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wnazzaro wrote:I have no idea why I decided to start this thread.

If you picked other in the poll above, tell us what you like.

This is a trick question, right? What "Other"?

I LOOOOOOOOOVE Family Guy. IMO, it's the BEST cartoon. I just love the randomness of it.




Ralph

Ah well, a vote for "other, sort of". Not the WB Bugs Bunny or Road Runner, but these guys:



One of the last high-quality shows written for the small screen...

TexTuba wrote:I LOOOOOOOOOVE Family Guy. IMO, it's the BEST cartoon. I just love the randomness of it.




Ralph

Live in the state they are talking about for a while. It makes it either funnier or sadder depending on your perception. Not being a resident of the quahog state makes it funnier, but still not as funny as the Simpsons.

TubaSTL wrote:Warner Bros. bar none. The obvious stuff is sooooo obvious, but the hints at adult humor are way better than the in your face style of later cartoons.

A cartoonisseur!

I very much agree. I especially enjoy Bugs Bunny. Those guys that wrote and produced those cartoons were truly geniuses.

I also like TubaTinker's choices.

Duckman is my vote

While I like the WB stuff, a lot, and some things not on the list (like Betty Boop and Woody the Woodpecker), I really like the OLD Disney stuff. Mind you , not teh current crap, or even the 80's stuff. But the stuff done when Walt was in charge.

Donald on trombone was always a wild ride.

To everyone who voted for King of the Hill:

I just want to remind you all that, remember, King of the Hill is Mike Judge's SECOND successful TV cartoon....

Doc wrote:

TubaTinker wrote:Dan Rather with Ted Koppel a very close 2nd.

That's got to be the funniest thing you've said in a long time.

Doc

Wadayamean "in a long time" .... Skitzophrenia (sp) setting in

Chuck(G) wrote:Ah well, a vote for "other, sort of". Not the WB Bugs Bunny or Road Runner, but these guys:



One of the last high-quality shows written for the small screen...

I agree 100%! The spoof on West Side Story is a classic. These are Looney Toones for the 90's. The characters are great. Slappy Squirrel (Now that's comedy...), The GoodFeathas, the baby and the dog (sorry, can't remember their names) and of course Wacko, Jacko and Dot. The music was so cool too. I have to see if I can get some DVDs of their shows. I used to tape them when I would watch them with my kids, but the tapes got lost over the years.

ken k

Just a little side-note (no pun intended). Our community band purchased a score of 'Cartoon Carnival' last year. It's a fun piece to play and contains a number of popular cartoon themes.

bloke wrote:These two highly successful cartoon series have the exactly the same premise:

They take their target audience and satirize it for the amusement of the very audience they are satirizing.

Yup....and for the most part, that target audience doesn't even realize it's about them.

Family guy, with king of the hill coming in a close second. They're both great.

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Bugs and friends are obvious winners. Even though I find Family Guy and King of the Hill funny I don't think anyone will be watching them 50 years from now the way we still watch the Warner Bros. classics. I still laugh my *** off when Daffy's bill is blown to the back of his head by Elmer.

Plus if we are talking current shows, The Simpsons is King. Intelligent satire that goes far beyond the fart jokes (although I do like fart jokes ) of Family Guy.

Roadrunners, Woody Woodpecker, Tinytoons....Why???
Cuz I wrote a ton of that stuff for Lantz, H&B, Warner Bros, etc.
It's so nice to be humble......
Dale Hale

http://www.CartoonsForKids.com
http://www.CoolTubas.com

Dale Hale wrote:Roadrunners, Woody Woodpecker, Tinytoons....Why???
Cuz I wrote a ton of that stuff for Lantz, H&B, Warner Bros, etc.
It's so nice to be humble......
Dale Hale

http://www.CartoonsForKids.com
http://www.CoolTubas.com

Fellow TubeNetters!!! Check out this "humble" man's stuff. It is incredibly cool. I'd sure like to see some of the tubas he has, too. Sure would like to get a chance to meet you some time, Dale. You seem like a guy I could easily call friend. Thanks for sharing with us.

wnazzaro wrote:And in the shower this morning, I thought of South Park and Beavis/Butt-Head...

While you're filling in gaps, a few others must be mentioned.

First tier: Tom & Jerry (Chuck Jones & Tex Avery era)

Second tier: Pinky and the Brain; Darkwing Duck; Ren & Stimpy; Underdog; Heckle & Jeckle (it's been so long -- were these as good as I remember them?); ANY of the regular cartoon features from Rocky & Bullwinkle; Pink Panther.

Honorable Mention: Spongebob; Rugrats; Johnny Quest; George of the Jungle (or was that on Rocky & Bullwinkle?...hmmm)
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Joe Baker, who thinks Southpark and Beavis & Butthead don't even belong on the same list with ANY of these.

Joe Baker wrote:Joe Baker, who thinks Southpark and Beavis & Butthead don't even belong on the same list with ANY of these.

I can understand your sentiments, and, as far as Southpark goes, I'll admit that many times the low brow jokes can be a bit too much to sift through.

Despite all of that though, I think many people would be surprised to hear that Southpark is an incredibly well-written, highly satirical show. Their movie was not only one of the best musicals I've ever seen, but also a great social commentary, as are many of the episodes. It can just be kinda hard to get to, sometimes.

Tim Murphy, who thinks that the label of "trashy humor" South Park gets is just another of the inside satirical jokes the show strives for.