ARE YOU DAFT????? I saw the photo and expected them to be in the Worst.
Shite. Shite. Shite, Shite.
-Madonna's Fake Britsh Accent
Incidentally, now that she's "advising" A-Fraud, do you think she'll adopt a fake Dominican accent?
Posted by: Stacy D at October 27, 2008 3:34 PM
WTF?!
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS WAS/IS AWESOME!
Go get high and watch it, see for yourself, it's badass.
Posted by: Hong Xiar at October 28, 2008 8:44 PM
Now, there's a comment diversion: "Movies Awesome When Altered."
Bugs / Road Runner '08 "Meep, meep."
Posted by: BierceAmbrose at October 28, 2008 9:48 PM
The best?
The post apocalyptic wasteland of Thundar the Barbarian, Ookla and Ariel (teh hotness!).
The post apocalyptic quest of the Starblazers ("Fire the Wave Motion Gun!")
The three series worth of successive post apocalypses in Robotech (yes, as stated above, watching Roy Fokker die was epic and it helped to shape me into the man I am today).
The worst?
Hercules. Although I have to admit that every once in awhile when Daedalus would kidnap Marian I'd get junior wood. Is that wrong?
Rocket Robin Hood - 2 frame per second animation, the most boring stories imaginable and yet another series with tons of dudes and only one chick.
And the bottom of the cartoon universe - the original Spiderman cartoon. You loved Spiderman more than Jesus and you convinced yourself that it was actually the coolest cartoon as you licked its web-coated dookies off the screen. It would be many years before Spidey and Friends (and the oh so fine Firestorm) washed that taste out of my mouth.
Posted by: hM at October 29, 2008 3:47 AM
I can't believe I'm the first to bring up M.A.S.K. !!!!
Remember the Snorks? I loved them.