Favorite Television Cartoon

Joe Baker · Post by **Joe Baker** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 6:00 pm

There may be many redeeming qualities within Southpark, but the four-letter words place it out of consideration for me. I choose not to purposely subject myself to language like that -- especially when I'm wanting to watch something for fun.

Others may -- and do -- disagree.
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kegmcnabb · Post by **kegmcnabb** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:37 pm

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

Gotta agree with you on this one. The movie was both a fantastic satire and a fantastic musical. I was sooo bummed at the Academy Awards (or was it the Grammies, or does it even freakin' matter?) when "Blame Canada" failed to win best song in a musical. Here was a great song that was integral to the plot of the film, but of course it lost to whatever Disney/Elton John/Phil Collins pop-dreck marketing gimmick that ultimately won. Whatta rip-off!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 7:57 pm

Joe Baker wrote: 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.

Hmmm, no one mentioned "Wonderdog"

..or, for that matter, "Clutch Cargo", or the "Bozo the Clown" cartoons, or Snagglepuss, or Bucky and Peito, or the Chipmunks (Alvin Show) or Crusader Rabbit, or Dear God! I can't control the flashbacks!

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tubatooter1940 · Post by **tubatooter1940** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 9:11 pm

My three year old grandson,Casey,introduced me to "Blues Clues.The new episodes with "Joe",feature a lot of very cool tuba solos.Good music thrughout the show.
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Rick F · Post by **Rick F** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 10:38 pm

Road Runner is my all-time favorite.

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 11:09 am

TMurphy wrote: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.

Bingo.

Remember when people thought that South Park had crappy animation? It wasn't long after that that they added the Terrance & Philip show, which was drawn even more simplistic than the kids of South Park itself (and was chock-full of fart jokes).

I've tried to explain to a really straight-laced guy at work that South Park isn't merely crude humor. The kids will do anything, especially when the parents aren't doing their job (such as keeping them home from the Terrance & Philip movie) and teaching them the right ways to go through life. So, the show often shows what happens with bad parenting.

Dale Hale · Post by **Dale Hale** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:44 pm

Chuck,
Funny you should mention Clutch Cargo. My first job in the cartoon business was to hold Clutch's head still while they projected an actor's lips on it (probably Hal Smith's) so they wouldn't jump all over his face. Strange series! Strange time...but fun.
Dale

jlbreyer · Post by **jlbreyer** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 12:52 pm

Rick F wrote:

Road Runner is my all-time favorite.

ditto...

or should I say: "Beep Beep"

TMurphy · Post by **TMurphy** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 1:50 pm

So, does anyone else remember the Road Runner cartoon called, "Lickety Splat," where, in the beginning of the cartoon, Wile E. Coyote releases a bunch of these tiny sticks of dynamite with wings, and throughout the entire cartoon, these things come flying in to wreck all of his plans.

To this day, that ranks as my single favorite cartoon of all time.

TubaRay · Post by **TubaRay** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 4:18 pm

Leland wrote: I've tried to explain to a really straight-laced guy at work that South Park isn't merely crude humor. The kids will do anything, especially when the parents aren't doing their job (such as keeping them home from the Terrance & Philip movie) and teaching them the right ways to go through life. So, the show often shows what happens with bad parenting.

I haven't actually watched South Park, but this sounds really cool.

Joe Baker · Post by **Joe Baker** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:03 pm

Yes!!! The Mighty Heroes... THAT still doesn't "sound right" (although I'm sure it is). I loved that silly thing!

And do you remember "Super Chicken", with his sidekick Fred the lion?
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Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 7:31 pm

Dale Hale wrote:Chuck,
Funny you should mention Clutch Cargo. My first job in the cartoon business was to hold Clutch's head still while they projected an actor's lips on it (probably Hal Smith's) so they wouldn't jump all over his face. Strange series! Strange time...but fun.
Dale

Dale, I think I recall that there was another cartoon series that used the same strange lip-projection technique, but the name escapes me. Any ideas?

Captain Sousie · Post by **Captain Sousie** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:31 pm

Looney Tunes is much too violent for me. Especially the roadrunner cartoons.

Sou

Kevin Hendrick · Post by **Kevin Hendrick** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:19 pm

Chuck(G) wrote:
Dale Hale wrote:Chuck,
Funny you should mention Clutch Cargo. My first job in the cartoon business was to hold Clutch's head still while they projected an actor's lips on it (probably Hal Smith's) so they wouldn't jump all over his face. Strange series! Strange time...but fun.
Dale
Dale, I think I recall that there was another cartoon series that used the same strange lip-projection technique, but the name escapes me. Any ideas?

Found a few links that may be of interest:

http://vegalleries.com/clutch.html

http://www.toontracker.com/clutchcargo/cargo.htm

http://www.toonopedia.com/clutch.htm

Hope this helps!

Chuck(G) · Post by **Chuck(G)** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 9:41 pm

Kevin Hendrick wrote: Found a few links that may be of interest:

http://vegalleries.com/clutch.html

http://www.toontracker.com/clutchcargo/cargo.htm

http://www.toonopedia.com/clutch.htm

Hope this helps!

It does! "Space Angel" was the one I couldn't remember.

Thanks

Leland · Post by **Leland** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 1:52 am

TUBACHRIS85 wrote:But what ever happened to classic Nickelodian?

How's this for irony --

Even though I dig South Park, I've always felt that Nickleodeon was the beginning of the end of children's programming.

Sesame Street, Mister Rogers, Electric Company, and Captain Kangaroo were easily some of the best things to happen to kids' shows. There was nearly two hours of Bugs Bunny on Saturday mornings, and apart from a few other shows, that was about it for cartoons.

Then cable TV showed up, and Nickleodeon looked like it was just packed with shallow entertainment. Parents thought nothing of it, and kids ended up watching dozens of hours of stuff that didn't really have much redeeming value.

This is why my niece isn't subjected to very much TV at all, and it's also why my mom is archiving as much Mister Rogers' Neighborhood as she can while his show is still on the air.

Well, okay, enough of my tangent. Back to cartoons...

Mike Finn · Post by **Mike Finn** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 6:31 am

I just can't believe no one has mentioned... the Smurfs!

"Papa Smurf always said..."
And did anyone ever see that one on Adult Swim called "Home Movies"? That was a funny cartoon.
MF

JayW · Post by **JayW** » Sun Mar 13, 2005 7:38 am

gotta love Southpark!!!

Matt G · Post by **Matt G** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 10:42 am

Okay...

You forgot about Fat Albert. I loved that cartoon.

And my all time favorite, that was run a good bit in the 80's and more recently on Cartoon Network: Robotech

I know there are some of you anime nerds, I mean fans, on here to back me up on Robotech.

ThomasDodd · Post by **ThomasDodd** » Mon Mar 14, 2005 11:06 am

Matthew Gilchrest wrote: And my all time favorite, that was run a good bit in the 80's and more recently on Cartoon Network: Robotech

Are they showing the old stuff or newer remakes?

BTW, I still have 2 Robotech models. Bot still change form, and I've only last a few pieces. Too bad I never got them painted/decaled properly :(

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